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Aidan's feast for eight
This is a version of Aidan's feast for eight jugglers. Four juggle three
count and four juggle four count. Six jugglers stand in a large circle
with two jugglers, G and H, in the middle.
A, C, E and G are four counters, B, D, F and H are three counters. For
the first pass A passes with B, C passes with H, D passes with E and F
passes with G.
After the first pass G and H move in an anti-clockwise direction. A
makes the next two passes with C, D makes the next three passes with F,
H makes the next three passes with B and G makes the next two passes with
B. This is shown below:
This table summarises the passes so far:
| A |
B |
s |
s |
s |
C |
s |
s |
s |
C |
s |
s |
s |
| B |
A |
s |
s |
H |
s |
s |
H |
s |
s |
H |
s |
s |
| C |
H |
s |
s |
s |
A |
s |
s |
s |
A |
s |
s |
s |
| D |
E |
s |
s |
F |
s |
s |
F |
s |
s |
F |
s |
s |
| E |
D |
s |
s |
s |
G |
s |
s |
s |
G |
s |
s |
s |
| F |
G |
s |
s |
D |
s |
s |
D |
s |
s |
D |
s |
s |
| G |
F |
s |
s |
s |
E |
s |
s |
s |
E |
s |
s |
s |
| H |
C |
s |
s |
B |
s |
s |
B |
s |
s |
B |
s |
s |
G and H move anti-clocwise again. Now A passes with H, B passes with
C, D passes with G and E passes with F.
G and H continue moving anti-clockwise. A makes two passes with E, B makes
three passes with D, C makes two passes with G and F make three passes
with H.
This table summarises the passes for the previous two figures:
| A |
H |
s |
s |
s |
E |
s |
s |
s |
E |
s |
s |
s |
| B |
C |
s |
s |
D |
s |
s |
D |
s |
s |
D |
s |
s |
| C |
B |
s |
s |
s |
G |
s |
s |
s |
G |
s |
s |
s |
| D |
G |
s |
s |
B |
s |
s |
B |
s |
s |
B |
s |
s |
| E |
F |
s |
s |
s |
A |
s |
s |
s |
A |
s |
s |
s |
| F |
E |
s |
s |
H |
s |
s |
H |
s |
s |
H |
s |
s |
| G |
D |
s |
s |
s |
C |
s |
s |
s |
C |
s |
s |
s |
| H |
A |
s |
s |
F |
s |
s |
F |
s |
s |
F |
s |
s |
G and H move anti-clockwise again. Now A passes with F, B passes with
G, C passes with D and E passes with H.
G and H continue moving anti-clockwise. A makes two passes with G, B makes
three passes with F, C makes two passes with E and D makes three
passes with H.
This table summarises the passes for the previous two figures:
| A |
F |
s |
s |
s |
G |
s |
s |
s |
G |
s |
s |
s |
| B |
G |
s |
s |
F |
s |
s |
F |
s |
s |
F |
s |
s |
| C |
D |
s |
s |
s |
E |
s |
s |
s |
E |
s |
s |
s |
| D |
C |
s |
s |
H |
s |
s |
H |
s |
s |
H |
s |
s |
| E |
H |
s |
s |
s |
C |
s |
s |
s |
C |
s |
s |
s |
| F |
A |
s |
s |
B |
s |
s |
B |
s |
s |
B |
s |
s |
| G |
B |
s |
s |
s |
A |
s |
s |
s |
A |
s |
s |
s |
| H |
E |
s |
s |
D |
s |
s |
D |
s |
s |
D |
s |
s |
G and H move anti-clockwise again. Now the pattern is back at the start!
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