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WORK 51 / AN ORIGINAL LITTLE GAME

A Long Lunch.

One bench. Two people.
A covered spot at the far end of the office.

Five small spaces. No timer, no hurry. Alma has curly hair; Kit wears a cap.

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  1. 01The Delivery HallAhead
  2. 02The CornerAhead
  3. 03The Side PassageAhead
  4. 04Between the ShelvesAhead
  5. 05The Covered CourtyardAhead

A little room to turn.

The bench and its carriers need three floor squares in a straight line. Each arrow moves them one square; the dark hatched areas are walls.

A turn swaps across and down around the centre. All nine squares in the blue dotted 3 × 3 square must be clear floor, including its corners. The destination must match both the bench’s centre and its direction.

ROOM 1 / 5

The Delivery Hall

0 moves in this room

Alma: The bench is here. Lunch is outside.

Kit: I've got this end. Ready when you are.

The Delivery Hall — Alma, Kit and the benchA plan of The Delivery Hall. 7 rows, 11 columns. Row 1: floor in columns none. Row 2: floor in columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Row 3: floor in columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Row 4: floor in columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Row 5: floor in columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Row 6: floor in columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Row 7: floor in columns none. Alma (A, curly hair) is at row 4, column 2; Kit (K, cap) is at row 4, column 4. They carry the same three-square bench, across a row, with its centre at row 4, column 3. The outlined destination has its centre at row 4, column 9 and runs across a row. The dotted blue square shows the nine floor squares needed to turn around the current centre.12345678910111234567HEREAK

Bench centrerow 4, column 3 · across a row

Destination centrerow 4, column 9 · across a row

A is Alma, K is Kit. The dotted blue square is the space they need to turn. The three dashed green squares are the destination.

Read the room plan and occupied squares

The bench occupies row 4, column 2; row 4, column 3; row 4, column 4. The destination occupies row 4, column 8; row 4, column 9; row 4, column 10.

  1. Row 1: floor in columns none. Every other square is a wall.
  2. Row 2: floor in columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Every other square is a wall.
  3. Row 3: floor in columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Every other square is a wall.
  4. Row 4: floor in columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Every other square is a wall.
  5. Row 5: floor in columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Every other square is a wall.
  6. Row 6: floor in columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Every other square is a wall.
  7. Row 7: floor in columns none. Every other square is a wall.

Alma and Kit are taking their bench outside. Help them through all five spaces, then put it down for lunch.

Alma and Kit have the bench. Begin when you are ready; nothing moves on its own.