TED-Ed: Can you solve the Trojan War riddle? | Dennis Shasha

The Trojan War has lasted 10 years with no clear victor. A divine intervention offers a chance for peace if a truce lasts 10 days. The battlefield is a grid of Greek and Trojan camps, and peace requires connectivity within each side without one surrounding the other. Camps can be swapped to achieve this, but a rival god disrupts the peace. The fates reveal the meddling Trojan camp's location, and strategic swaps are made to maintain peace for the final days.

What actions can be taken to thwart the rival god's plans?

How can the Greek camps be blocked from each other in a single swap?

What was the outcome of the Greek general's actions at the end of the text?