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Puzzle 1 


What letter comes next in this sequence:

E · O · E · R · E · ?

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Puzzle 2 


At the local sweet shop, three particularly nice sweets are on special offer.

A Nobbler is over three times the price of a Sparkle.
Six Sparkles are worth more than a Wibbler.
A Nobbler, plus two Sparkles costs less than a Wibbler.
A Sparkle, a Wibbler and a Nobbler together cost 40p.
Can you determine the price of each type of sweet?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 3 


A local school teacher wanted to share 703 sweets equally between the pupils.

If there were more than 20, but fewer than 50 pupils, how many sweets did each receive?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 4 


GreenJack Round #3all logic puzzles

You find yourself playing a game of GreenJack with your friend.

It is played with a deck of only 16 cards, divided into 4 suits:

   Red, Blue, Orange, and Green.

There are four cards in each suit:

   Ace, King, Queen, and Jack.

All Aces outrank all Kings, which outrank all Queens, which outrank all Jacks, except for the Green Jack, which outranks every other card.

If two cards have the same face value, then Red outranks Blue, which outranks Orange, which outranks Green, again except for the Green Jack, which outranks everything.

Here's how the game is played: you are dealt one card face up, and your friend is dealt one card face down. Your friend then makes some true statements, and you have to work out who has the higher card, you or your friend. It's that simple!

Round 3:
You are dealt the Red Queen and your friend makes three statements:

My card could lose to a Blue card.
Knowing this, if I am more likely to have an Ace or a King than a Queen or a Jack, then I have an Orange card. Otherwise, I don't.
Given all of the information you now know, if I am more likely to have a Jack than an Ace, then I actually have a King. Otherwise, I don't.
Who has the higher card, you or your friend?

Puzzle Copyright © E.J. Shamblen

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