June 2014
Design 25 cubes so that each cube's six faces display integer numbers in the range 0,1,...,31 such that:
- On each cube, all the numbers are different
- Any given two cubes share exactly one common number
Please give your answer as 25 lines of six numbers.
Bonus question: Use as small a range of numbers as possible.
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Challenge:
05/30/2014 @ 01:00 PM EST
Solution:
07/01/2014 @ 01:00 PM EST
List Updated:
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