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December 18th, 2025 at 7:48:54 PM permalink
I usually post logic and math puzzles in the Easy Math Puzzles thread, but this one merits its own. Here is the Wikipedia wording:

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Three gods A, B, and C are called, in no particular order, True, False, and Random. True always speaks truly, False always speaks falsely, but whether Random speaks truly or falsely is a completely random matter. Your task is to determine the identities of A, B, and C by asking three yes–no questions; each question must be put to exactly one god. The gods understand English, but will answer all questions in their own language, in which the words for yes and no are da and ja, in some order. You do not know which word means which.



I hesitate to give a link because it explains an answer.

I'd add to that wording you can't ask the true or false god a paradoxical question. The random god will not even listen to the question but answer "yes" or "no" randomly when you fishing speaking.

An easier version of this has recently been asked in the Easy Math Puzzles thread, in which the question of language was omitted.

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The question for the poll is what are your thoughts?
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
ThatDonGuy
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December 19th, 2025 at 6:56:18 AM permalink
Where's the box for "I've seen harder logic puzzles"?

The hardest one I can think of is The Riddle of Dracula, in Raymond Smullyan's book What Is the Name of This Book?
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