soop

Nope that's not it - Dupin knows before then - in fact, that's why he goes there. Welcome to the boards btw! Oh, and try to use the "spoilers" thing under the smileys - it just lets you hide spoilers

I said the exact same thing

lol

lmf

To be honest, I did find it quite obvious because:

Oh, I know, I don't think it's fair of me to solve it, I just wanted put that in a spoiler so it wouldn't influence anyone. I'ma shut up now O_o

This isn't as long, but the thought did occur:

Ah, I couldn't remember which way around it was. I'm fairly certain I know the answer now, having heard this before (not on this site) but I'm not sure of anything but what the discs are for, and uhhm

No, I don't believe it was here. I'm not sure where it was. Unless it was here, and it came up in the "puzzle of the day" thing on igoogle.

OOOOHH! Good one! I'm stumped

Ah, seen this one before. A good one though.

Let's hope I get this one right Seriously, I've checked this one quite a lot, so it should be ok. But I wouldn't recommend this for non-poker fans. 4 people are playing Texas 5 card hold-em. Assuming they all stay into the end, who wins the pot? (and what cards do they each have)? There is one pair on the table (shared cards) There are two 8's in total There are three fives in total There was a 5 on the flop Player B holds a pair (and is the only player to do so) The turn card was a Queen. One player has two clubs. There are 2 Spades in total There are 4 of one type of picture card. There are 6 Picture cards in total. One player has the Ace of hearts The highest card Player C has is the Jack of clubs The lowest card Player A has is the Queen of spades The river was a Club One player holds consecutive cards in his hand Both the 8's are different colours. Player D holds only red cards Player B holds no red-suited cards in his hand There are 3 picture cards on the table (shared cards) The 8 of diamonds is not present. There is only one jack in total Of the 2 non-picture cards on the table, at least one player holds at least one of the same numbered card in his hand. There are three clubs on the table (shared cards) Of the pair on the table, (shared cards) they are both different colours (one red, one black). All the players holding only red cards have different suited cards. There is a diamond on the table (shared cards) The river was the second card of a pair on the table Just to clarify, if a player "holds" cards, that means no-one else can see or use them but that player. By "on the table" I mean the 5 cards that any of the 4 players can use. If I say there is a pair on either the table or being held, that does not mean there are only 2 of that card in total.

This is just a quick one, shouldn't be too hard. Myself and my good friend, the celebrated Monsieur C. August Dupin were to attend a banquet held, and attended by some very influential people in the south of France. Many people of great importance were to be there, and I had secured, through my friend two invitations. I intended to publish my coverage of the event in a periodical I was working freelance for at the time. In the week leading up to the event, news came to us of a wealthy Merchant Captain, who had landed just in with silks and other goods from far-away China. Naturally he was invited to attend the event, and provided great entertainment with his tales of the sea. It was after lunch that my good friend approached me. "During the national anthem," he began (for the National anthem was always played at such important events) "did you not notice something strange?" I replied in the negative - everyone had stood for the anthem without exception, as was quite ordinary. "Indeed…" he mused. "And that is what is extraordinary. Come. We must attend this interesting character of the Sea Captain." And so we did, delightful chap as he was. Very interesting, and full of insight into the latest topics of interest (including the recent scandal involving Madame L______). Towards the end of the night, he enquired as to the directions of the nearby bastille, intimating that he had some important information of a military nature. And so we retired. The next day after lunch, I accompanied Dupin to the bastille, on which he insisted was extremely urgent and important business. As we were greeted by the Commander in charge, Dupin asked if he had been paid a visit by the sea Captain. "Indeed I have" says the Commander "- and a damn good thing too. He reported seeing a fleet of the Spanish Navy lurking some miles west off the coast yesterday. Up to no good I must say, but we'd best make all haste to intercept them before they do any real harm." "Do not believe what this 'sea Captain' has told you." Said Dupin with the utmost gravity. "He is a liar, and He is certainly not whom he claims to be." Why did Dupin say this?

Sorry about getting the last 2 too quickly

Now that's lateral thinking

Hahah! TBH, I thought it would be at least half the squares on the board, but just reading through, I'm more and more astounded. I didn't thing Poudre's original 32 could be beater, but again and again, I've been proven wrong. I just don't see how primes' epic configuration can be beaten. Guys, just want to say I'm really stoked - I honestly didn't believe the puzzle would be this good when I thought of it (especially after the initial mistakes - grrr). Thanks all

Chucks answer was the one I was going for, but mumbles' answer works equally well, as I made a mistake (again)

That's beautiful! TBH, I never got anything as good as that. I think you're the winner! (Oh, I've checked, and I can see no flaws). If anyone can do better, I'd be surprised - welcome to the boards, and what an entrance! Ah, Just looking again, I've spotted an escape route, which makes it a tad uglier.

Lady Aster is hosting a party for some close friends. It's a very posh affair, and everyone is terribly afraid of breaking protocol (a very delicate operation). There are 8 guests. Lasy Aster is engaged with conversation with Doctor Andrews, who's partner Francis is in turn talking to Major Rhineheart. Between Major Rhineheart and the long-suffering General Goldman, are Mrs Goldman and Mrs Rhineheart engaged in deep and high-pitched conversation. Lastly, The Widow Rimbaud is chewing the ear of the General. Everyone is starving, but the women are too engaged in conversation to realise that the doctor, the Major and the General are all politely waiting for the women to begin chowing down, so that they can eat. Given that: 1. The Doctor, General and Major will not begin eating first, and 2. The women will pass out before they break conversation (and cannot do both simultaneously) Who eats first, to the quiet relief of all?

This is the sneaky thing about it; you start off pretty good, spacing them out as wisely as possible - but then there will be one little gap, and pretty soon you're flooded with knights. It's a real killer.