VagabondShad@ttrpg.network to RPGMemes @ttrpg.networkEnglish · 1 year agoClassic puzzle, new approach or just a "two kinds of people" moment?ttrpg.networkimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1695arrow-down115
arrow-up1680arrow-down1imageClassic puzzle, new approach or just a "two kinds of people" moment?ttrpg.networkVagabondShad@ttrpg.network to RPGMemes @ttrpg.networkEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareDauntingFlamingo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down3·1 year agoI never liked this riddle. “Am I standing in front of you?” would tell you immediately
minus-squarechaosTechnician@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·1 year agoTo actually make it a puzzle, the trick is that you get only one question. Ever.
minus-squareCileTheSane@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year agoThe third guard stabs people who ask tricky questions.
minus-squaredeejay4am@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down9·1 year 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-squareMeanEYE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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.
Not much of a riddle anyway. You ask any guard what other guard would say and then negate that.