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G B 1 Clue
15 SHIPS. AT THE MOMENT YOU TAKE OFF THERE WILL ALREADY BE 6 NEW YORK-LE HAVRE SHIPS ALREADY AT SEA, ONE DOCKING AT LE HAVRE AND ONE CASTING OFF AT NEW YORK. AT NOON OF EACH DAY OF THE VOYAGE A NEW SHIP WILL BE LAUNCHED. YOU MUST ENCOUNTER EVERY SHIP THAT WAS ALREADY AT SEA (6) AND EACH ONE THAT WAS LAUNCHED DURING YOUR VOYAGE (INCLUDING THE ONE THAT LAUNCHED AT THE SAME TIME YOU DID, SO 7 MORE). SO YOU WILL PASS 13 SHIPS AT SEA AND ALSO ENCOUNTER A SHIP THAT DOCKED AS YOU CAST OFF AND ANOTHER THAT CAST OFF AS YOU DOCKED. THE DIAGRAM BELOW WILL GIVE A CLEARER PICTURE. EACH GREEN DOT INDICATES AN ENCOUNTER WITH A SHIP IT WILL BE A SATURDAY. EACH DAY OF THE WEEK IS REPEATED AFTER 7 DAYS. SO, AFTER 63 DAYS, IT WILL BE MONDAY. AFTER 61 DAYS, IT WILL BE SATURDAY 4 DAYS WITH GOOD RATINGS, 1 DAY WITH FAIR RATING AND 2 DAYS WITH BAD RATING. WITH THAT RATING, HE HAS TO CATCH: 4×9 + 1×7 + 2×5 = 53 FISHES BY CUTTING THE GOLD BAR TWICE, YOU CAN HAVE 3 PIECES OF GOLD. LET THE GOLD BAR PIECES BE GB1, GB2 AND GB3. THEY ARE WORTH $1000, $2000 AND $4000 RESPECTIVELY. DAY1: GIVE GB1 DAY2: TAKE GB1, GIVE GB2 DAY3: GIVE GB1 DAY4: TAKE GB1, GB2 AND GIVE GB3 DAY5: GIVE GB1 DAY6: TAKE GB1, GIVE GB2 DAY7: GIVE GB1