Puzzles that focus on getting information from truth-tellers (who never lie), liars (who always lie), and Jokers (who answer at random).
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Murder in the Royal Court
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #40: Retrograde Analysis!
I can't believe it! Last night we heard a bit of fighting... but we had no idea that... our King was in check, and my fellow Rook and ...
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1answer
164 views
Truth tellers or liars among two people
Two guys, number One and number Two. You ask number One "Is there a truth-teller among you?". He replies and you have the answer to your question. What is number One and what is number Two?
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3answers
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Fami-liar Situation
Exactly one of Sam or Tom has family visiting. They make these statements:
Sam: "Tom has family visiting, but I don't."
Tom: "Sam is lying, or I am lying, or possibly we're both lying."
...
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4answers
213 views
Classic 2 Guards But With 3 Doors Instead
So the rules are almost the same :
You get to ask just one question to whichever guard you want to (just 1 guard; asking both guards is not allowed)
There are 2 guards, one tells the truth and ...
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1answer
106 views
A Tournament to Remember
The King:
Recently we had a big tournament, worth being immortalized in the chronicles of my kingdom. Unfortunately, the court scribe misplaced the record of the final event, and we need to restore it....
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3answers
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Riddle Again, Riddle Again, What am I? [closed]
1.
If a chicken says, "All chickens are liars" is the chicken telling the truth?
2.
A man is traveling to a town and comes to a fork in the road. If he goes left, he goes to the liars' village....
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4answers
172 views
A Space Station 13 malfunctioning A.I
Disclaimer: It is not necessary to read the previous puzzle, or the one before even if it continues on the same story. The current puzzle is a different one which can work as a pure standalone. ...
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1answer
229 views
Tell the truth Puzzle [duplicate]
There are three people (Ajay, Bhuvi and Chandu), one of them is a Gun, one a missile, and one a robot. The Gun always tells the truth, the missile always lies, and the robot can either lie or tell the ...
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3answers
624 views
A Space Station 13 complicated escape
After successfully resolving this tricky situation, you, the Captain of the Space Station 13, have ordered what remains of your crew to gather in the escape shuttle. Accompanied by the Security ...
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3answers
2k views
A Space Station 13 tricky situation
You are the Captain of the Space Station 13, and everything went bad very quickly. Most of the crew died, and it took you not so long to figure out that some people are not who they're supposed to be (...
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3answers
417 views
The Magical Prison Riddle
(I made up this riddle myself, hope you enjoy it)
A criminal was using magic to flatten a building, while everyone, except 2 people, ran away being super scared. The police of magic came, and with ...
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1answer
376 views
7 Prisoners Say
Prisoner 3 says: "Prisoner 5, Prisoner 6 and I are truthful".
Prisoner 6 says: "Prisoner 5 and Prisoner 1 are truthful".
Prisoner 4 says: "Prisoner 7 lies".
Prisoner 1 says: "...
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6answers
497 views
Eye exam for the truth-teller, liar and joker
A, B and C went for a eye exam together for their driver licenses. All 3 of them have bad eye sight and needed their own glasses to see clearly. However only 1 of them remembers to bring the glasses....
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3answers
2k views
Knights and liars
An island is inhabited by both Liars and Knights. Knight always tells the truth and Liar always lies. One day 12 islanders gathered together and issued a few statements. 2 of the islanders said "...
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4answers
2k views
On which day The Joker usually going on a date?
You are an investigator. You are to investigate The Joker to know on which day he usually goes on a date with Harley Quinn. The Inspector said that The Joker is lying if and only if it's Monday, ...
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3answers
303 views
Who is the Culprit
One day you were at the hospital that you work at. You have 7 people you are over for their residency, since you are the head pediatric doctor.
There was Ava, Ben, Chris, Delilah, Evan, Francine, and ...
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1answer
421 views
Einsteins knights and knaves
For an upcoming major puzzling event, I was honored with the task of creating one of the puzzles which will be presented. I decided to go with a variation of Einstein's puzzle. I selected four ...
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3answers
615 views
Who broke it. 3 person logic
D walks into a room and sees his computer is broken. He asks "Who broke my computer?".
A says B did it
B says A is lying
C says he did not
Of the three, it is known that only one is ...
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10answers
1k views
Knights and Knaves Puzzle
On the island of knights and knaves, one of the inhabitants says "If I am a knight, then I will eat my hat."
Will the inhabitant eat his hat?
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6answers
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Out of these 20 Doors, Which One Leads You to the Jackpot?
Congratulations for achieving this final stage of "Millionaire Super Logic" show!
Once again, my name is Athin, and I'll be your host to help you win the jackpot of one, milLION, DOLLARS! *audience ...
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6answers
4k views
The Knight never lies, the knave always lies, and the spy either lies or tells the truth
A says he is not the knight, B says he is not a spy, and C says he is not the knave. Who is who?
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4answers
6k views
Who stole the flying car in Hogwarts?
During a trial in a Hogwarts court, Ron claimed that the Flying Ford Anglia car was stolen by Hermione.
Then Hermione and Harry gave testimonies which, for some reason, were not recorded. Later on ...
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6answers
2k views
Contradictional Ceremony Puzzle
Can you find out who is the killer behind this wedding ceremony case?
Your friend asked you to attend a wedding ceremony of his younger brother, Mike. The ceremony ran smoothly and lively. Mike and ...
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5answers
635 views
Who broke Mrs. Smith's kitchen window?
you are a detective in the local neighborhood. Four windows have been broken: the school's window, Mrs. Smith's kitchen window, Mr. Brown's car window, and the police officer's window. The four ...
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2answers
240 views
Round tabel conference with liars?
In a conference, 8 People sit in a round table all pointing inwards .They are A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H.
