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I'm trying to solve a math problem that hasn't been solved - to anyone's knowledge - in the community it's being used in. I am sure it is not difficult, but I am not smart enough to figure it out.



In England, when on a country shoot (part of Britain's heritage) there are 8 "pegs" (shooting position in a straight line numbered 1-8) and shoot four "drives" (45 minute period of shooting). People draw pegs blind and then there are several ways that people change pegs across the 4 drives. Move two up: 1 goes to 3 goes to 5 goes to 7. Move up three: 1 goes to 4 goes to 7 goes to 2. Odds up 3, evens down 3, etc. 4 and 5 are considered the best "pegs" and 1 and 8 are considered the worst.



The questions is this: How would you solve this problem trying to solve for two different parameters: 1) Everyone get an equal distribution of being at 4/5 and 1/8 or at least close to them such that no one is advantaged over the course of the four "drives" and everyone is equally in the center or on the ends. 2) People get to stand next to different people across the course of the day and not always next to the same people (the reason odds up and evens down was invented).



No one particularly likes the current numbering system and many are looking for an alternative where you draw a number sequence as opposed to a number. (IE, you draw a card that has the "peg" order pre-determined for the 8 people - eg 3,1,5,7)



Thanks for your help! :)



Rand



PS Someone tried to solve this problem previously and could only make it work with 9 "pegs" and not 8. See link - https://www.gunsonpegs.com/articles/shooting-talk/alternatives-to-moving-up-2-the-durnford-wheel










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    I'm trying to solve a math problem that hasn't been solved - to anyone's knowledge - in the community it's being used in. I am sure it is not difficult, but I am not smart enough to figure it out.



    In England, when on a country shoot (part of Britain's heritage) there are 8 "pegs" (shooting position in a straight line numbered 1-8) and shoot four "drives" (45 minute period of shooting). People draw pegs blind and then there are several ways that people change pegs across the 4 drives. Move two up: 1 goes to 3 goes to 5 goes to 7. Move up three: 1 goes to 4 goes to 7 goes to 2. Odds up 3, evens down 3, etc. 4 and 5 are considered the best "pegs" and 1 and 8 are considered the worst.



    The questions is this: How would you solve this problem trying to solve for two different parameters: 1) Everyone get an equal distribution of being at 4/5 and 1/8 or at least close to them such that no one is advantaged over the course of the four "drives" and everyone is equally in the center or on the ends. 2) People get to stand next to different people across the course of the day and not always next to the same people (the reason odds up and evens down was invented).



    No one particularly likes the current numbering system and many are looking for an alternative where you draw a number sequence as opposed to a number. (IE, you draw a card that has the "peg" order pre-determined for the 8 people - eg 3,1,5,7)



    Thanks for your help! :)



    Rand



    PS Someone tried to solve this problem previously and could only make it work with 9 "pegs" and not 8. See link - https://www.gunsonpegs.com/articles/shooting-talk/alternatives-to-moving-up-2-the-durnford-wheel










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      I'm trying to solve a math problem that hasn't been solved - to anyone's knowledge - in the community it's being used in. I am sure it is not difficult, but I am not smart enough to figure it out.



      In England, when on a country shoot (part of Britain's heritage) there are 8 "pegs" (shooting position in a straight line numbered 1-8) and shoot four "drives" (45 minute period of shooting). People draw pegs blind and then there are several ways that people change pegs across the 4 drives. Move two up: 1 goes to 3 goes to 5 goes to 7. Move up three: 1 goes to 4 goes to 7 goes to 2. Odds up 3, evens down 3, etc. 4 and 5 are considered the best "pegs" and 1 and 8 are considered the worst.



      The questions is this: How would you solve this problem trying to solve for two different parameters: 1) Everyone get an equal distribution of being at 4/5 and 1/8 or at least close to them such that no one is advantaged over the course of the four "drives" and everyone is equally in the center or on the ends. 2) People get to stand next to different people across the course of the day and not always next to the same people (the reason odds up and evens down was invented).



