A game of logic, Which statue lies and which tells the truth?

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ex nihilo
view post Posted on 22/12/2011, 23:48




A text adventure from a game I played.

In this game, a man is stuck in a dream and two individual go into save him from it.
These two individuals need to go into find him and return him to the real world. They search the dream,
coming across a whole manner of various artworks. Ranging from mordern, to classical.

The two individuals come eventually across three statues. Each unidentifiable from the rest, apart
from a word engraved onto each statues arm. 'Alpha', 'Beta' and 'Gamma'.

Only one form is real, the others false.
The real one will only speak the truth.
The others will only speak lies.

Each statue began to move and bowed down.

"Please" said Alpha. "You have to get me out of this nightmare. I am real."
"Stop lying" said Beta. "Alpha is a fake you know. I am the real one."
"What a load of crap" Gamma said. "Beta is fake. Everybody knows I am the real one round here."

The three statues silenced, and returned to their original form. The two then began to wonder which one was
telling the truth. And which was telling lies.

Only one form is real, the others false.
The real one will only speak the truth.
The others will only speak lies.

Is it...

>Alpha
>Beta
>Gamma
 
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FionaK
view post Posted on 23/12/2011, 08:35




I will try: I say Beta is real.

SPOILER (click to view)
Gamma lies by saying everybody know it is the real one: they don't. It only tell lies and it says Beta is fake: therefore Beta is not fake

Alpha seems to be a red herring though it lies when saying it is real.

Beta says the truth in both statements if this reasoning is correct


This is a variation of Smullyan's Knights and Knaves problems is it not? Anyone who likes this sort of puzzle might enjoy those if they have not come across them
 
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ex nihilo
view post Posted on 23/12/2011, 19:09




Correct. ;)
 
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