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<blockquote data-quote="mcv" data-source="post: 1807480" data-attributes="member: 25173">Sounds a bit like a set of logic problems I encountered ages ago. They were called &quot;De Prinses en de Tijger&quot; (Dutch for &quot;The Princess and the Tiger&quot;). I found a Dutch page detailing the problem at <a href="http://home01.wxs.nl/~arts0150/de_prinses_en_de_tijger.htm" target="_blank">http://home01.wxs.nl/~arts0150/de_prinses_en_de_tijger.htm</a> (which I'm not gonna translate for you). If I google for the English name, I only find references to erotic stories, unfortunately.Basically, what these puzzles entail, is that there are two or more doors, and each door has a sign saying something about what's behind this or another door, or about the truth of the statement on a door. Often the truth of the statement is tied to the contents of the room (princess -&gt; true, tiger -&gt; false), but that's not the case with every puzzle. This setup could easily be replaced with statues and plaques on those statues.The first (very easy) puzzle has two doors. One says: &quot;This room contains a princess and the other room contains a tiger&quot; and the other room says &quot;One of these rooms contains a princess and one of these rooms contains a tiger&quot;. One statement is true, one is false.The last puzzle is a bit more complex. It has 9 rooms, one of which contains a princess, and the others are either empty or contain a tiger. The sign on the princess' room is true, tiger room signs are false, and empty room signs can be false or true.Your problem requires a lot more rooms, so adapting this puzzle requires a bit of work. You could ofcourse mix several similar puzzles, each of which points to the right statue, or just gives a hint that will help the players solve the big main puzzle.mcv.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mcv, post: 1807480, member: 25173"] Sounds a bit like a set of logic problems I encountered ages ago. They were called "De Prinses en de Tijger" (Dutch for "The Princess and the Tiger"). I found a Dutch page detailing the problem at [URL=http://home01.wxs.nl/~arts0150/de_prinses_en_de_tijger.htm]http://home01.wxs.nl/~arts0150/de_prinses_en_de_tijger.htm[/URL] (which I'm not gonna translate for you). If I google for the English name, I only find references to erotic stories, unfortunately. Basically, what these puzzles entail, is that there are two or more doors, and each door has a sign saying something about what's behind this or another door, or about the truth of the statement on a door. Often the truth of the statement is tied to the contents of the room (princess -> true, tiger -> false), but that's not the case with every puzzle. This setup could easily be replaced with statues and plaques on those statues. The first (very easy) puzzle has two doors. One says: "This room contains a princess and the other room contains a tiger" and the other room says "One of these rooms contains a princess and one of these rooms contains a tiger". One statement is true, one is false. The last puzzle is a bit more complex. It has 9 rooms, one of which contains a princess, and the others are either empty or contain a tiger. The sign on the princess' room is true, tiger room signs are false, and empty room signs can be false or true. Your problem requires a lot more rooms, so adapting this puzzle requires a bit of work. You could ofcourse mix several similar puzzles, each of which points to the right statue, or just gives a hint that will help the players solve the big main puzzle. mcv. [/QUOTE]

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