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There are 100 prisoners numbered from 1 to 100. There is an interrogation room with a table and an envelope. The envelope contains a secret number - an integer chosen between 1 and 100. On the $k$-th day the following happens:
1. The prisoner numbered $k$ is led into the interrogation room and asked to guess the num... |
I am seeking the answer to this riddle. What is it?
The Riddle is for you to solve
they came in groups of five,
The Birds and the bush began to burn,
From school he televised,
Nicholas trapped inside himself,
you must find the light,
Over the bathtub the siblings burnt,
Thus began the glob... |
<sub>This is part 10 of the puzzle series that started at [Living the traveller's dream](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/109775/living-the-traveller-s-dream). Each part is solvable on its own.</sub>
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> <i>Dear Puzzling,
>
> I have noticed that the ... |
<sub>This is part 11 of the puzzle series that started at [Living the traveller's dream](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/109775/living-the-traveller-s-dream). Each part is solvable on its own.</sub>
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> <i>Dear Puzzling,
>
> Don’t ask me how or why,... |
New high score :P
>! 9 998 875 362 111 000
List of possible primes is 43, 41, 37, 31, 29, 23, 19, 17, 13, 11, 7, 5, 3, 2. Distances between those primes are 2, 4, 6, 2, 6, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 2, 1.
>! Now, in these chains, you simply need to add bunches of 5 numbers together: 24626+42424+221.. => 88x4x. x mean... |
(I'm generalizing the question here, and substituting 100 by $N$)
**Claim:**
>! **The solution proposed by @StephenTG is one of the best solutions both in the worst case scenario and on average. It is also one of the best solutions for any other number of prisoners.**\
@iBug 's answer explains:
>!why, from the ... |
**Inspired by [this brilliant puzzle](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/110894/100-prisoners-and-a-secret-number) by @DmitryKamenetsky!**
Much to the annoyance of the guards, the sly prisoners bribed a guard and learnt about the number in the envelope in advance, and the first prisoner was able to "guess"... |
There are 100 prisoners numbered from 1 to 100. They know their own numbers. There is an interrogation room with a table and an envelope. The envelope contains a secret number - an integer chosen between 1 and 100. On the $k$-th day the following happens:
1. The prisoner numbered $k$ is led into the interrogation ro... |
**Inspired by [this brilliant puzzle](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/110894/100-prisoners-and-a-secret-number) by @DmitryKamenetsky!**
Much to the annoyance of the guards, the sly prisoners bribed a guard and learnt about the number in the envelope in advance, and the first prisoner was able to "guess"... |
**Inspired by [this brilliant puzzle](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/110894/100-prisoners-and-a-secret-number) by @DmitryKamenetsky!**
Much to the annoyance of the guards, the sly prisoners bribed a guard and learnt about the number in the envelope in advance, and the first prisoner was able to "guess"... |
I got this one from my nephew, and I am still seeking the answer. What is it?
The Riddle is for you to solve
they came in groups of five,
The Birds and the bush began to burn,
From school he televised,
Nicholas trapped inside himself,
you must find the light,
Over the bathtub the siblings burn... |
Adding single digits 1 to 9, the result is 45 and their product is 362880.
Are there any other 9 single digits with sum 45 and product 362880? |
My Puzzle is as follows-
>Once, I said to my friend that, "In 1932 I was as old as the last two digits of my birth year. When I mentioned this interesting coincidence to my grandfather, he surprised me by saying that the same applied to him too. I thought that impossible...." <br><br>"Of course that's impossible," my ... |
I have the following set:
x1 | x2 | x3 | Nx
30 | 50 | 20 | 83
30 | 20 | 50 | 79
45 | 15 | 40 | 74
65 | 35 | 45 | 72
50 | 20 | 30 | 77
55 | 25 | 30 | 79
$$f_1(x_1) + f_2(x_2) + f_3(x_3) = Nx$$
Nx Max = 100, Min = 0 or 50
Goal: Nx = 100 (what are x1,x2,x3 when Nx=100?)
