How'd they figure that? (logic puzzle)

Thread starter belliott4488
Start date Aug 11, 2007
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In summary: If the second rule is evaluated first, then the first rule will never come into play because as soon as someone speaks of or references eye color, they would have to commit suicide. Therefore, the first rule must be evaluated first in order for the second rule to have any effect.

Dec 24, 2007

belliott4488

country boy said:

Sorry, I thought I was in the spirit. Wording is important in logic puzzles, but we can also have a little fun.

I've enjoyed your puzzle and the discussion. Have a nice holiday!

Thanks - enjoy your holiday as well. That's the best spirit to be in!

I think this puzzle is plenty challenging enough without injecting additional complications. People tend to ask questions like, "well, what if not all the citizens have the same IQ - they can't all reach the same conclusions!" True enough, if the point were to be discussing a real-world problem, but I'd almost rather just reduce this to a problem in pure logic or information theory - not that I'm really sure how to do that!