EASY 4x4
This Easter the Gould family are hosting a family gathering including an Easter Egg Hunt for the youngest children. The child who found the most eggs came first and won an extra special prize! From the clues given, can you figure out which position each child placed (based on the number of eggs they found), and the pattern and hiding place of each child's very first egg-citing find of the day?
| Name | Egg Pattern | Hiding Place | |||||||||||
| Mandy | Thomas | Riley | Sunita | Multi-Colored Dots | Purple Swirls | Blue & Yellow Stars | Green Wavy Lines | Herb Garden | Sandpit | Mailbox | Under Slide | ||
| Position | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 2nd | |||||||||||||
| 3rd | |||||||||||||
| 4th | |||||||||||||
| Hiding Place | Herb Garden | ||||||||||||
| Sandpit | |||||||||||||
| Mailbox | |||||||||||||
| Under Slide | |||||||||||||
| Egg Pattern | Multi-Colored Dots | ||||||||||||
| Purple Swirls | |||||||||||||
| Blue & Yellow Stars | |||||||||||||
| Green Wavy Lines | |||||||||||||
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Clues
1) The grandparents of the family, who hosted the event, have a mini playground in the background for the kids. The egg with the purple swirls was found under the slide.
2) The child who placed 1st did not find the egg with the purple swirls.
3) The egg that was cleverly placed in the mailbox was found quicker than expected! It was decorated with multi-colored dots.
4) Riley didn't find the most eggs, nor did Sunita.
5) The child who placed third found the egg with the blue and yellow stars pattern.
6) Thomas, who did not place 4th, was either the child who found their first egg under the slide, or the child who found the egg with the green wavy lines.
7) Sunita was either the child who placed 4th, or the one who found their first egg in the mailbox.
8) Riley found his first egg in the sandpit.
9) Thomas (who did not find his first egg in the herb garden) found more eggs than Riley, but less eggs than Mandy.
10) Mandy did not find her first egg in the herb garden.
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Solved Clues
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| Position | Name | Egg Pattern | Hiding Place |
| 1st | |||
| 2nd | |||
| 3rd | |||
| 4th |
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How To Play This Logic Puzzle
- Read the introduction and scan the clues. You can work through the clues in order, but the best approach is to attack the simplest clues first.
- Mark the clue information in the grid by clicking once in the relevant cell/square for an X (meaning false) and twice for a ✓ tick (true).
- If you make a mistake on a ticked cell, click again in that cell and it will clear. Or, to clear an X, click twice in that cell to clear.
- Once you have extracted all information from a clue, click on the clue to move it to the Solved Clues list.
- Some clues will need to be revisited once you have filled out more information in the grid. Keep working through them logically until you have completed the puzzle.
- Your answers will be checked automatically once you have filled out all squares.
- For more detailed illustrated guides on solving logic puzzles, check out the Quick Links section above these instructions.