The Mystery of the Fake Coin

HardLogic Puzzles

Help the detective find the one tricky coin among 12! Is it lighter or heavier? Use the magical balance scale to find out in the fewest tries possible!

Welcome to the Coin Detective Agency! There are 12 shiny coins, but one of them is a mischievous fake coin, which might be a little lighter or heavier than a real coin. Your mission is to find this fake coin and tell us if it's lighter or heavier, using the balance scale in the fewest weighings possible!

Instructions

  1. Drag the coins you want to weigh to the left or right pan of the balance scale.
  2. After each weighing, the balance scale will tell you the result: left side heavier, right side heavier, or both sides balanced.
  3. Based on the balance scale's hints, narrow down the possibilities step by step to find the fake coin!