Saturday market, Pick one
Astronomer leaves one in nine starstruck
Saturday’s lighthouse went for 7 trades. 34 traders made a trade; 34 reached the lighthouse, 19 of them by the shortest route.
How the market went
- 34 made a trade
- 34 reached the lighthouse
- 19 found the 7-trade route
- 14 got three stars, with no undos
- 7.4 trades on average
- 1 minute 2 seconds median time to solve
- 12 countries solved it
The opening bell
The cobbler was the favourite first trade, with 34 traders: the only opening that keeps the 7-trade route open.
Dead ends
The astronomer left 4 traders with no way to the lighthouse; the cobbler, 3.
The route
Only one set of 7 trades gets there. Open it only if you want the answer.
Show the 7-trade route to the lighthouse
- Give the cobbler your red paperclip for a bell. They also offer a book for your red paperclip, and make only one deal.
- Give the fisher your bell for a candle.
- Give the potter your candle for a jar of honey.
- Give the gardener your jar of honey for an umbrella and a top hat.
- Give the librarian your top hat for a tent.
- Give the painter your umbrella for a bicycle.
- Give the carpenter your bicycle and tent for the lighthouse.