Riddles

[ceasetoexist]

Hey, you know what I love? Being droned for a week and a half for absolutely no friggin' reason. No. That's just great.

Anyway, I'm bored, so lets play a game. Got a riddle for you. Well, I guess it's more like a logic puzzle then a riddle, but they're close enough to be the same thing. Whatever. So here it is:

Three duelists are standing off against one another. Technically, everything about each duelist seems similar: each has a gun and is the same distance apart from the others. Despite this, each duelist has a different possibility of hitting his opponents. Duelist A has a 90% chance of firing and hitting either oppoennt. Duelist B, however, only has a 60% chance of firing and hitting an opponent.

You are Duelist C. You have a 30% chance of firing and hitting either opponent. You can't run; running will have both of them automatically draw their guns on you. So you have to stay and do something. So, the question is who do you fire at in order to survive?

Comments

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

"You can get droned for no reason?

Also do they only get one shot each?"

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Sure do! Most of the time they have a reason, but not always. Lucky me, I got droned for god knows what.

Yep. Each gun only gets one shot.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

"That's pretty terrible.

How about you shoot at neither? Miss in a big way. Make it obvious you're terrible and they don't have a reason to gun for you?"

[enviousmath.livejournal.com]

Are the guns exactly the same?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Yep. Each is a revolver, one shot per gun.

[armywithcountry.livejournal.com]

What a stupid question. Thirty percent? If I fire at something, you can bet your ass that I'm going to hit it, every single damn time!

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Well, okay. See, it's a hypothetical question. It's not you personally firing, but the character you're playing as. Your own skill isn't part of the question.

[kihihi-witch.livejournal.com]

Kyakya! Maria would wait and watch them shoot each other!

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Yeah? What would you do if they decided to shoot you instead?

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

I think I may have an answer, but what are guns?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

It's a weapon that fires a projectile called a bullet. Because of the velocity its picks up, as well as the fact that it expands and explodes on contact, it's incredibly lethal.

[teawithpuzzles.livejournal.com]

Ah, this is a very clever puzzle.

I do believe the answer would be to aim and miss, meaning both duelists would not percieve you as a threat and leave you well alone. Am I correct?

[Filtered]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Yep. That's right.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Ah, Pokey, it's you! I was worried you were gone for good!

Hmm. I think I'd try to get them to fire at each other and duck! [He laughs.]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Pfft, and let this town take me over? No way!

[Because we all know that Pokey is just a major badaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]

That's a good idea, but how would you get them to shoot at each other?

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

...shoot yourself in the foot. You survive and you're out of the duel.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[You know what Shiki? He just laughs at that. But it isn't the sardonic laughter the little bastard usually pulls out. He sounds genuinely and childishly amused at that answer.]

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Simple. You fire at nothing.

[Filtered]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

That's right.

[strike-you-out.livejournal.com]

[Long pause.]

Your drone is hideous.

[In other words... Hi.]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Well gee, I guess that's a compliment coming from the life-term mayor of friggin' Hideous Town.

[Hi Slugger. I missed you.]

[yournewoverlord.livejournal.com]

Hm... are they shooting in a triangle? As in A aiming at B?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

For the sake of this argument? Yes. They're positioned in a triangle so they can turn to shoot either of the two opponent duelists.

[relaxiamadoctor.livejournal.com]

I suppose if you can wait until you can take the second shot, things might be more optimal~

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Nope, not an option. Only one bullet per gun.