      No one particularly likes the current numbering system and many are looking for an alternative where you draw a number sequence as opposed to a number. (IE, you draw a card that has the "peg" order pre-determined for the 8 people - eg 3,1,5,7)



      Thanks for your help! :)



      Rand



      PS Someone tried to solve this problem previously and could only make it work with 9 "pegs" and not 8. See link - https://www.gunsonpegs.com/articles/shooting-talk/alternatives-to-moving-up-2-the-durnford-wheel










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      I'm trying to solve a math problem that hasn't been solved - to anyone's knowledge - in the community it's being used in. I am sure it is not difficult, but I am not smart enough to figure it out.



      In England, when on a country shoot (part of Britain's heritage) there are 8 "pegs" (shooting position in a straight line numbered 1-8) and shoot four "drives" (45 minute period of shooting). People draw pegs blind and then there are several ways that people change pegs across the 4 drives. Move two up: 1 goes to 3 goes to 5 goes to 7. Move up three: 1 goes to 4 goes to 7 goes to 2. Odds up 3, evens down 3, etc. 4 and 5 are considered the best "pegs" and 1 and 8 are considered the worst.



      The questions is this: How would you solve this problem trying to solve for two different parameters: 1) Everyone get an equal distribution of being at 4/5 and 1/8 or at least close to them such that no one is advantaged over the course of the four "drives" and everyone is equally in the center or on the ends. 2) People get to stand next to different people across the course of the day and not always next to the same people (the reason odds up and evens down was invented).



      No one particularly likes the current numbering system and many are looking for an alternative where you draw a number sequence as opposed to a number. (IE, you draw a card that has the "peg" order pre-determined for the 8 people - eg 3,1,5,7)



      Thanks for your help! :)



      Rand



      PS Someone tried to solve this problem previously and could only make it work with 9 "pegs" and not 8. See link - https://www.gunsonpegs.com/articles/shooting-talk/alternatives-to-moving-up-2-the-durnford-wheel







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          If you want a wheel-like system, by my (corrected) calculation there are 4 possibilities (8 with reversals).





          • $1 to 2 to 4 to 6 to 8 to 7 to 5 to 3 to 1$ (almost evens-up odds-down)

          • $1 to 2 to 5 to 3 to 8 to 7 to 4 to 6 to 1$


          • $1 to 3 to 5 to 7 to 8 to 6 to 4 to 2 to 1$ (almost odds-up evens-down)

          • $1 to 3 to 4 to 2 to 8 to 6 to 5 to 7 to 1$

          • $1 to 7 to 4 to 3 to 8 to 2 to 5 to 6 to 1$

          • $1 to 7 to 5 to 6 to 8 to 2 to 4 to 3 to 1$

          • $1 to 6 to 5 to 2 to 8 to 3 to 4 to 7 to 1$

          • $1 to 6 to 4 to 7 to 8 to 3 to 5 to 2 to 1$


          The first or third seem like they might be easiest to sell from a cultural standpoint.






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            This is really elegant, and easy to remember. Evens move two up and odds two down, except that those on the ends move one place toward the middle. I wish I could understand CJam.
            – saulspatz
            Dec 14 at 16:58






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            @saulspatz, thanks for the observation, which I have included in an edit I was working on.
            – Peter Taylor
            Dec 14 at 17:01






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            You can imagine numbers 1 and 3 as having people going round a conveyor belt, with the evens on the “upper” side and the odds on the “lower” side. E.g. for number 3, this is a conveyor belt like /_⁻⁻_⁻⁻_⁻⁻/, going clockwise.
            – Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine
            Dec 14 at 17:20












          • Thank you for your effort on this! I like these. What is the different between the first half of the sequences and the second half? When I look at something like number 5 on the list, what I like about it is that you get to move from middle to end to middle to end and it would appear get to stand next to the largest number of different people.
            – Rand
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          • To be more clear, I was asking how you approached the second set of series from a calculation perspective when I said "What's the difference".
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          How about this schedule? Everyone gets one drive on the end and one in the middle, and also one drive which is one from the middle and one which is one from the end. No two people stand together twice.



          Letters are people, rows are drives, columns are pegs.



