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Spoiler: The solution is very easy for problem # two if you're allowed to flip the coins. I haven't worked it out since I've been up all night and had to squin
by RevRal 17y ago
Spoiler: The solution is very easy for problem # two if you're allowed to flip the coins.
I haven't worked it out since I've been up all night and had to squint just to read the problem, so I may have read it wrong. I didn't read the first question.
Have fun.
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Edit: Just great, seeing this right when I'm about go to sleep after a long night. And it appears what I had in mind doesn't work.
- isleyaardvark 17y agoNo, no. You were on the right track. Think about it with a smaller number of coins, say 4 coins and you know only 1 is Queen side up. On the first one: I get the feeling this isn't what the puzzle was looking for, but I'd just lock the amulet up in the safe, send it to the other spy, and let them spirit it out of the country. What, does my country not have bolt cutters? Edit: Spoiler hint for the first one: Start by sending over an empty safe with the padlock locked on only one handle of the safe.