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(Message started by: K Dolquin on Dec 13^th, 2004, 11:11am)

Title: I need a riddle like Rice,Chicken ,Dog
Post by K Dolquin on Dec 13^th, 2004, 11:11am

I need a riddle that is similar to the one under easy riddles - on the same line as Rice Chicked Dog, but with seven people crossing the river - doesn't have to be too detailed because I will possibly alter it - but I myself cannot get it to work right.

Any help would be appreciated.

Also I would need the solution - its for a project I am working on - a short movie.

But it has to be seven -

Thanks

Title: Re: I need a riddle like Rice,Chicken ,Dog
Post by Noke Lieu on Dec 13^th, 2004, 10:30pm

There is a river crossing with three couples. Let covetousness be the boat or something. Pride could be narator?

Oh, could do it a tower of brahma sort of thing. Lots of steps for 7 disks though...

Title: Re: I need a riddle like Rice,Chicken ,Dog
Post by k dolquin on Dec 16^th, 2004, 9:59am

thank-you

Title: Re: I need a riddle like Rice,Chicken ,Dog
Post by asterix on Dec 16^th, 2004, 10:42am

I can't give you a riddle without knowing more about why you need it or what circumstances will surround it but here are some suggestions.
Set a number of restrictions about who can be with whom, for example.
Three couples and a single man.
No couple can be left alone or they'll get into a fight.
No man can be left with a woman who's not his spouse unless at least one of them has a spouse present.
No two men can take the boat across because they'll fight about who gets to drive.
Other restrictions might depend on the story you're writing and who these seven people are. (For example, the people could be prisoners and guards, and you can never leave prisoners either alone or outnumbering the guards)
You could combine classic riddles, for example, the boat only holds 300 pounds without sinking, and several of the people weigh close to that by themselves.
Or there's a time limit and each person rows at a different speed, but they'll tire out if you reuse the fastest rowers without a rest break.
You need to give more plot details before we could have any hope of coming up with a fitting riddle.

Title: Re: I need a riddle like Rice,Chicken ,Dog
Post by Noke Lieu on Dec 16^th, 2004, 6:44pm

Very good points asterix.
combine them all, and you have a MONSTER of a puzzle. I was thinking of a bridge crossing too- there's a nice one with 5 folk at pastellina.com (1,3,6,8,12 seconds, 30 seconds total)

Thinking about it a bit more... Each could have a distinctly weighted lumps of metal... sort of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 21, 53kg and have to accurately determine the mass of a series of things?
Ey... will you give us a credit?
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