          A B H C G D F E
          B C A D H E G F
          C D B E A F H G
          D E C F B G A H





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            This happens to be the third of Peter Taylor's eight possibilities (i.e. his "almost odds-up evens-down").
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          • It is implicit, but not only do no two people stand together twice, but also each pair of people are next to each other once
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          • @Henry - If I'm not mistaken, those properties are also implicit in all eight of Peter Taylor's solutions.
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            @r.e.s., that each pair stand together once is implicit in the requirement that no pair stand together twice.
            – Peter Taylor
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          • Thanks Mike. Appreciate your time on this. Looks like you and Peter came up with a similar approach (Peter's number 3) on this particular one.
            – Rand
            Dec 18 at 2:12











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          If you want a wheel-like system, by my (corrected) calculation there are 4 possibilities (8 with reversals).





          • $1 to 2 to 4 to 6 to 8 to 7 to 5 to 3 to 1$ (almost evens-up odds-down)

          • $1 to 2 to 5 to 3 to 8 to 7 to 4 to 6 to 1$


          • $1 to 3 to 5 to 7 to 8 to 6 to 4 to 2 to 1$ (almost odds-up evens-down)

          • $1 to 3 to 4 to 2 to 8 to 6 to 5 to 7 to 1$

          • $1 to 7 to 4 to 3 to 8 to 2 to 5 to 6 to 1$

          • $1 to 7 to 5 to 6 to 8 to 2 to 4 to 3 to 1$

          • $1 to 6 to 5 to 2 to 8 to 3 to 4 to 7 to 1$

          • $1 to 6 to 4 to 7 to 8 to 3 to 5 to 2 to 1$


          The first or third seem like they might be easiest to sell from a cultural standpoint.






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            This is really elegant, and easy to remember. Evens move two up and odds two down, except that those on the ends move one place toward the middle. I wish I could understand CJam.
            – saulspatz
            Dec 14 at 16:58






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            @saulspatz, thanks for the observation, which I have included in an edit I was working on.
            – Peter Taylor
            Dec 14 at 17:01






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            You can imagine numbers 1 and 3 as having people going round a conveyor belt, with the evens on the “upper” side and the odds on the “lower” side. E.g. for number 3, this is a conveyor belt like /_⁻⁻_⁻⁻_⁻⁻/, going clockwise.
            – Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine
            Dec 14 at 17:20












          • Thank you for your effort on this! I like these. What is the different between the first half of the sequences and the second half? When I look at something like number 5 on the list, what I like about it is that you get to move from middle to end to middle to end and it would appear get to stand next to the largest number of different people.
            – Rand
            Dec 18 at 2:03










          • To be more clear, I was asking how you approached the second set of series from a calculation perspective when I said "What's the difference".
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          If you want a wheel-like system, by my (corrected) calculation there are 4 possibilities (8 with reversals).





          • $1 to 2 to 4 to 6 to 8 to 7 to 5 to 3 to 1$ (almost evens-up odds-down)

          • $1 to 2 to 5 to 3 to 8 to 7 to 4 to 6 to 1$


          • $1 to 3 to 5 to 7 to 8 to 6 to 4 to 2 to 1$ (almost odds-up evens-down)

          • $1 to 3 to 4 to 2 to 8 to 6 to 5 to 7 to 1$

          • $1 to 7 to 4 to 3 to 8 to 2 to 5 to 6 to 1$

          • $1 to 7 to 5 to 6 to 8 to 2 to 4 to 3 to 1$

          • $1 to 6 to 5 to 2 to 8 to 3 to 4 to 7 to 1$

          • $1 to 6 to 4 to 7 to 8 to 3 to 5 to 2 to 1$


          The first or third seem like they might be easiest to sell from a cultural standpoint.






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          • 3




            This is really elegant, and easy to remember. Evens move two up and odds two down, except that those on the ends move one place toward the middle. I wish I could understand CJam.
            – saulspatz
            Dec 14 at 16:58






          • 1




            @saulspatz, thanks for the observation, which I have included in an edit I was working on.
            – Peter Taylor
            Dec 14 at 17:01






          • 1




            You can imagine numbers 1 and 3 as having people going round a conveyor belt, with the evens on the “upper” side and the odds on the “lower” side. E.g. for number 3, this is a conveyor belt like /_⁻⁻_⁻⁻_⁻⁻/, going clockwise.
            – Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine
            Dec 14 at 17:20












          • Thank you for your effort on this! I like these. What is the different between the first half of the sequences and the second half? When I look at something like number 5 on the list, what I like about it is that you get to move from middle to end to middle to end and it would appear get to stand next to the largest number of different people.
            – Rand
            Dec 18 at 2:03










          • To be more clear, I was asking how you approached the second set of series from a calculation perspective when I said "What's the difference".
            – Rand
            Dec 18 at 2:11














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          If you want a wheel-like system, by my (corrected) calculation there are 4 possibilities (8 with reversals).





