The Logic Puzzle You Can Only Solve with Your Brightest Friend

Re:The Logic Puzzle You Can Only Solve with Your Brightest F... by n4r9 on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @04:33AM (#17548199)

It's not made explicit but I think there is not supposed to be any overlap between the visible statues. Otherwise I'm pretty sure the problem would become impossible.

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Re:The Logic Puzzle You Can Only Solve with Your Brightest F... by rimliu on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @07:44AM (#17548969)

  > Out of your friend’s window, which overlooks
  > the opposite side of the graveyard

I'd say it is pretty explicit, unless the same statues happen to be on the opposite side, which sound funny.

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Re:The Logic Puzzle You Can Only Solve with Your Brightest F... by wnkrshm on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @07:05AM (#17548776)

Count the shadows during the day.

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Re:The Logic Puzzle You Can Only Solve with Your Brightest F... by pol_throw_away on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @05:09AM (#17548350)

I took this statement:

'The caretaker tells you each, individually, that together you can see either 18 or 20 statues. '

as being:

    size(see_A) + size(see_B) = 18 or 20

as opposed to:

    size(see_A union see_B) = 18 or 20

i would have assumed they would add the word distinct if they wanted to not double count overlapping statues.

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