A riddle popped in my mind some time ago.
A man is celebrating his 20th Birthday. After the cake is cut and the dinner is done, he addresses the crowd. "Thanks for joining me today to celebrate my 20th Birthday. Very thankful to you people" , he says. The crowd cheers. "Next year when I turn ...
Following on from my previous Yajilin, I wanted to make a harder one for your entertainment and amusement, and hopefully to keep @Deusovi occupied for more than 20 minutes.
Rules (shamelessly stolen from @Athin's post)
Draw a line to make a single loop.
Lines pass through the cent...
Need to lend a tenner?
No interest ever.
Just a fee for my end,
A third of what I lend.
Falling short of the fee?
I will lend it to thee!
What do I lend you all together?
The day before yesterday, I was 20 years old, and next year I will turn 23. What day is it today?
Note: This is not lateral-thinking, and the solution is real and makes sense.
@OmegaKrypton Did you mean to skip the jack in your Piece de Resistance series? @Deusovi pointed out that it was weird, and I agree. I've just been at work/too lazy to ask in chat
His profile says he's from Hong Kong, and it's 4:15 AM there now, so if he joins the chat, we should have the answer by tonight
also, I suck at cryptic clues, but @GarethMcCaughan, is "intoxicant dissolved in blood" a clue to anagram blood and intoxicant?
Spiral Stumper Series is a $5$-puzzles series taken from the Final Round of a local (national) contest, KPK, which has been ended recently and authored by me. The theme is spiral and each puzzle is standalone (there will be no meta, etc.)
Ripple Effect (taken from Nikoli)
The area...
With White to move, how long will it take for both sides to cooperate, i.e. this is a helpmate, and checkmate Black?
This is based on a problem made made by Otto Blathy. And yes, I know that the postion is illegal.
Following on from my previous Yajilin, I wanted to make a harder one for your entertainment and amusement, and hopefully to keep @Deusovi occupied for more than 20 minutes.
Rules (shamelessly stolen from @Athin's post)
Draw a line to make a single loop.
Lines pass through the cent...
Need to lend a tenner?
No interest ever.
Just a fee for my end,
A third of what I lend.
Falling short of the fee?
I will lend it to thee!
What do I lend you all together?
The day before yesterday, I was 20 years old, and next year I will turn 23. What day is it today?
Note: This is not lateral-thinking, and the solution is real and makes sense.
Spiral Stumper Series is a $5$-puzzles series taken from the Final Round of a local (national) contest, KPK, which has been ended recently and authored by me. The theme is spiral and each puzzle is standalone (there will be no meta, etc.)
Ripple Effect (taken from Nikoli)
The area...
With White to move, how long will it take for both sides to cooperate, i.e. this is a helpmate, and checkmate Black?
This is based on a problem made made by Otto Blathy. And yes, I know that the postion is illegal.