          • $1 to 2 to 4 to 6 to 8 to 7 to 5 to 3 to 1$ (almost evens-up odds-down)

          • $1 to 2 to 5 to 3 to 8 to 7 to 4 to 6 to 1$


          • $1 to 3 to 5 to 7 to 8 to 6 to 4 to 2 to 1$ (almost odds-up evens-down)

          • $1 to 3 to 4 to 2 to 8 to 6 to 5 to 7 to 1$

          • $1 to 7 to 4 to 3 to 8 to 2 to 5 to 6 to 1$

          • $1 to 7 to 5 to 6 to 8 to 2 to 4 to 3 to 1$

          • $1 to 6 to 5 to 2 to 8 to 3 to 4 to 7 to 1$

          • $1 to 6 to 4 to 7 to 8 to 3 to 5 to 2 to 1$


          The first or third seem like they might be easiest to sell from a cultural standpoint.






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          If you want a wheel-like system, by my (corrected) calculation there are 4 possibilities (8 with reversals).





          • $1 to 2 to 4 to 6 to 8 to 7 to 5 to 3 to 1$ (almost evens-up odds-down)

          • $1 to 2 to 5 to 3 to 8 to 7 to 4 to 6 to 1$


          • $1 to 3 to 5 to 7 to 8 to 6 to 4 to 2 to 1$ (almost odds-up evens-down)

          • $1 to 3 to 4 to 2 to 8 to 6 to 5 to 7 to 1$

          • $1 to 7 to 4 to 3 to 8 to 2 to 5 to 6 to 1$

          • $1 to 7 to 5 to 6 to 8 to 2 to 4 to 3 to 1$

          • $1 to 6 to 5 to 2 to 8 to 3 to 4 to 7 to 1$

          • $1 to 6 to 4 to 7 to 8 to 3 to 5 to 2 to 1$


          The first or third seem like they might be easiest to sell from a cultural standpoint.







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            This is really elegant, and easy to remember. Evens move two up and odds two down, except that those on the ends move one place toward the middle. I wish I could understand CJam.
            – saulspatz
            Dec 14 at 16:58






          • 1




            @saulspatz, thanks for the observation, which I have included in an edit I was working on.
            – Peter Taylor
            Dec 14 at 17:01






          • 1




            You can imagine numbers 1 and 3 as having people going round a conveyor belt, with the evens on the “upper” side and the odds on the “lower” side. E.g. for number 3, this is a conveyor belt like /_⁻⁻_⁻⁻_⁻⁻/, going clockwise.
            – Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine
            Dec 14 at 17:20












          • Thank you for your effort on this! I like these. What is the different between the first half of the sequences and the second half? When I look at something like number 5 on the list, what I like about it is that you get to move from middle to end to middle to end and it would appear get to stand next to the largest number of different people.
            – Rand
            Dec 18 at 2:03










          • To be more clear, I was asking how you approached the second set of series from a calculation perspective when I said "What's the difference".
            – Rand
            Dec 18 at 2:11














          • 3




            This is really elegant, and easy to remember. Evens move two up and odds two down, except that those on the ends move one place toward the middle. I wish I could understand CJam.
            – saulspatz
            Dec 14 at 16:58






          • 1




            @saulspatz, thanks for the observation, which I have included in an edit I was working on.
            – Peter Taylor
            Dec 14 at 17:01






          • 1




            You can imagine numbers 1 and 3 as having people going round a conveyor belt, with the evens on the “upper” side and the odds on the “lower” side. E.g. for number 3, this is a conveyor belt like /_⁻⁻_⁻⁻_⁻⁻/, going clockwise.
            – Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine
            Dec 14 at 17:20












          • Thank you for your effort on this! I like these. What is the different between the first half of the sequences and the second half? When I look at something like number 5 on the list, what I like about it is that you get to move from middle to end to middle to end and it would appear get to stand next to the largest number of different people.
            – Rand
            Dec 18 at 2:03










