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Einstein's Riddle. Try doing this without writing/making a chart (Original Post) sakabatou May 2012 OP
I've done puzzles like this before, but not without soooo many variables... 1monster May 2012 #1
Not einstien's. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #2
Thanks ChairmanAgnostic May 2012 #3
Very much like Sudoku. It's just boolean and has more dimensions. DetlefK May 2012 #4
Early during the 19th century? Fumesucker May 2012 #5
"Early" is a relative term. n/t laconicsax May 2012 #7
The German Glassunion May 2012 #6
You're correct. sakabatou May 2012 #8
Aha! You failed to realize that Col. Mustard IS German. n/t laconicsax May 2012 #9
To get to the other side. BlueJazz May 2012 #10

1monster

(11,012 posts)
1. I've done puzzles like this before, but not without soooo many variables...
Wed May 16, 2012, 06:23 AM
May 2012

You have to make a chart to make the puzzle work. But it is way to early in the morning for me to do this one. Saving for later.

In the meantime, here's a simpler one for anyone adventurous this early:

Mr. Boddy has invited the lovely (and wealthy) Lady Melon to dine, and now all he has to do is set the stage. It appears that Mr. Boddy has made some very unwise investment decisions and as a result he has had to let his extensive personal staff go. However, after much wheedling and a bit of blackmail, he persuaded five of the six suspects in the game of CLUE to help him out (Col. Mustard could not be reached as he was on Safari in Kenya). Master impersonators, the five suspects - Mr. Green, Miss Scarlet, Mrs. Peacock, Mrs. White, and Prof. Plum, slipped inconspicuously into the roles of butler, chauffeur, cook, downstairs maid, and gardener, with each suspect playing a different role. Each masquerader arrived at the Boddy mansion driving a car of a different color - either blue, green, purple, red, or white, and no suspect drove a car associated with his or her name. Note: Miss Scarlet's name is associated with the color red, Mrs. Peacock with blue, and Prof. Plum with purple.
Can you determine, for each suspect, what color of car he or she drove, and which member of the staff he or she impersonated?

1. Prof. Plum didn't drive the red car.
2. Mr. Green played the part of the cook.
3. Mrs. Peacock, who arrived in the green car, did not masquerade as the gardener.
4. Mrs. White (who didn't drive a purple car) impersonated the chauffeur.
5. The person who arrived in the white car (who wasn't Prof. Plum) played the part of the butler to perfection.


I'll post the answer after school this afternoon.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
4. Very much like Sudoku. It's just boolean and has more dimensions.
Wed May 16, 2012, 07:33 AM
May 2012

The riddle is not difficult per se, there are just too many parameters to keep track off without a chart.

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