Mod Cycle

Starting with 3, let’s double it and add one (or 2n+1), then modulate the answer by 14 (divide by 14 and take the remainder).  If we repeat these two steps, we get the first cycle.

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Jumping Tiles

In the following puzzle, each number indicates the distance (vertically, horizontally, or a combination of both) this tile needs to move.  A solution is a rearrangement of all the tiles in the grid that satisfies all the numbers where none of the tiles overlap.

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