Puzzle & Pay Lab

sharp · ages 12–14 · 25 minutes

The After-School Game Club

Four club members each brought one game, sat at one table, and chose one snack. Match each member to the game, table number, and snack.

NameDate
member × game
block towercard matchtile pathword grid
Elena
Finn
Grace
Hugo
member × table
table 1table 2table 3table 4
Elena
Finn
Grace
Hugo
member × snack
apple slicescrackersgrapespretzels
Elena
Finn
Grace
Hugo

Clues

  1. Elena did not bring card match and did not sit at table 1
  2. tile path was at table 1
  3. Finn chose pretzels
  4. Grace sat at table 4
  5. word grid was at table 3
  6. Hugo did not bring block tower
  7. apple slices were at table 1
  8. crackers were at table 4
  9. Finn sat exactly one table number higher than Elena

Need a nudge? Finn is one table above Elena. Use that pair with the fixed table clues, then eliminate the remaining game and snack.

Answer key · PZ-003

The After-School Game Club

MemberGameTableSnack
Elenablock towertable 2grapes
Finnword gridtable 3pretzels
Gracecard matchtable 4crackers
Hugotile pathtable 1apple slices

Verification: 13,824 possible one-to-one assignments tested; exactly one solution passed every encoded clue.