Twentieth Century Standard Puzzle Book / Three Parts in One Volume - Unknown

Take six sharp pins, and puzzle out how to stick them into six of the black dots, so that no two pins, are on the same line, in any direction, vertical, horizontal, or diagonal.

[Solution]

No. LXXXII.—A TRICKY COURSE

The middle of a large playground was paved with sixty-four square flagstones of equal size, which are numbered on this diagram from one to sixty-four.

1	9	17	25	33	41	49	57
2	10	18	26	34	42	50	58
3	11	19	27	35	43	51	59
4	12	20	28	36	44	52	60
5	13	21	29	37	45	53	61
6	14	22	30	38	46	54	62
7	15	23	31	39	47	55	63
8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64

One of the schoolmasters, who had a head for puzzles, took his stand upon the square here numbered 19, and offered a prize to any boy who, starting from the square numbered 46, could make his way to him, passing through every square once, and only once. It was after many vain attempts that the course was at last discovered. Can you work it out?

[Solution]

No. LXXXIII.—FOR THE CHILDREN

Place twelve draughtsmen, or buttons, in a square, so that you count four along each side of it, thus:—

1	9	17	25	33	41	49	57
2	10	18	26	34	42	50	58
3	11	19	27	35	43	51	59
4	12	20	28	36	44	52	60
5	13	21	29	37	45	53	61
6	14	22	30	38	46	54	62
7	15	23	31	39	47	55	63
8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64

1	9	17	25	33	41	49	57
2	10	18	26	34	42	50	58
3	11	19	27	35	43	51	59
4	12	20	28	36	44	52	60
5	13	21	29	37	45	53	61
6	14	22	30	38	46	54	62
7	15	23	31	39	47	55	63
8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64

1	9	17	25	33	41	49	57
2	10	18	26	34	42	50	58
3	11	19	27	35	43	51	59
4	12	20	28	36	44	52	60
5	13	21	29	37	45	53	61
6	14	22	30	38	46	54	62
7	15	23	31	39	47	55	63
8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64