VagabondShad to RPGMemes @ttrpg.networkEnglish • 2 years agoClassic puzzle, new approach or just a "two kinds of people" moment?ttrpg.networkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1718
arrow-up1702imageClassic puzzle, new approach or just a "two kinds of people" moment?ttrpg.networkVagabondShad to RPGMemes @ttrpg.networkEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•2 years agoI never liked this riddle. “Am I standing in front of you?” would tell you immediately
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink22•2 years agoTo actually make it a puzzle, the trick is that you get only one question. Ever.
minus-squareCileTheSanelinkfedilink16•2 years agoThe third guard stabs people who ask tricky questions.
minus-squaredeejay4amlinkfedilink-1•2 years agoPedantic correction: you only get one answer from a single guard. You can’t ask both for an answer, even if they’re both within earshot.
minus-squareMalgaslinkfedilink11•2 years agoThe object isn’t to identify the liar, it’s to find out which path is safe. And you only get one question.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoNot much of a riddle anyway. You ask any guard what other guard would say and then negate that.
I never liked this riddle. “Am I standing in front of you?” would tell you immediately
To actually make it a puzzle, the trick is that you get only one question. Ever.
The third guard stabs people who ask tricky questions.
Pedantic correction: you only get one answer from a single guard. You can’t ask both for an answer, even if they’re both within earshot.
The object isn’t to identify the liar, it’s to find out which path is safe. And you only get one question.
Not much of a riddle anyway. You ask any guard what other guard would say and then negate that.