A group of genius Koreans are participating in a series of matches where the winner gains a garnet.
If only you knew how to play these games too...
Match 1
Player 1 has the right questions, but which set of 10 standard uppercase letters will give the right answers?
- Can it be written using only straight lines?
- Does it have a horizontal line of symmetry?
- Does it have a vertical line of symmetry?
- Is it always a vowel?
- Is it in the first half of the alphabet?
- Is it in the title of the viral video by Pikotaro?
- Is it on an odd number on a T9 keypad?
- Is it on the top row of a QWERTY keyboard?
- Is it the symbol of an element in groups 14 to 17?
2 9 7 6 5 1 8
Match 2
Player 1 and Player 2 are playing a bidding game. Both players are rational. The lamps for each player show the state after that player's bid for that round.
If the player responding in a round could bid different amounts that achieve the same guaranteed outcome, the player would spend the minimum amount necessary.
Round 1
Player 1 leads ▯
Player 2 responds ▮
Player 1 wins round 1
Round 2
Player 1 leads ▮
Player 2 says "I'll have a 10% chance of winning this round."
Player 2 responds ▮
Player 1 wins round 2
Round 3
Player 1 leads ▯
Player 2 says "I'll have a higher chance to win this round than to lose or draw combined."
Player 2 responds ▯
Player 2 wins round 3
Player 1 says "Thought I had a good shot too since I bid more than my first 2 bids combined."
Round 4
Player 2 leads ▮
Player 1 says "If I bid the maximum amount I can without affecting the lamps, I will have a 40% chance of winning this round. But instead, I'll bid the same amount as I did in round 2."
Player 1 responds ▮
Player 2 wins round 4
Round 5
Player 2 leads ▯
Player 1 says, "Based on what I know, I will bid the minimum amount to guarantee a win in this round. This happens to be 1 more than what I bid in round 1".
Player 1 responds ▯
Player 1 wins round 5
Player 2 says, "I bid twice of what I bid in round 4".
Round 6
Player 1 leads ▮
Player 2 says "I'll play safe here and just guarantee a win in this round."
Player 2 responds ▮
Player 2 wins round 6
Round 7
Player 2 leads ▯
Player 1 responds ▮
Player 2 wins round 7
Player 2 says "I'm now left with a number of points which is a power of 2."
Round 8
Player 2 leads ▯
Player 1 says "I must win both rounds to win the entire game. There's two bids which give me a 50% chance of winning and 5% chance of draw (of the entire game). I'll bid one of these amounts."
Player 1 responds ▯
Player 1 wins round 8
Round 9
Player 1 leads ▯
Player 2 responds ▯
Player 1 wins round 9
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Match 3
Even though not all boards had Haps, Player 1 is a genius who found all 64 across the boards before the games even started.
Nine squares on a larger square with a green star on a black background. The nine squares show:
- A yellow circle on a white background
- A blue square on a gray background
- A blue triangle on a black background
- A blue triangle on a white background
- A red circle on a black background
- A red triangle on a gray background
- A red circle on a white background
- A yellow triangle on a gray background
- A yellow circle on a black background
Nine squares on a larger square with an orange sun on a white background. The nine squares show:
- A yellow triangle on a black background
- A red square on a gray background
- A red circle on a black background
- A yellow square on a white background
- A blue circle on a gray background
- A red circle on a white background
- A red triangle on a gray background
- A yellow triangle on a white background
- A yellow square on a black background
Nine squares on a larger square with a green star on a black background. The nine squares show:
- A blue square on a gray background
- A red triangle on a black background
- A blue square on a black background
- A red circle on a gray background
- A yellow square on a gray background
- A blue circle on a gray background
- A blue triangle on a black background
- A red square on a gray background
- A red square on a black background
Nine squares on a larger square with a purple moon on a black background. The nine squares show:
- A red triangle on a black background
- A yellow square on a white background
- A red square on a gray background
- A yellow circle on a gray background
- A blue triangle on a white background
- A yellow circle on a white background
- A yellow square on a black background
- A red circle on a gray background
- A red triangle on a gray background
Nine squares on a larger square with an orange sun on a white background. The nine squares show:
- A yellow circle on a black background
- A yellow square on a gray background
- A blue triangle on a gray background
- A blue circle on a black background
- A blue square on a white background
- A yellow circle on a white background
- A red circle on a white background
- A red triangle on a gray background
- A red circle on a black background
Nine squares on a larger square with a purple moon on a black background. The nine squares show:
- A blue square on a black background
- A yellow square on a gray background
- A blue circle on a white background
- A red circle on a gray background
- A red triangle on a white background
- A blue square on a gray background
- A yellow square on a white background
- A blue square on a white background
- A yellow triangle on a gray background