$$x... |
I have the following set:
| x<sub>1</sub> | x<sub>2</sub> | x<sub>3</sub> | N<sub>x</sub> |
|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
| 30 | 50 | 20 | 83 |
| 30 | 20 | 50 | 79 |
| 45 | 15 | 40 | 74 |
| 65 | 35 | 45 | 72 |
| 50 | 20 | 30 | 77 |
| 55 | 25 | 30 | 79 |
$$f_1(x_1) + f_2(x_2) + f_3(x_3) = N_x$$
N<sub>x</sub> Max... |
I have the following set:
| x<sub>1</sub> | x<sub>2</sub> | x<sub>3</sub> | N<sub>x</sub> |
|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
| 30 | 50 | 20 | 83 |
| 30 | 20 | 50 | 79 |
| 45 | 15 | 40 | 74 |
| 65 | 35 | 45 | 72 |
| 50 | 20 | 30 | 77 |
| 55 | 25 | 30 | 79 |
$$f_1(x_1) + f_2(x_2) + f_3(x_3) = N_x$$
N<sub>x</sub> Max... |
There are 100 prisoners numbered from 1 to 100. They know their own numbers. There is an interrogation room with a table and an envelope. The envelope contains a secret number - an integer chosen between 1 and 100, inclusive. On the $k$-th day the following happens:
1. The prisoner numbered $k$ is led into the inter... |
**Inspired by [this brilliant puzzle](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/110894/100-prisoners-and-a-secret-number) by @DmitryKamenetsky!**
Much to the annoyance of the guards, the sly prisoners bribed a guard and learnt about the number in the envelope in advance, and the first prisoner was able to "guess"... |
A total of 10 friends came to my house for a party.
Halfway through the party, while we were having dinner, I noticed only 9 friends present in the dining room. A few minutes later, the missing friend came out from my study and joined our dinner.
After the party ended, I entered my study and saw a note:
> N... |
Seasons pass within a day and the sun moves in reverse. I am in love with this place. Where am I? |
Seasons pass within a day. Where am I? |
Seasons pass within a day
>! A "day" , if counted from one sunrise to the next one, lasts 12 months on both poles. This is of course the same period of time it takes for the seasons to cycle.
and the sun moves in reverse.
>! Assuming we're used to the sun moving clockwise across the sky as it does in the northern... |
A total of 10 friends came to my house for a party.
Halfway through the party, while we were having dinner, I noticed only 9 friends present in the dining room. A few minutes later, the missing friend came out from my study and joined our dinner.
After the party ended, I entered my study and saw a note:
> N... |
The first and most obvious thing to notice is that
>! we appear to have one digit for each word in the lyrics, and when the same word recurs so does the same digit. So there is apparently a mapping from words to digits, which we need to find.
The next is that
>! the digits that appear are precisely 0..8; there... |
# Today is July, 17th - [World Emoji Day](https://worldemojiday.com/)
So, today is time to post a new scrambled emoji tale.
This is the emoji tale #3️⃣. Click [**here**](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/65940/5044) and [**here**](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/86306/5044) to see the previous two.
... |
# Today is July, 17th - [World Emoji Day](https://worldemojiday.com/)
So, today is time to post a new scrambled emoji tale.
This is the emoji tale #3️⃣. Click [**here**](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/65940/5044) and [**here**](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/86306/5044) to see the previous two.
... |
The whole gang's here... except for one. Who's missing?
https://vocaroo.com/16SafkG940Lt |
The whole gang's here... except for one. Who's missing?
https://soundcloud.com/nordus-rex/op-5-cacophony-in-c |
The worst case has the potential to reach any positive, finite number. I will demonstrate this with a counter-example using the 11-question strategy.
Let's label the guards:
T always tells the truth.
F always lies.
Y always says yes.
N always says no.
R gives a random answer.
State 1:
> ! Ask each one "Are yo... |
Q1. Below, as it is super lengthy.
Q2. The following line is part of another story:
>! $2\times\left(\frac{️}{}\right)\overset{♂️}{}\frac{️}{}$
>! Can't read my, can't read my; No, he can't read my poker face
Q3 & Q4. The titles of the stories (and their corresponding emojis) are...
>! ... Bad Romance () and... |
The worst case has the potential to reach any positive, finite number. I will demonstrate this with a counter-example using the 11-question strategy.
Let's label the guards:
T always tells the truth.
F always lies.
Y always says yes.
N always says no.
R gives a random answer.
State 1:
> ! Ask each one "Are yo... |
# Today is July, 17th - [World Emoji Day](https://worldemojiday.com/)
So, today is time to post a new scrambled emoji tale.