          • To be more clear, I was asking how you approached the second set of series from a calculation perspective when I said "What's the difference".
            – Rand
            Dec 18 at 2:11








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          This is really elegant, and easy to remember. Evens move two up and odds two down, except that those on the ends move one place toward the middle. I wish I could understand CJam.
          – saulspatz
          Dec 14 at 16:58




          This is really elegant, and easy to remember. Evens move two up and odds two down, except that those on the ends move one place toward the middle. I wish I could understand CJam.
          – saulspatz
          Dec 14 at 16:58




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          1




          @saulspatz, thanks for the observation, which I have included in an edit I was working on.
          – Peter Taylor
          Dec 14 at 17:01




          @saulspatz, thanks for the observation, which I have included in an edit I was working on.
          – Peter Taylor
          Dec 14 at 17:01




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          You can imagine numbers 1 and 3 as having people going round a conveyor belt, with the evens on the “upper” side and the odds on the “lower” side. E.g. for number 3, this is a conveyor belt like /_⁻⁻_⁻⁻_⁻⁻/, going clockwise.
          – Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine
          Dec 14 at 17:20






          You can imagine numbers 1 and 3 as having people going round a conveyor belt, with the evens on the “upper” side and the odds on the “lower” side. E.g. for number 3, this is a conveyor belt like /_⁻⁻_⁻⁻_⁻⁻/, going clockwise.
          – Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine
          Dec 14 at 17:20














          Thank you for your effort on this! I like these. What is the different between the first half of the sequences and the second half? When I look at something like number 5 on the list, what I like about it is that you get to move from middle to end to middle to end and it would appear get to stand next to the largest number of different people.
          – Rand
          Dec 18 at 2:03




          Thank you for your effort on this! I like these. What is the different between the first half of the sequences and the second half? When I look at something like number 5 on the list, what I like about it is that you get to move from middle to end to middle to end and it would appear get to stand next to the largest number of different people.
          – Rand
          Dec 18 at 2:03












          To be more clear, I was asking how you approached the second set of series from a calculation perspective when I said "What's the difference".
          – Rand
          Dec 18 at 2:11




          To be more clear, I was asking how you approached the second set of series from a calculation perspective when I said "What's the difference".
          – Rand
          Dec 18 at 2:11











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          How about this schedule? Everyone gets one drive on the end and one in the middle, and also one drive which is one from the middle and one which is one from the end. No two people stand together twice.



          Letters are people, rows are drives, columns are pegs.



          A B H C G D F E
          B C A D H E G F
          C D B E A F H G
          D E C F B G A H





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            This happens to be the third of Peter Taylor's eight possibilities (i.e. his "almost odds-up evens-down").
            – r.e.s.
            Dec 14 at 18:20












          • It is implicit, but not only do no two people stand together twice, but also each pair of people are next to each other once
            – Henry
            Dec 14 at 23:12










          • @Henry - If I'm not mistaken, those properties are also implicit in all eight of Peter Taylor's solutions.
            – r.e.s.
            Dec 16 at 16:34








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            @r.e.s., that each pair stand together once is implicit in the requirement that no pair stand together twice.
            – Peter Taylor
            Dec 16 at 18:51










          • Thanks Mike. Appreciate your time on this. Looks like you and Peter came up with a similar approach (Peter's number 3) on this particular one.
            – Rand
            Dec 18 at 2:12
















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          How about this schedule? Everyone gets one drive on the end and one in the middle, and also one drive which is one from the middle and one which is one from the end. No two people stand together twice.



          Letters are people, rows are drives, columns are pegs.



          A B H C G D F E
          B C A D H E G F
          C D B E A F H G
          D E C F B G A H





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          • 1




            This happens to be the third of Peter Taylor's eight possibilities (i.e. his "almost odds-up evens-down").
            – r.e.s.
            Dec 14 at 18:20












          • It is implicit, but not only do no two people stand together twice, but also each pair of people are next to each other once
            – Henry
            Dec 14 at 23:12










          • @Henry - If I'm not mistaken, those properties are also implicit in all eight of Peter Taylor's solutions.
            – r.e.s.
            Dec 16 at 16:34








          • 1




            @r.e.s., that each pair stand together once is implicit in the requirement that no pair stand together twice.
            – Peter Taylor
            Dec 16 at 18:51










          • Thanks Mike. Appreciate your time on this. Looks like you and Peter came up with a similar approach (Peter's number 3) on this particular one.
            – Rand
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          How about this schedule? Everyone gets one drive on the end and one in the middle, and also one drive which is one from the middle and one which is one from the end. No two people stand together twice.



