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Challenge 439: Who stole the cake?

Can you see through these lies and recover the delicious cake?

In each scenario, the following are true:

  • At least one alien is telling the truth, and at least one alien is lying
  • Exactly one alien stole the cake

In each scenario, who stole the cake? Make sure to include an explanation of your answer.

1) 

Arglbzz: "I stole the cake"

Brthflum: "Arglbzz stole the cake"

Clonk: "Brthflum didn't steal the cake"

2)

Arglbzz: "Brthflum stole the cake"

Brthflum: "It's my birthday today"

Clonk: "Anyone with an odd number of letters in their name is lying"

3)

Arglbzz: "The alien who stole the cake is lying"

Brthflum: "Exactly one of us is lying"

Clonk: "Exactly two of us are lying"

4)

Arglbzz: "Clonk didn't steal the cake"

Brthflum: "Arglbzz stole the cake"

Clonk: "This problem has a unique solution"