Hide and seek Pow
My initial thoughts going into this problem were remembering the Randal Munroe hair dryer conundrum where an infinitely powered hairdryer is thrown in a box and gradually turned up. My first step is to think about how I would move through the boxes and then apply my logic of elimination to this problem. I'm guessing the game starts in the evening so John gets the 1st move. John is most likely right-handed so he thinks that I think he is going to go left so I will pick right but I will pick the center box to start. I will then move in a slinky pattern either left or right. One Box over, One box Back, One Box Over, One box over.
I personally enjoyed this problem as I had a lot of fun thinking about how to go about selecting my starting position. I however wish I had started working on this earlier as I would have had more time to think of an approach.
I personally enjoyed this problem as I had a lot of fun thinking about how to go about selecting my starting position. I however wish I had started working on this earlier as I would have had more time to think of an approach.