This is the emoji tale #3️⃣. Click [**here**](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/65940/5044) and [**here**](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/86306/5044) to see the previous two.
... |
Q1. Below, as it is super lengthy.
Q2. The following line is part of another story:
>! $2\times\left(\frac{️}{}\right)\overset{♂️}{}\frac{️}{}$
>! Can't read my, can't read my; No, he can't read my poker face
Q3 & Q4. The titles of the stories (and their corresponding emojis) are...
>! ... Bad Romance () and... |
Q1. Below, as it is super lengthy.
Q2. The following line is part of another story:
>! $2\times\left(\frac{️}{}\right)\overset{♂️}{}\frac{️}{}$
>! Can't read my, can't read my; No, he can't read my poker face
>! _**from OP:** According to H5, since the first person "I" is left and the second person "you" is r... |
Q1. Below, as it is super lengthy.
Q2. The following line is part of another story:
>! $2\times\left(\frac{️}{}\right)\overset{♂️}{}\frac{️}{}$
>! Can't read my, can't read my; No, he can't read my poker face
>! _**from OP:** According to H5, since the first person "I" is left and the second person "you" is r... |
My friend and I both sing in the choir of our local episcopal church, but our choir director is really strict. He doesn't like people talking much. At our last rehearsal, right at the end of a break, I asked my friend if she wanted to come over to my house sometime this week. But before she could answer, the director e... |
When will I see my friend? |
I am walking down the streets of Paris when a street performer approaches me. He has a row of 3 cups facing down on a table. He places a ball under the left cup. He proceeds to swap pairs of cups, keeping the ball hidden from sight. He moves them so quickly that I cannot trace the cup with the ball. However, I did noti... |
**This puzzle is inspired by [this one](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/110665/hidden-message-in-rap-text-yo-gandhi-dupe-bounce) by @LukasRotter. Hopefully you don't mind me using similar (well, basically the same) format as yours, Mr. Rotter! ;)**
The same rapper released another teaser for his other u... |
I am walking down the streets of Paris when a street performer approaches me. He has a row of 3 cups facing down on a table. He places a ball under the left cup. He proceeds to swap pairs of cups, keeping the ball hidden from sight. He moves them so quickly that I cannot trace the cup with the ball. However, I did noti... |
Q1. Below, as it is super lengthy.
Q2. The following line is part of another story:
>! $2\times\left(\frac{️}{}\right)\overset{♂️}{}\frac{️}{}$
>! Can't read my, can't read my; No, he can't read my poker face
>! _**from OP:** According to H5, since the first person "I" is left and the second person "you" is r... |
My friend and I both sing in the choir of our local episcopal church, but our choir director is really strict. He doesn't like people talking much. At our last rehearsal, right at the end of a break, I asked my friend if she wanted to come over to my house sometime this week. But before she could answer, the director e... |
WLOG, let's assume the ball is initially in cup 1 on the left. Then, the probability of the final position of the ball is:
>!$P(L)=30\%$, $P(M)=35\%$, $P(R)=35\%$.
There are numerous ways of counting this, but here is a neat method using a triangle!
But before that
>! let's calculate the number of switching of ... |
WLOG, let's assume the ball is initially in cup 1 on the left. Then, the probability of the final position of the ball is:
>!$P(L)=30\%$, $P(M)=35\%$, $P(R)=35\%$.
There are numerous ways of counting this, but here is a neat method using a triangle!
But before that
>! let's calculate the number of switching of ... |
>! https://www.churchpublishing.org/products/wonderloveandpraise
>! Wonder, Love, and Praise
>! A Supplement to The Hymnal 1982, Pew Edition
>! I do not have this book with me, hence I can not proceed to Decrypt the code, but I guess it is Pointing to Page or Hymn, verse, line, word, and letter Positions.
>! ... |
Five positive integers should be put in a row such that each integer is the sum of the digit sum of its neighbours. The integer at the beginning and at the end have only one neighbour, i.e the first integer is the digit sum of the second integer, the fifth integer is the digit sum of the forth integer.
What is the s... |
New high score :P
>! 9 998 875 362 111 000
List of possible primes is 43, 41, 37, 31, 29, 23, 19, 17, 13, 11, 7, 5, 3, 2. Distances between those primes are 2, 4, 6, 2, 6, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 2, 1.
