transferred. 31 moves.
Place No. 5 on C.


_The Nine Disks_

No absolute rule would apply to all positions, which makes this game
more fascinating. The following solution of one random placing of the
disks will illustrate the general process. To simplify explanation we
will designate the counters as follows.

The gray counter with the square we will call G.s., the one with a
triangle G.t., and the one with the circle G.c. W.s., etc., for the
white disks, and B.s., etc., for the black, placed at random on the
following spots.

On spot No. 1 place B.c. On spot No. 6 place W.t.
" " " 2 " B.t. " " " 7 " B.s.
" " " 3 " W.c. " " " 8 " G.t.
" " " 4 " G.s. " " " 9 " G.c.
" " " 5 " W.s.

With the above arrangement of the disks the solution is as below:

Move G.c. from 9 to 10. Move G.s. from 4 to 2.
" G.t. " 8 " 9. " B.c. " 6 " 4.
" W.t. " 6 " 8. " W.s. " 5 " 6.
" B.c. " 1 " 6. " B.c. " 4 " 5.
" W.c. " 3 " 1. " G.t. " 9 " 4.
" B.t. " 2 " 3. " G.c. " 10 " 9.