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Place numbers 1,2,.., 9 without repetitions into a 3x3 square so that
the sums in all rows, columns, and diagonals are all equal. |
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Puzzle statistics "Numbers in a square".
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Links and chains |
Logic puzzles |
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02.04.2011 |
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Once upon a time, a Megamind worked as a smith. He was brought 5
chains each consisting of 3 links. What is the minimal number of links
that the Megamind should re-lock to make one long chain? |
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Puzzle statistics "Links and chains".
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You have 8 coins that appear to be identical, except one (which is
counterfeit) is slightly heavier than the others. What is the
minimal number of weighings on the balance scale that is required to
find the counterfeit coin? |
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Puzzle statistics "8 coins".
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Florida - n, New York - r, Texas - n, Washington - ? |
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Puzzle statistics "States and characters".
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A bottle,a glass, a carafe, and a can contain milk, lemonade,
water, and coke. Water and milk are not in the bottle. The container
with lemonade is immediately between the carafe and the container with
coke. The can does not contain lemonade or water. The glass is next to
the can and the container with milk. The containers form a row. How
exactly are they arranged? |
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Puzzle statistics "Milk, lemonade, water, and coke".
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A Megamind is lost in the mountains. He is standing on a path,
shouting for help.
Finally, he sees a local approaching. Megamind knows that the locals
can be knights that always tell the truth, or knaves that always lie.
He also knows that the path leads to the village of knights in one
direction and to the village of knaves in the other. The problems is
that the knaves are also hateful of Megaminds, and will stone him if
gets to their village. How can Megamind ask one question and determine
the right way to go? |
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Puzzle statistics "Two villages".
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Using numbers 1,3,4,6, and basic arithmetic operations (addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division) and parentheses, obtain and
expression that evaluates to 24. You may use only these numbers and
only these operations. Every number should be used exactly once.
Numbers cannot be concatenated, i.e. you cannot use 13 or 146. |
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Puzzle statistics "Obtain 24".
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One more opening |
Chess puzzles |
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Weight: 3 |
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Liked the puzzle: 100% |
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24.12.2011 |
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Starting from the initial possition White and Black have done 4 moves each. What are these moves? Picture. |
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Among 101 coins, exactly 50 are counterfeit. A counterfeit coins
weighs one gram more or gram less than the real coin (counterfeit
coins may weigh differently). You have a balance scale that shows the
exact weight differential between the two cups. How can you
determine whether a given coin from this set is counterfeit using the
scale only once? |
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Puzzle statistics "101 coins".
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50 coins |
Logic puzzles |
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27.12.2009 |
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Once upon a time, a tsar was holding a reception and the Megamind was
among the guests. The tsar decided to test how smart the Megamind was,
took him into a dark room, and gave the following task: On the table
in this room, there are 50 coins, exactly 10 of them are tails up. In
the darkness, it is impossible to determine the sides of these coins.
Touching the coins also does not help. The Megamind has to separate
these coins into two groups so that the number of tails in both are
equal. Can he do it? |
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Puzzle statistics "50 coins".
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Solved by: 22
Daily average: 0
Answers submitted: 30
Viewed by: 296
Fraction solved by: 7.4%
Solved at first attempt: 90.9%
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Tic-tac-toe, the Megamind style |
Games puzzles |
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Weight: 4 |
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Liked the puzzle: 100% |
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26.02.2011 |
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Two Megaminds decided to play tic-tac-toe using new rules. They use a
regular 3x3 playing pad, but each player can choose to
place either an X or an O into one of the cells. The winner is still
the one who arranges three X's or three O's in a line. Is there a
winning strategy in this game? Which player has it? |
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Puzzle statistics "Tic-tac-toe, the Megamind style".
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The mouse hunt |
Games puzzles |
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Weight: 4 |
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Liked the puzzle: 100% |
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11.01.2010 |
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A smart cat named Leopold is hunting a mouse. A mouse is hiding in one
of five holes arranged in a row. Leopold can reach into one of the
holes and try to catch the mouse. If he is not successful, the scared
mouse runs into a right/left neighboring hole. Is it guaranteed that
Leopold will catch the mouse? If so, what should he do? |
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Puzzle statistics "The mouse hunt".
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Solved by: 11
Daily average: 0
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Viewed by: 290
Fraction solved by: 3.7%
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Average discussion length: 2.2
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A game with coins |
Games puzzles |
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Weight: 4 |
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12.03.2011 |
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Two Megaminds play a game: they have a regular round table and an unlimited
supply of identical round coins. Turn by turn, they place coins on the
table until someone can no longer make a move. The coins cannot
overlay each other, but they can touch. Who has a winning strategy
(and what is it) in this game? |
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Puzzle statistics "A game with coins".
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Fraction solved by: 15.7%
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Ladders with missing steps |
Logic puzzles |
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Liked the puzzle: 100% |
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17.01.2010 |
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To fix his roof, Megamind needs to climb up a ladder. He has found many ladders to choose from, but unfortunately some of them were missing steps. Megamind cannot climb a ladder if it is missing two or more steps in a row. Originally, all ladders had N steps, marked bottom to top. How many different ladders can Megamind climb? |
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Puzzle statistics "Ladders with missing steps".
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You are standing at the road fork. One of the two roads leads to your
destination, but you don't know which one. Fortunately, there is a
sentry guarding the intersection. Unfortunately, the sentry can be a
knight or a knave, moreover, he is a foreigner. He understands you,
but when he responds, he says "uhh" or "err" meaning "yes" or "no",
but you don't know what means what. He does not say anything else, and
he is standing at attention, not being able to point in the right
direction. On top of all this, the sentry is somewhat dumb, i.e. he
cannot understand sentences longer than 13 words. You may ask a single
question to figure out which way to go. Which question should you ask? |
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Puzzle statistics "A foreign sentry".
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There are six weights 1,2,3,4,5,6 grams. They are labeled with numbers
1,2,3,4,5,6. Some may be mislabeled. How can you determine whether all
labels are correct using a balance scale? What is the minimal number
of weighings? |
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Puzzle statistics "Correct labels".
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Average discussion length: 2.0
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