Nine squares on a larger square with a green moon on a gray background. The nine squares show:
- A red circle on a gray background
- A red circle on a white background
- A yellow circle on a white background
- A blue square on a black background
- A yellow triangle on a black background
- A red square on a white background
- A yellow square on a gray background
- A blue circle on a gray background
- A red triangle on a black background
Nine squares on a larger square with a green moon on a gray background. The nine squares show:
- A yellow triangle on a white background
- A blue square on a white background
- A blue circle on a gray background
- A blue triangle on a gray background
- A red square on a black background
- A red triangle on a black background
- A yellow square on a black background
- A red circle on a black background
- A blue square on a gray background
Nine squares on a larger square with a green moon on a white background. The nine squares show:
- A blue circle on a gray background
- A red circle on a black background
- A yellow circle on a white background
- A blue triangle on a white background
- A red triangle on a black background
- A yellow square on a gray background
- A blue square on a black background
- A red square on a black background
- A red square on a white background
Nine squares on a larger square with a green sun on a black background. The nine squares show:
- A yellow circle on a gray background
- A blue triangle on a black background
- A yellow square on a gray background
- A yellow triangle on a gray background
- A red circle on a white background
- A red square on a white background
- A blue circle on a black background
- A yellow square on a black background
- A red triangle on a black background
Nine squares on a larger square with a green moon on a white background. The nine squares show:
- A yellow square on a white background
- A yellow triangle on a white background
- A yellow circle on a gray background
- A blue circle on a white background
- A red circle on a black background
- A red triangle on a white background
- A blue square on a gray background
- A red triangle on a gray background
- A red square on a white background
Nine squares on a larger square with an orange star on a gray background. The nine squares show:
- A blue circle on a black background
- A blue circle on a gray background
- A blue circle on a white background
- A yellow triangle on a black background
- A red square on a black background
- A red square on a white background
- A red square on a gray background
- A yellow triangle on a gray background
- A red triangle on a white background
Nine squares on a larger square with an orange star on a gray background. The nine squares show:
- A red triangle on a white background
- A red circle on a gray background
- A red square on a black background
- A yellow square on a gray background
- A blue circle on a black background
- A blue triangle on a gray background
- A yellow circle on a white background
- A blue square on a white background
- A yellow triangle on a gray background
Nine squares on a larger square with a green sun on a black background. The nine squares show:
- A blue circle on a black background
- A blue circle on a gray background
- A blue circle on a white background
- A yellow triangle on a black background
- A red square on a black background
- A red square on a white background
- A red square on a gray background
- A yellow triangle on a gray background
- A yellow triangle on a white background
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| Nine squares on a larger square with a green star on a black background. The nine squares show: | Nine squares on a larger square with an orange sun on a white background. The nine squares show: | Nine squares on a larger square with a green star on a black background. The nine squares show: | Nine squares on a larger square with a purple moon on a black background. The nine squares show: |
| A yellow circle on a white background | A yellow triangle on a black background | A blue square on a gray background | A red triangle on a black background |
| A blue square on a gray background | A red square on a gray background | A red triangle on a black background | A yellow square on a white background |
| A blue triangle on a black background | A red circle on a black background | A blue square on a black background | A red square on a gray background |
| A blue triangle on a white background | A yellow square on a white background | A red circle on a gray background | A yellow circle on a gray background |
| A red circle on a black background | A blue circle on a gray background | A yellow square on a gray background | A blue triangle on a white background |
| A red triangle on a gray background | A red circle on a white background | A blue circle on a gray background | A yellow circle on a white background |
| A red circle on a white background | A red triangle on a gray background | A blue triangle on a black background | A yellow square on a black background |
| A yellow triangle on a gray background | A yellow triangle on a white background | A red square on a gray background | A red circle on a gray background |
| A yellow circle on a black background | A yellow square on a black background | A red square on a black background | A red triangle on a gray background |
