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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/8619086


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It's like the traveling salesman problem, but the endpoints are different and you can't ask your friends for help because they're sitting three seats down.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Optimal seating for this group would probable be this graph left to right, except for one-way crush person, they go on the very right.

First couple > bottom friend > top friend > second couple > top right friend > 1-way crusher

Friends are within 1 seat of each other.