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Aidan's Feast

I worked out this four person self-less feast for two three counters and two four counters. Four jugglers stand in a square. A and C are four counters and B and D are three counters.

First A passes with D and B passes with C.

A's next two passes are with C on a four count, and B's next three passes are with D on a three count.

Now A passes with B and C passes with D.

Once again A's next two passes are with C and B's next three passes are with D.

Then the pattern repeats.

This table shows the passes made on each beat by each juggler. In the table s stands for a self throw.
A D s s s C s s s C s s s B s s s C s s s C s s s
B C s s D s s D s s D s s A s s D s s D s s D s s
C B s s s A s s s A s s s D s s s A s s s A s s s
D A s s B s s B s s B s s C s s B s s B s s B s s

You can spice the pattern up if each juggler changes their count every 24 beats. Three counters become four counters and vice-versa.

Another idea is for A and C to juggle two count instead of four count. The table of passes for this pattern is below:
A D s C s C s B s C s C s
B C s s D s s A s s D s s
C B s A s A s D s A s A s
D A s s B s s C s s B s s

With this pattern you can spice it up if each juggler changes count every 12 beats.

Now try A and C juggling two count and B and D juggling pass pass self. The table of passes for this pattern is below:
A D s C s B s B s C s D s
B C D s D A s A D s D C s
C B s A s D s D s A s B s
D A B s B C s C B s B A s

Here's another variation of this:
A D s C s B s
B C D s D A s
C B s A s D s
D A B s B C s

Here's a related pattern for four two counters who can all pass triples:
A D s C s C s B s TC h h s
B C s TD h h s A s D s D s
C B s A s A s D s TA h h s
D A s TB h h s C s B s B s

In this table TD means a triple pass to D and h means a hold. I didn't create this last pattern!
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