Turnabout Investigation

(1) Keeping the same rules (turning 3 matches in each move) can you investigate what happens as the number of matches is increased? Can you find a relationship between the number of matches and the number of moves?

(2) Start with three matches and turn two in each move.

Can you finish with all matches turned?

This looks like a simple puzzle. Can you solve it? Can you find other Turnabout puzzles like this? How can you tell if a turnabout puzzle belongs to this type?

Notes on Investigations