3 people out the 8 people always lie .While others always speaks truth .
Here are there 8 ...
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10answers
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Liar liar pants on fire
Here is an easy and straightforward liar puzzle.
Four people are in a room, stack reader, boboquack, Rand al'Thor and Brent Hackers.
stack reader states that at least 2 of the other 3 are liars.
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3answers
561 views
How would one make a good liars puzzle?
I’ve seen and made a few liars puzzles, and a recurring theme with liars puzzles is that they can be too easy, and can be dull, perhaps a bit repetitive. How can you come up with a Liars puzzle that ...
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2answers
219 views
Where’s my present?
sequel of: Which of my friends has a birthday today?
Hello. It's me again. Today is my birthday! So of course I met my friends today, along with a new friend that I made the other day. This new ...
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3answers
553 views
Which of my friends has a birthday today?
I have five close friends, Andrew, Benjamin, Cassie, Danielle and Eric. I know that one of them has a birthday today but I can't remember which.
I asked Andrew who had a birthday today, and he ...
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votes
1answer
307 views
Are all “Who did it?” puzzles the same?
I recently came across this puzzle here and several others not on Stack Exchange, which seem to follow a common pattern I call "Who did it?" for now.
"Who did it?" does not refer to any puzzle ...
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7answers
10k views
Who killed Jeremy?
Jeremy was killed.
Peter claims that Tom is guilty.
Tom says that Ralph is guilty.
John swears he didn't kill Jeremy.
Ralph says that Tom is lying.
If only one person is telling the ...
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3answers
576 views
Which teacher is telling the truth?
It is generally known that lecturers for some course either always
tell the truth or always lie. Arthur and Ignaz are those lecturers.
Arthur says: "Exactly one of us is lying". Ignaz says: "...
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5answers
515 views
You meet Yessayer, Nosayer, Truther, Liar
You meet 4 persons you haven't seen before, and must ask questions to determine who is who.They know each other, and their friends' behaviour.
You may ask each as many times as you want but only yes/...
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6answers
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Solve the following knights and knaves problem
A says:
“B is a knave.”
B says:
“A and C are of the same type.”
Knights tell the truth and Knaves lie.
What is C? (i.e. a knight, or a knave?)
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3answers
10k views
How many liars are in the room?
There are five people in a room. Each person is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a liar, who always lies.
Each person is asked the following question:
How many liars are among you?...
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12answers
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Batman vs 4 villains
One day after having his morning Bat-coffee, Batman received the following message on his Bat-computer:
Hello there Dark Knight. I, the Riddler, along with Joker, Two-Face, and Penguin, are ...
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1answer
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Four boxes, four questions, only one truthful answer
This is a harder variant of the following question:
Three boxes, Four questions, Three times not true, Once the truth
The difference is that now there are four (not three) boxes, one of which ...
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9answers
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Three boxes, Four questions, Three times not true, Once the truth
There are 3 boxes, only one of which contains a treasure.
The guardian will only answer you truthfully once, the other three times he will lie.
You may ask 4 YES or NO questions.
Which questions ...
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4answers
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Can anything be deduced from the statement “If I am a truth teller, the other two are liars”?
There is a scenario which goes along the following lines:
There are three friends. The friends are either truth tellers, or liars. One friend makes the statement:
"If I am a truth teller, the ...
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6answers
1k views
Three Doors Logic Puzzle
One day you wake up in a strange room with no windows and three exits (don't ask why, you just do). Between you and the doors is a very moody looking guard who will no doubt kick your ass if you try ...
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9answers
2k views
Choose the right door for golds
Choose the right door for golds.
Do it very carefully.
If you choose the wrong door you will be dead.
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4answers
356 views
Knights Knaves and Spies
There are inhabitants of an island on which there are three kinds of people:
Knights who always tell the truth
Knaves who always lie
Spies who can either lie or tell the truth.
You encounter three ...
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1answer
962 views
Alternate answer to the 2 guard 2 door question?
I asked a friend the classic question about the two guards and two doors that goes as follows:
The rules are clear: there are two doors. One leads to the castle, the other, to certain death. You may ...
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1answer
504 views
Who lies and who tells the truth?
Six PLK secret agents are arrested and interrogated for several days. An agent tells the truth when all his statements are true, otherwise he lies. A report is drawn up containing the following ...
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7answers
4k views
Stolen Computer [duplicate]
A retail businessman had his computer stolen. The thief had to be Ruma, Jennifer, Djokovic, Tuhin, or Monisha.
When questioned, each executive made three statements:
Ruma
(a) I didn't take the ...
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3answers
453 views
Hired by the Council of Magic - Language Barrier at the Circle
Hired by the Council of Magic - Language Barrier at the Circle:
After your two successful visits to call upon the aid of the Council of Magic, the Council has called in one of the favors the King of ...
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4answers
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Knight and knave impostors!
While on some adventure, you are transported away from your companion magically.
Your companion, confused, enters a nearby building that suddenly materialised overnight.
Inside the building there is ...
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3answers
759 views
Telling the truth or lying?
There are two men, Bob and Dylan.
Bob says “One of the two of us is a liar”.
Dylan says “Actually, we’re both liars”.
Honest men always tell the truth and liars always lie. What are these men? Both ...
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2answers
649 views
What did he say he said? Liars with a twist!
5 shy dudes who can never talk for themselves stand in a circle.
Every time you ask one of them a question, the dude to their right will answer for them.
3 of them always lie and 2 of them always tell ...
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3answers
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Boxed AI, Ethics, and Chivalry, oh my
(Inspired by this somewhat)
So, your science lab is on the forefront of super AI. However they may not be on the forefront of good AI. Hence the AI is in a box until they can figure out what to do ...