>! Now, in these chains, you simply need to add bunches of 5 numbers together: 24626+42424+221.. => 88x4x. x mean... |
this is my first time on puzzle stack exchange. This puzzle originally started with logic class. We were learning about pattern recognition puzzles and I thought they were all too easy in every way. So when we had a project to make our own, I threw together a puzzle in an hour that would challenge me and take me aproxi... |
This is my first time on Puzzling Stack Exchange.
I challenge you to solve this puzzle I made, impossible to everyone else except for me as far as I know.
Can you solve it?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/jMqHw.png |
Alice and Bob are planning a long car trip and need to come up with a playlist for it. For any given song, they have one of four opinions on it: "That's, like, my favorite song ever" (love), "I like that song" (like), "I'll listen to this, but you owe me" (tolerate), or "I'd rather poke my eardrums out" (hate). To bes... |
You are packing up after a week-long stay at the Verity Inn. You came here, to Truth Town, to visit your friend but now it's time to go home. You feel in good spirits as you pack your bags. As you are leaving, however, your good mood vanishes when you are approached by the city's guild-master who asks for your help.
... |
This grid deduction puzzle is a hybrid of three puzzle types: [Cross the Streams](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/105429), [Tapa](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/97689) and [Star Battle](https://www.puzzle-star-battle.com/); rules for each are summarized below. In this grid, **every** cell is ... |
I have created another puzzle for yall. Hopefully, this will be more exciting to solve.
this puzzle is based on the squares before the one that says, "what color is this?".
This is a sequence of squares, try to follow the rule(s) for the puzzle.
Can you solve it?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
... |
This puzzle is based on the squares before the one that says, "what color is this?".
This is a sequence of squares, try to follow the rule(s) for the puzzle.
Can you solve it?
[![squares in a horizontal line: purple, blue, yellow, purple, orange, yellow, unknown][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/lSs... |
You are packing up after a week-long stay at the Verity Inn. You came here, to Truth Town, to visit your friend but now it's time to go home. You feel in good spirits as you pack your bags. As you are leaving, however, your good mood vanishes when you are approached by the city's guild-master who asks for your help.
... |
>! Nothing says you can only ask a yes-no question. So ask "What answer would you normally give if I asked you what 2+2 is?" If you hear "Yes", then the one you asked is the cursed one. If you hear "4", then the one you didn't ask is the cursed one. |
You are packing up after a week-long stay at the Verity Inn. You came here, to Truth Town, to visit your friend but now it's time to go home. You feel in good spirits as you pack your bags. As you are leaving, however, your good mood vanishes when you are approached by the city's guild-master who asks for your help.
... |
Ask this:
>! If I asked you "Are both of these statements true? (1) you are cursed (2) the coin landed with 'No' facing up", what answer would you attempt to give?
If you hear "Yes", then the one you asked is the cursed one. If you hear "No", then the one you didn't ask is the cursed one.
Original answer (inva... |
You wake up in a strange room. No one is there, as far as you can tell. But there are three doors, a piece of paper and a numpad, which is a standard keyboard. (this is N. O. T. a 'what door should you open' question). The piece of paper, although it is tattered and old, reads this:
> Inside each door is a piece of ... |
This question is from a free aptitude test on naukri.com ([image][1])
> This question is based upon the figure shown below.
>
> $$
\begin{array}{|ccc|c|ccc|c|ccc|}
\; & 41 & \; & \; & \; & 31 & \; & \; & \; & ? & \; \\
5 & \; & 6 & \; & 9 & \; & 4 & \; & 8 & \; & 7 \\
7 & \; & 8 & \; & 2 & \; & 6 & ... |
In this audio file, each instrument...
>! ...encodes a name as follows.
The high pitch "beep" (I almost isolated it by EQ'ing everything out below about 3000Hz):
>! This plays a rhythm that spells out "01100011 01100101 01110011 01100001 01110010" when mapping "0" to the higher pitch and "1" to the lower pitch... |
Five positive integers should be put in a row such that each integer is the sum of the digit sum of its neighbours.
The integers at the beginning and at the end have only one neighbour, i.e the first integer is the digit sum of the second integer, the fifth integer is the digit sum of the fourth integer.
What is... |
No spoilers because this is an old question. Mainly exploring minimum and maximum bound.
