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"
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