One of them thinking games...

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: Entity
Damn, good riddle.

DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK UNLESS YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO SOLVE IT.

Re-worded riddle:

(4.) Say that five pirates have one hundred gold coins and they have to divide the coins between themselves. In order of seniority (suppose Pirate 5 is most senior, Pirate 1 is least senior), the most senior pirate proposes a distribution of the coins. He suggets that the pirates all vote and if at least fifty percent accept the proposal, the coins are divided as proposed. Otherwise, the most senior pirate will be executed, and the remaining pirates will start over again with the next senior pirate. Quetsion: What solution does the most senior pirate propose? (Here make the assumption that the pirates are all very intelligent and they are all extremely greedy and that they would prefer not to die. Also "fifty percent" means that three pirates must vote for the proposal when there are five for the proposal to pass; two must vote for the proposal if there are four pirates, etc.)

Beattie, any idea if your riddle might be off in the 50% aspect - kill/no kill aspect?

In that version, a tie wins

 

[Luagsch]

Beattie, you got the solution before the thread dies?
you could also pm it if you want the guessing to go on )

 

[Entity]

Originally posted by: Luagsch
Beattie, you got the solution before the thread dies?
you could also pm it if you want the guessing to go on )

Click the link I posted. Beattie corrected his riddle to make it the same as mine.

Rob

 

[opticalmace]

omg this riddle is batty