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| Nine squares on a larger square with an orange sun on a white background. The nine squares show: | Nine squares on a larger square with a purple moon on a black background. The nine squares show: | Nine squares on a larger square with a green moon on a gray background. The nine squares show: | Nine squares on a larger square with a green moon on a gray background. The nine squares show: |
| A yellow circle on a black background | A blue square on a black background | A red circle on a gray background | A yellow triangle on a white background |
| A yellow square on a gray background | A yellow square on a gray background | A red circle on a white background | A blue square on a white background |
| A blue triangle on a gray background | A blue circle on a white background | A yellow circle on a white background | A blue circle on a gray background |
| A blue circle on a black background | A red circle on a gray background | A blue square on a black background | A blue triangle on a gray background |
| A blue square on a white background | A red triangle on a white background | A yellow triangle on a black background | A red square on a black background |
| A yellow circle on a white background | A blue square on a gray background | A red square on a white background | A red triangle on a black background |
| A red circle on a white background | A yellow square on a white background | A yellow square on a gray background | A yellow square on a black background |
| A red triangle on a gray background | A blue square on a white background | A blue circle on a gray background | A red circle on a black background |
| A red circle on a black background | A yellow triangle on a gray background | A red triangle on a black background | A blue square on a gray background |
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| Nine squares on a larger square with a green moon on a white background. The nine squares show: | Nine squares on a larger square with a green sun on a black background. The nine squares show: | Nine squares on a larger square with a green moon on a white background. The nine squares show: | Nine squares on a larger square with an orange star on a gray background. The nine squares show: |
| A blue circle on a gray background | A yellow circle on a gray background | A yellow square on a white background | A blue circle on a black background |
| A red circle on a black background | A blue triangle on a black background | A yellow triangle on a white background | A blue circle on a gray background |
| A yellow circle on a white background | A yellow square on a gray background | A yellow circle on a gray background | A blue circle on a white background |
| A blue triangle on a white background | A yellow triangle on a gray background | A blue circle on a white background | A yellow triangle on a black background |
| A red triangle on a black background | A red circle on a white background | A red circle on a black background | A red square on a black background |
| A yellow square on a gray background | A red square on a white background | A red triangle on a white background | A red square on a white background |
| A blue square on a black background | A blue circle on a black background | A blue square on a gray background | A red square on a gray background |
| A red square on a black background | A yellow square on a black background | A red triangle on a gray background | A yellow triangle on a gray background |
| A red square on a white background | A red triangle on a black background | A red square on a white background | A red triangle on a white background |
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| Nine squares on a larger square with an orange star on a gray background. The nine squares show: | Nine squares on a larger square with a green sun on a black background. The nine squares show: | ||
| A red triangle on a white background | A blue circle on a black background | ||
| A red circle on a gray background | A blue circle on a gray background | ||
| A red square on a black background | A blue circle on a white background | ||
| A yellow square on a gray background | A yellow triangle on a black background | ||
| A blue circle on a black background | A red square on a black background | ||
| A blue triangle on a gray background | A red square on a white background | ||
| A yellow circle on a white background | A red square on a gray background | ||
| A blue square on a white background | A yellow triangle on a gray background | ||
| A yellow triangle on a gray background | A yellow triangle on a white background |
Seven squares in a row. The seven squares show:
- An orange star on a gray background
- A green moon on a gray background
- An orange sun on a white background
- A green moon on a white background
- A purple moon on a black background
- A green star on a black background
- A green sun on a black background
Match 4
After losing the first three hands, Player 1 managed to produce the crucial next seven outright winning hands to defeat Player 2. (Round bets are not shown and can be ignored)
Player 1
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Match 5
Player 1 always managed to see the next winning move in all the positions, putting them together visually.
[See puzzle page for Match 5]
Match 6
Player 1 has to first practice getting past different targets, to formulate a winning plan.
