Black Vienna Puzzle
Here's a real Black Vienna puzzle.
Your goal is to determine Black Vienna.
Your letters are USAM. The chart below lists all the
questions asked of each player. The Q column
indicates who asked the question; ABC is the
letters on the card;
# is the number they answered. The questions are
listed in the order they were asked of each player.
The last question asked was DLS of Barry by Alice.
Edgar is a first-time player, but capable; all the
other players are strong. You may not have a 100%
answer, but rather a very clear guess. That'll do.
Warning: this puzzle is not easy.
| You | |
Alice | |
Barry | |
Charlie | |
Dawn | |
Edgar |
|---|
| Q | ABC | # | |
Q | ABC | # | |
Q | ABC | # | |
Q | ABC | # | |
Q | ABC | # | |
Q | ABC | # |
|---|
| C | EÖR | 0 | |
B | FRX | 1 | |
D | LNV | 1 | |
A | AOS | 0 | |
Y | JQX | 2 | |
A | IPR | 0 |
| D | KMU | 2 | |
Y | IPR | 0 | |
E | BML | 0 | |
A | IPR | 2 | |
E | JTY | 1 | |
C | EUV | 1 |
| A | OUW | 1 | |
C | BHV | 0 | |
Y | DHR | 1 | |
B | OUW | 0 | |
Y | DHR | 0 | |
B | FÖY | 0 |
| D | BQT | 0 | |
E | HUZ | 0 | |
A | FÖY | 0 | |
A | FÖY | 1 | |
E | DJZ | 1 | |
B | EGW | 1 |
| C | AOS | 2 | |
E | ACL | 1 | |
Y | GPX | 1 | |
E | ITZ | 1 | |
C | APQ | 2 | |
D | BQT | 2 |
| | | |
D | BCY | 0 | |
C | KNT | 2 | |
B | EÖR | 1 | |
C | BCY | 0 | |
B | BHV | 1 |
| | | |
C | ENQ | 0 | |
A | DLS | 0 | |
D | DVY | 1 | |
A | HNÖ | 1 | |
| | |
| | | |
D | GKO | 1 | |
| | | |
A | BCY | 1 | |
| | | |
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Answer
Jeff Goldsmith, jeff@gg.caltech.edu, 2001