# What is the fastest algorithm for this assignment problem?

I have a 2x2 grid and I have 5 tokens. I want to place 4 of the 5 tokens on the grid.

Each token has a different value depending on where they are placed on the grid. Essentially if they should not be placed in a certain position they are awarded a value of 20, otherwise they have a score lower than 20.

I am writing a program that needs to figure out which 4 tokens should be placed, in order to use the ones with the lowest value possible.

I need this part of the program to be as fast as possible. I'm wondering if there is an optimal algorithm I should use. I have been researching and came across the Hungarian algorithm but I'm wondering if there is another option I should be considering.

Here is an example of the problem:

My grid has its' positions labelled, a,b,c,d ...

 +--------+--------+ | c | d | | | | +--------+--------+ | a | b | | | | +--------+--------+ 

And I have the following tokens with corresponding values for each location on the grid...  a b c d token_p = [20, 20, 15, 20] token_r = [ 1, 1, 20, 20] token_s = [15, 20, 20, 20] token_t = [20, 10, 20, 10] token_u = [20, 20, 5, 20] 

token_s = a (value 15)

token_r = b (value 1)

token_u = c (value 5)

token_t = d (value 10)

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I would create a weighted $K_{t, n}$ graph, with tokens in one partition and grid slots on the other, and use a greedy bipartite matching algorithm.