          Letters are people, rows are drives, columns are pegs.



          A B H C G D F E
          B C A D H E G F
          C D B E A F H G
          D E C F B G A H





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          How about this schedule? Everyone gets one drive on the end and one in the middle, and also one drive which is one from the middle and one which is one from the end. No two people stand together twice.



          Letters are people, rows are drives, columns are pegs.



          A B H C G D F E
          B C A D H E G F
          C D B E A F H G
          D E C F B G A H






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          answered Dec 14 at 16:06









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            This happens to be the third of Peter Taylor's eight possibilities (i.e. his "almost odds-up evens-down").
            – r.e.s.
            Dec 14 at 18:20












          • It is implicit, but not only do no two people stand together twice, but also each pair of people are next to each other once
            – Henry
            Dec 14 at 23:12










          • @Henry - If I'm not mistaken, those properties are also implicit in all eight of Peter Taylor's solutions.
            – r.e.s.
            Dec 16 at 16:34








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            @r.e.s., that each pair stand together once is implicit in the requirement that no pair stand together twice.
            – Peter Taylor
            Dec 16 at 18:51










          • Thanks Mike. Appreciate your time on this. Looks like you and Peter came up with a similar approach (Peter's number 3) on this particular one.
            – Rand
            Dec 18 at 2:12














          • 1




            This happens to be the third of Peter Taylor's eight possibilities (i.e. his "almost odds-up evens-down").
            – r.e.s.
            Dec 14 at 18:20












          • It is implicit, but not only do no two people stand together twice, but also each pair of people are next to each other once
            – Henry
            Dec 14 at 23:12










          • @Henry - If I'm not mistaken, those properties are also implicit in all eight of Peter Taylor's solutions.
            – r.e.s.
            Dec 16 at 16:34








          • 1




            @r.e.s., that each pair stand together once is implicit in the requirement that no pair stand together twice.
            – Peter Taylor
            Dec 16 at 18:51










          • Thanks Mike. Appreciate your time on this. Looks like you and Peter came up with a similar approach (Peter's number 3) on this particular one.
            – Rand
            Dec 18 at 2:12








          1




          1




          This happens to be the third of Peter Taylor's eight possibilities (i.e. his "almost odds-up evens-down").
          – r.e.s.
          Dec 14 at 18:20






          This happens to be the third of Peter Taylor's eight possibilities (i.e. his "almost odds-up evens-down").
          – r.e.s.
          Dec 14 at 18:20














          It is implicit, but not only do no two people stand together twice, but also each pair of people are next to each other once
          – Henry
          Dec 14 at 23:12




          It is implicit, but not only do no two people stand together twice, but also each pair of people are next to each other once
          – Henry
          Dec 14 at 23:12












          @Henry - If I'm not mistaken, those properties are also implicit in all eight of Peter Taylor's solutions.
          – r.e.s.
          Dec 16 at 16:34






          @Henry - If I'm not mistaken, those properties are also implicit in all eight of Peter Taylor's solutions.
          – r.e.s.
          Dec 16 at 16:34






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          1




          @r.e.s., that each pair stand together once is implicit in the requirement that no pair stand together twice.
          – Peter Taylor
          Dec 16 at 18:51




          @r.e.s., that each pair stand together once is implicit in the requirement that no pair stand together twice.
          – Peter Taylor
          Dec 16 at 18:51












          Thanks Mike. Appreciate your time on this. Looks like you and Peter came up with a similar approach (Peter's number 3) on this particular one.
          – Rand
          Dec 18 at 2:12




          Thanks Mike. Appreciate your time on this. Looks like you and Peter came up with a similar approach (Peter's number 3) on this particular one.
          – Rand
          Dec 18 at 2:12










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