Some trivial bounds: at least 8, for a start. If a column is empty, it allows movement of any piece from a neighboring column (except a pawn, but you can't have just a pawn in a column). Because of king, you easily increase that... |
I think this is
>! Dr. Awkward (a "palindromic medic") without Dr (title), making **AWKWARD** ("with a difficult personality")? Although that would have the definition part in the middle, which is contrary to the normal rules of cryptic clues. |
You sit down to play a game of chess. Your side has the white pieces, arranged in their regular starting positions. One problem: your opponent has left, and has taken all the black pieces!
Can you, by making regular chess moves with only the white pieces, maneuver your pieces in such a way that you eliminate all p... |
Rules of Tapa (copied from [here](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/97689/71652)):
> * Shade some cells of the grid. Shaded cells should form a single [orthogonally] connected group; no 2×2 square should be fully shaded.
> * Some cells have clues in them. These cells cannot be shaded.
> * Clues give the runs of... |
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub>
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If a number conforms to a special rule, I call it a Scary Number™.
Use the following examples below to find the rule.
>| Scary Numbers™ |
>|:----... |
What is a Scary Number™? |
<br>
"Kindly state your name." The nurse's voice was polite, but qiet.
"I'm sorry, I can't hear you, my hearing's bad."
Being mostly dea*f* was quite frustrating for our patient.
<br>
<br>
"Please tell me your name and date of birth."
"Pardon, but you really must speak up.."
<br>
"Excuse me, are you still t... |
Our daughter recently conned my wife and I into purchasing interlocking foam squares for her bedroom floor. On each square is a different letter of the alphabet. To cover her entire floor we had to purchase 4 packages. After moving all her furniture to one side of the room I commenced laying out the squares. When I got... |
It was the final of the world-renowned cricket tournament - the Cinders (not to be mistaken for the Ashes).
The Owls were comfortably the favourites. They were unbeaten in the last 4 years, whereas the Snakes hadn't won in the last 3. It was perhaps the most obvious result in sporting history.
However, as the mat... |
A Sporting Scandal? |
## Partial answer - stuck on last step
Step 1:
>! The scores on the right, converted with A=1, B=2..., spell out NAME CLUE.
Step 2:
>! The names form a clue when the left-side names are shifted down by 1:
>! `Bray Elle` / `Dom Inose` / `Sa'id Weys` / `Col. Erms`
>! or "Braille dominoes, sideways colum... |
## Partial answer - stuck on last step
Step 1:
>! The scores on the right, converted with A=1, B=2..., spell out NAME CLUE.
Step 2:
>! The names form a clue when the left-side names are shifted down by 1:
>! `Bray Elle` / `Dom Inose` / `Sa'id Weys` / `Col. Erms`
>! or "Braille dominoes, sideways colum... |
My word, this was a tricky puzzle! I've been pipped to the post by @user39583 mid-writeup (fair play) but I have visualised the solve differently, using 3 separate grids for each of the 3 sub-puzzles, and it took me all evening anyway, so I shall follow through with my explanation nonetheless in case it is of use to ot... |
It's been a while since I've posted due to being incredibly busy at work, so I've got a short and sweet Riley for anyone interested.
> Look for the infix, odious indeed,
>
> Obscenities and evil, a hex, but no e.
>
> Oddly the suffix, denotes with just three,
>
> Prefixed by back, again, it is ?
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<s... |
I think the answer to the riddle is:
>! **RECURSION**
*Look for the infix, odious indeed,*
*Obscenities and evil, a hex, but no e.*
>! The infix is **CURS** - the word CURSE (which can mean both 'obscenity' and 'hex') without the 'E'.
*Oddly the suffix, denotes with just three,*
>! The suffix is **ION... |
The final answer consist of 11 letters.
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/wnyZR.png
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After you find the answer to the puzzle above, use this (to get the final answer):
**107 71**
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**Hint1**
>! In the example: How are the *2* x *5* grids related ... |
The final answer consist of 11 letters and i'm looking for a name!
