Can you work in group or who'll be the survivor?

mathsyperson · 2005-12-18 01:38:06

We don't have people being II, VI, VII, VIII or IX.

krassi_holmz · 2005-12-18 01:53:10

OK. I'll be nineth.
IX: black

mathsyperson · 2005-12-18 02:31:27

I'll be VIII, if that's OK.

VIII: black

krassi_holmz · 2005-12-18 02:57:41

Now i'll be VII
white

mathsyperson · 2005-12-18 03:04:30

It's a bit silly, because we've already read the hat colours when deciding what other people should say, but there's no way to get around it. I'll do VI.

VI: black

And MathsIsFun already claimed V, so let's wait for him.

krassi_holmz · 2005-12-18 05:24:43

Yes. Waiting for MSF...

MathsIsFun · 2005-12-18 09:30:04

Amazing logic!

If I get it right, "X" said white, so there are an even number of white hats ahead of him, correct?

And so far I know that the hats revealed are (W for "X", but doesn't count because he couldn't see it), B, B, W, B, giving an odd number of Ws between "X" and me.

Now, I can see an odd number of Ws ahead of me, and that makes an even number of white hats (excluding mine). So I can't be "W" or that would make an odd number, so I must be "B".

(Yes, I have revealed extra info, but maybe someone needs help following the logic?)

"V": Black

ryos · 2005-12-19 18:02:34

IV: White.

John E. Franklin · 2005-12-20 09:21:30

Woops, I forgot to read the 2nd page of responses in the thread...
so I erased my response...
...
Okay, now I've read everything, so I'm gonna be person #2.
And I must say mathsyperson was really on the ball to figure out this scheme!!!

Last edited by John E. Franklin (2005-12-20 09:38:43)

mathsyperson · 2005-12-20 09:47:09

Well, I never would have got it if jjjj hadn't sparked it with her comment about the 5 hats. Speaking of which, where is she? We're waiting for her.

justlookingforthemoment · 2005-12-22 16:06:06

Okay. So there's an even number of white hats. And according to all the infomation given...

III: white.

Hope I understood and didn't muck it up!

krassi_holmz · 2005-12-23 09:14:47

For naw everything is OK. Everybody except me have guessed their color right.

John E. Franklin · 2005-12-27 12:29:26

My turn.

II. white

mathsyperson · 2005-12-28 00:15:25

And person I finishes off by saying that his hat is black.

We beat the tribe!

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