[See puzzle page for Match 6]
Match 7
The convoluted questions and answers are making it difficult for you to extract the answers out of each of these players.
PLAYER2
In your number, is the smallest or joint smallest digit the first digit?
PLAYER1
No
PLAYER1
Amongst the digits in your number, how many digits are larger than the first digit?
PLAYER2
Two [an alarm sounds]
Argh, still getting the hang of this! Okay I will reveal that my number does not have the digit 0. It's not an important digit anyway.
PLAYER2
In your number, is the largest or joint largest digit the second digit?
PLAYER1
No
PLAYER1
Amongst the digits in your number, how many digits are smaller than the third digit?
PLAYER2
Two [an alarm sounds again]
Oops, again! Fine, I will reveal that my number does not have the digit 4 either.
PLAYER2
In your number, are there at least 2 other digits which are equal to or larger than the last digit?
PLAYER1
No
PLAYER1
In your number, is the second digit smaller than the last digit?
PLAYER2
Yes
PLAYER2
Is the sum of the 4 digits in your number equal to the typical number of digits on each hand?
PLAYER1
No
PLAYER1
Is the product of the 4 digits in your number equal to the total number of degrees in the interior angles of a triangle?
PLAYER2
No
PLAYER2
When you perform Kaprekar's routine on your four digit number, is the number of iterations before you get the result 6174 equal to the number of Mystery Hunts we have solved together?
PLAYER1
No
PLAYER1
Is the sum of the 4 digits in your number equal to the same day of the month as our birthdays?
PLAYER2
No
PLAYER2
When you perform the bitwise XOR operation on the first and last digits of your number, is the result equal to 0?
PLAYER1
Yes
PLAYER1
I know your number! Answer is ...
PLAYER2
Dang, I know your number too! Answer is ...
| PLAYER2 | In your number, is the smallest or joint smallest digit the first digit? | ||
| PLAYER1 | No | ||
| PLAYER1 | Amongst the digits in your number, how many digits are larger than the first digit? | ||
| PLAYER2 | Two [an alarm sounds]
Argh, still getting the hang of this! Okay I will reveal that my number does not have the digit 0. It's not an important digit anyway. | ||
| PLAYER2 | In your number, is the largest or joint largest digit the second digit? | ||
| PLAYER1 | No | ||
| PLAYER1 | Amongst the digits in your number, how many digits are smaller than the third digit? | ||
| PLAYER2 | Two [an alarm sounds again]
Oops, again! Fine, I will reveal that my number does not have the digit 4 either. | ||
| PLAYER2 | In your number, are there at least 2 other digits which are equal to or larger than the last digit? | ||
| PLAYER1 | No | ||
| PLAYER1 | In your number, is the second digit smaller than the last digit? | ||
| PLAYER2 | Yes | ||
| PLAYER2 | Is the sum of the 4 digits in your number equal to the typical number of digits on each hand? | ||
| PLAYER1 | No | ||
| PLAYER1 | Is the product of the 4 digits in your number equal to the total number of degrees in the interior angles of a triangle? | ||
| PLAYER2 | No | ||
| PLAYER2 | When you perform Kaprekar's routine on your four digit number, is the number of iterations before you get the result 6174 equal to the number of Mystery Hunts we have solved together? | ||
| PLAYER1 | No | ||
| PLAYER1 | Is the sum of the 4 digits in your number equal to the same day of the month as our birthdays? | ||
| PLAYER2 | No | ||
| PLAYER2 | When you perform the bitwise XOR operation on the first and last digits of your number, is the result equal to 0? | ||
| PLAYER1 | Yes | ||
| PLAYER1 | I know your number! Answer is ... | ||
| PLAYER2 | Dang, I know your number too! Answer is ... |
Match 8
Making the next move, Player 1 delivered mate on his fourth move using his General, despite Player 2 defending optimally to delay the mate as long as possible.
[See puzzle page for Match 8]
Garnet Tower Stacking
After winning all 8 matches, Player 1 uses the 8 garnets in a final brand new death match of Garnet Tower Stacking. Letters (including the unknown one) on each level should match.