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/wnyZR.png
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After you find the answer to the puzzle above, use this (to get the final answer):
**107 71**
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**Hint1**
>! In the example: How are t... |
A solution that seems to fulfil all of the clues given [I'd paused my solve overnight, and the browser didn't tell me other solutions had been posted when I woke the PC back up - just about to read those]:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
I initially tried to use @bobble's Penpa link, but didn't really ge... |
A solution that seems to fulfil all of the clues given [I'd paused my solve overnight, and the browser didn't tell me other solutions had been posted when I woke the PC back up - just about to read those]:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
I initially tried to use @bobble's Penpa link, but didn't really ge... |
A solution that seems to fulfil all of the clues given [I'd paused my solve overnight, and the browser didn't tell me other solutions had been posted when I woke the PC back up - just about to read those]:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
I initially tried to use @bobble's Penpa link, but didn't really ge... |
>! Ask a question that effectively is "are you cursed?" (the reverse could also be chosen)
>!If you hear yes give the speaker the potion, if no give it to the other.
>! There are 8 possibilities
>! * Yes or No on coin (Y/N)
>! * talking to the liar (L) or not
>! * talking to the cursed (C) or not ... |
*[I'd paused my solve overnight, and the browser didn't tell me other solutions had been posted when I woke the PC back up - it was later determined that I'd had the somewhat unique approach of completely ignoring one of the rules making for a few detours from the intended solving path until I finally needed to invoke ... |
1. D 11876
2. h 18422
3. R 5373
4. G 19114
5. S ?
What number is represented by the question mark?
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A familiar sequence? |
What are these words?
1. I can attach or cut.
2. I can be virtual or real.
3. I can approve or penalize.
4. I can separate or entangle. |
What is the word in each case?
1. I can attach or cut.
2. I can be virtual or real.
3. I can approve or penalize.
4. I can separate or entangle. |
You have probably played the classic game of [Mastermind][1] with 4 pegs and 6 colours. It turns out that the codebreaker can always find the pattern in [5 moves or fewer][2].
Now consider the 2D version of the game. So we have a 4x4 grid of pegs and each peg can be one of 6 colours. Each guess involves making a 4x4... |
>! Ask a question that effectively is "are you cursed?" (the reverse could also be chosen)
>!If you hear yes give the speaker the potion, if no give it to the other.
>! There are 8 possibilities
>! * Yes or No on coin (Y/N)
>! * talking to the liar (L) or not
>! * talking to the cursed (C) or not ... |
The rules of [Masyu](http://www.nikoli.com/en/puzzles/masyu/rule.html):
>1. Make a single loop with lines passing through the centers of cells, horizontally or vertically. The loop never crosses itself, branches off, or goes through the same cell twice.
>
>1. Lines must pass through all cells with black and white ... |
What is the next term in the following sequence based on Harry Potter?
None, 16, None, 16, 5, 9, ? |
Professor Matlogic posed this question to his smartest math student:
"Famous mathematician Ensquare was born on *this* day, *this* month and *this* year AD at *this* time (hour and minutes) pm. True to his name, all those five numbers (the day, month, year, hour and also minutes-seperate from hour number-) were squa... |
When was Ensquare born? |
What is the next term in the following sequence based on Harry Potter?
> None, 16, None, 16, 5, 9, ? |
It's been a while since I've posted due to being incredibly busy at work, so I've got a short and sweet Riley for anyone interested.
> Look for the infix, odious indeed,
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> Obscenities and evil, a hex, but no e.
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> Oddly the suffix, denotes with just three,
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> Prefixed by back, again, it is ? |
Let's say there're $K\gt 50$ chips in the pot and it's your move. The drama of the game is this: should you adopt the selfish strategy of betting $K-1$, or the cooperative strategy of betting $100-K$? I claim there exists an [Nash equilibrium](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nash-equilibrium.asp) for this game, an... |
Let's say there're $K\gt 50$ chips in the pot and it's your move. The drama of the game is this: should you adopt the selfish strategy of betting $K-1$, or the cooperative strategy of betting $100-K$? I claim there exists an [Nash equilibrium](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nash-equilibrium.asp) for this game, an... |
**Inspired by [this brilliant puzzle](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/110894/100-prisoners-and-a-secret-number) by @DmitryKamenetsky!**
Much to the annoyance of the guards, the sly prisoners bribed a guard and learnt about the number in the envelope in advance, and the first prisoner was able to "guess"... |
<sub>This is part 11 of the puzzle series that started at [Living the traveller's dream](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/109775/living-the-traveller-s-dream). Each part is solvable on its own.</sub>
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> <i>Dear Puzzling,
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> Don’t ask me how or why,... |
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