Solve←(⌊2÷⍨+/)⌊(+/-⌈/)
      Solve 1 1 1
1
      Solve 1 2 1
2
      Solve 4 1 1
2
      Solve 12 12 12
18
      Solve 7 4 10
10

(⌊2÷⍨+/)⌊(+/-⌈/)  ⍝ Input: an array of 3 numbers
        ⌊         ⍝ Take minimum of two sides...
                  ⍝  Choice 1:
          +/      ⍝   Sum (reduction / by addition +)
            -     ⍝   Minus
             ⌈/   ⍝   Max (reduction / by max-of-two ⌈)
                  ⍝  Choice 2:
     +/           ⍝   Sum
  2÷⍨             ⍝   Divided by 2
 ⌊                ⍝   Floor of the above

const solve = chips => {
  const [low, mid, high] = [...chips].sort()
  const extra = low & 1
  const rings = low - extra
  const tower = mid - rings
  const last = (high !== mid) & extra
  return rings * 3 + tower + last
}

#include <stdio.h>

int solve(int a,int b,int c)
{
    int Days;
    (a>=b)? (b>=c? (Days=c,c-=c):(Days=b,b-=b)):(a>=c? (Days=c,c-=c):(Days=a,a-=a));

    Days+=(a==0) ? (b>=c? c:b):((b==0) ? (a>=c? c:a):((a>=b) ? b:a));

    return Days;
}

int main(void)
{
    printf("Days: %d \n",solve(4,1,1));
    printf("Days: %d \n",solve(8,1,4));
    printf("Days: %d \n",solve(7,4,10));
    printf("Days: %d \n",solve(12,12,12));
    printf("Days: %d \n",solve(1,23,2));
    return 0;
}

fn solve(mut chips: [u64; 3]) -> u64 {
    chips.sort_unstable();
    let [low, mid, high] = chips;
    let extra = low & 1;
    let rings = low - extra;
    let tower = mid - rings;
    let last = (high != mid) as u64 & extra;
    rings * 3 + tower + last
}

fn main() {
    assert_eq!(solve([1, 1, 1]), 1);
    assert_eq!(solve([1, 2, 1]), 2);
    assert_eq!(solve([4, 1, 1]), 2);
    dbg!(solve([8, 1, 4]));
    dbg!(solve([7, 4, 10]));
    dbg!(solve([12, 12, 12]));
    dbg!(solve([1, 23, 2]));
}

const solve = (chips) => {
  chips.sort((a,b) => a - b)
  let days = 0

  while(days >= 0) {
    if (chips[0] > 0) {
      days++
      chips[0]--
      chips[2]--
    } else if (chips[1] > 0 && chips[2] > 0) {
      days++
      chips[1]--
      chips[2]--
    } else {
      break; // no chips left! exit the loop
    }
  }


  return days
}

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "sort"
    "math"
)

func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, playground");
    conins := []int{12,2,1}
    res := play(conins)
    fmt.Println(res)
}

func play(c []int) int {
    if(c[0] == c[1] && c[1]==c[2] && c[0] == c[2]) {
        return int(math.Floor(float64(c[0])*1.5))
    }
    sort.Ints(c)
    return int(math.Min(float64(c[2]), float64(c[0]+c[1])));
}