Thread: The Tower and the Towns Puzzle
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Old 07-07-2010, 10:19 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by LazyScot View Post
Probably somewhere between a hint and a spoiler...
Spoiler:

They are wise, and so they know that the other wise man (woman?) would only answer if they knew the number of towns. So if a night passes without them being released, they know that the other wise did not have enough information to deduce the answer.

And a little bit more of a hint/spoiler
Spoiler:

This represents and "Information flow" between the wise people, and they can make deductions about what the other must know after each night.

pffftt ...
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