BY ORDER OF THE WEIGHING CLERKNOW 9:40 · BUYER DUE 10:30
PINNED BENEATH THE SCALE — unfolded only under the most magnificent protest
FIRST: 1 2 3 4 against 5 6 7 8
├ LEVEL → the impostor hides among 9 10 11 12
│ SECOND: 9 10 11 against 1 2 3
│ ├ LEVEL → it is 12. THIRD: 12 against 1 — down HEAVY, up LIGHT
│ ├ LEFT DOWN → 9, 10 or 11 HEAVY. THIRD: 9 against 10 — lower is it; level means 11
│ └ RIGHT DOWN → 9, 10 or 11 LIGHT. THIRD: 9 against 10 — higher is it; level means 11
├ LEFT DOWN → 1-4 HEAVY or 5-8 LIGHT
│ SECOND: 1 2 5 against 3 6 9
│ ├ LEFT DOWN → 1H, 2H or 6L. THIRD: 1 against 2 — lower is HEAVY; level: 6 LIGHT
│ ├ RIGHT DOWN → 3H or 5L. THIRD: 3 against 9 — down: 3 HEAVY; level: 5 LIGHT
│ └ LEVEL → 4H, 7L or 8L. THIRD: 7 against 8 — higher is LIGHT; level: 4 HEAVY
└ RIGHT DOWN → the same dance, mirrored
SECOND: 1 2 5 against 3 6 9
├ RIGHT DOWN → 1L, 2L or 6H. THIRD: 1 against 2 — higher is LIGHT; level: 6 HEAVY
├ LEFT DOWN → 3L or 5H. THIRD: 3 against 9 — up: 3 LIGHT; level: 5 HEAVY
└ LEVEL → 4L, 7H or 8H. THIRD: 7 against 8 — lower is HEAVY; level: 4 LIGHT
— I.W-A., the Affair of the Forty Thimbles, 1938
no card in hand
Drag cards to the pans, or press 1–9, 0, - and = to pick up cards 1–12, then L, R or B. SPACE pulls the lever.
| No. | LEFT PAN | RIGHT PAN | THE BEAM SAYS |
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