Incredibly difficult logic problem.

[Pan1cMode]

PM me, too lazy to think and this is interesting.

Won't let me PM you lol.

 

[Euphoric]

@colt help us out man, you know programming.

 

[Doombawkz]

I found out and am disappoint.

My answer was WAY cooler.

 

[Eldriken]

I found out and am disappoint.

My answer was WAY cooler.

Yeah, that was kind of a disappointing answer, huh?

Thanks for letting me know, @Pan1cMode.

 

[Doombawkz]

Like it was smart and I didn't think of it, but c'mon man...
Making the guards end up "pointless" *rimshot*

 

[Euphoric]

Lol, good luck guys.

 

[NRF CharlieMurphy]

Logic is never "cool"

 

[Solid]

Please PM me the answer. My brain is fried.

 

[Juggs]

Please PM me the answer. My brain is fried.

Yeah just PM me as well. I put all my energy into my first solution and by the responses it seems the actual solution is not worth the effort, lol.

 

[RexyWrecks]

Are you told which guard is truthful and which one is not?

 

[fr stack]

turn around and walk the other way guys

 

[Pan1cMode]

Are you told which guard is truthful and which one is not?

No. You don't know which guard is which, you also don't know which of da and ba mean yes and which means no.

turn around and walk the other way guys

Bu.. bu... untold riches gais.

I have updated the OP with a clue.

 

[PLAYING TO WIN]

the point is... there are multiple solutions.

 

[Yoaks]

Please PM me this! My brain can't handle this. lol

 

[Pan1cMode]

the point is... there are multiple solutions.

The way the puzzle is phrased, there is only one solution (albeit you could word it differently).

 

[EnergyKD]

Kill the three guards and use my gps to find which way is correct.

But your GPS leads to certain death.

 

[pherleece]

If anyone needs help with this, this exact scenario was used in the original Dr. Who. It was either the 3rd or 4th Doctor thats about 4 seasons to cover

 

[NRF CharlieMurphy]

So if I asked the first guard....
"Does da mean yes if and only if you tell the truth and the 2nd guard speaks randomly?"

If he answers da... then... I know that the 3rd Guard is Either one of the Truth/Liar and that the 2nd Guard speaks random
If he answers ba... then ... I know that the 2nd Guard is either one of the truth/liar and the 3rd guard speaks random.

Now I simply can go to the guard i've deduced as the truth/liar and ask the simple question "Does da mean yes if 1 equals 1?"

If he answers da, then I know he is the truth.
If he answer ba, then i know he is the liar.

ask the last guard "Will the first path lead me to the riches?"

edit: the first question is worded weird... but i'm pretty sure that it flawlessly tells me which guard is random even if the guard i asked is random... could be wrong tho
@Pan1cMode

 

[MidTierHarley]

This remind me of the Gate Guardian Yugioh episode where yugi has to choose the right door to advance to Pegasus...Yughioh kicks ass

 

[EnergyKD]

So if I asked the first guard....
"Does da mean yes if and only if you tell the truth and the 2nd guard speaks randomly?"

If he answers da... then... I know that the 3rd Guard is Either one of the Truth/Liar and that the 2nd Guard speaks random
If he answers ba... then ... I know that the 2nd Guard is either one of the truth/liar and the 3rd guard speaks random.

Now I simply can go to the guard i've deduced as the truth/liar and ask the simple question "Does da mean yes if 1 equals 1?"

If he answers da, then I know he is the truth.
If he answer ba, then i know he is the liar.

ask the last guard "Will the first path lead me to the riches?"

edit: the first question is worded weird... but i'm pretty sure that it flawlessly tells me which guard is random even if the guard i asked is random... could be wrong tho

 

[Eldriken]

Hahaha. That would be so embarrassing.

 

[MidTierHarley]

Please PM me I'm not smart

 

[EnergyKD]

Please PM me I'm not smart

Same I can't figure it out.

 

[Johnny San]

It's not that one of the guards speaks randomly, it's that he will either say a truthful answer or a false one. If asked a certain question, he will have no choice but to answer a certain way.

For example: Let's say the path to the right has the riches and "Ba" meant "yes". If you asked this question, "Would you say 'Ba' if I asked you if the pathway to the right had the riches?", they would all answer yes. If "Ba" meant "no", they would answer no. If the path with the left has the riches, they would all answer "no" if "Ba" meant "yes". They would answer "yes" if "Ba" meant "no".

This doesn't solve the situation but I put a couple minutes of work into it so I'm posting it. This question is 2deep4me.

 

[input]

Wouldn't the question be to ask them if they are all lying or telling the truth?