ISL 2012 C4
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Players and play a game with coins and 2012 boxes arranged around a circle. Initially distributes the coins among the boxes so that there is at least 1 coin in each box. Then the two of them make moves in the order by the following rules: - On every move of his passes 1 coin from every box to an adjacent box. - On every move of hers chooses several coins that were not involved in 's previous move and are in different boxes. She passes every chosen coin to an adjacent box. Player 's goal is to ensure at least 1 coin in each box after every move of hers, regardless of how plays and how many moves are made. Find the least that enables her to succeed.
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Official text: IMO 2012 Shortlist booklet, page 5.
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