"Cookie Conundrum: Can You Outsmart Your Friends?"
In a bizarre twist of logic, three friends - Andy, Bea, and Celine - are tasked with solving a cookie conundrum that's more mind-bender than the infamous Vulcan mind-meld. The catch? They'll be taking turns pulling cookies from a jar, with each friend determined to end up with as many cookies as possible without ending up with either the most or the least.
The rules of engagement are simple: no one wants to end up on the "high" or "low" side, as it's deemed unacceptable to have too much or too little. Finishing in a joint high or low is considered just as undesirable as being last or first.
With conditions 1 and 2 both taking priority - fairness over favoritism, if you will - the question remains: can our trio of cookie lovers solve this puzzle without going crackers? The answer lies in understanding the delicate dance between cooperation and competition. After all, as Spock would say, "Logic dictates that an individual must balance his desire to possess cookies with his need to avoid possession of too few or too many."
Can you figure out the solution before the clock strikes five?
In a bizarre twist of logic, three friends - Andy, Bea, and Celine - are tasked with solving a cookie conundrum that's more mind-bender than the infamous Vulcan mind-meld. The catch? They'll be taking turns pulling cookies from a jar, with each friend determined to end up with as many cookies as possible without ending up with either the most or the least.
The rules of engagement are simple: no one wants to end up on the "high" or "low" side, as it's deemed unacceptable to have too much or too little. Finishing in a joint high or low is considered just as undesirable as being last or first.
With conditions 1 and 2 both taking priority - fairness over favoritism, if you will - the question remains: can our trio of cookie lovers solve this puzzle without going crackers? The answer lies in understanding the delicate dance between cooperation and competition. After all, as Spock would say, "Logic dictates that an individual must balance his desire to possess cookies with his need to avoid possession of too few or too many."
Can you figure out the solution before the clock strikes five?