The King's Logic Puzzle

A puzzle / games storygame by BerkaZerka

Commended by TharaApples on 4/22/2021 1:54:27 AM

Player Rating6.02/8

"#84 overall, #10 for 2012"

Based on 453 ratings since 04/12/2012
Played 5,440 times (finished 538)

Story Difficulty6/8

"Wandering through the desert"

Play Length2/8

"So short yo' momma thought it was a recipe"

Maturity Level1/8

"Appropriate for all ages"

Stories with this maturity level will not, by design, have any potentially objectionable content. An example of a type story with this rating would be a quiz on mathematics.

Tags

Puzzle

The king has proposed a contest of intellect.

You have a balance scale and twelve identical looking spheres of gold - except that one is either heavier or lighter than all the rest. Using the scale and only 3 measurements, you must determine which is the 'odd ball' and whether it is lighter or heavier.

If you fail, you get to be court jester for a month. The king has a terrible sense of humor - trust me; you don't want to be court jester (even for just a month). It's part of the reason he holds this contest. It's the only way he can get anyone to 'sign-up' for the job.

If you can correctly guess the 'odd ball,' but not whether it's lighter or heavier than all the others, you get to go free.

But if you can get the right ball AND figure out whether it's lighter or heavier - you get to keep all twelve spheres of gold. They're worth a small fortune - enough to buy your own keep - which would raise you up from lowly Surf to rich Landowner in the blink of an eye.

What do you have to lose - except your dignity...

Player Comments

Great puzzle. And the best part about having this format is that it was more fun than just figuring it out in your head. I had thought of a few strategies, but it wasn't until the game walked me through the puzzle that the full solution occurred to me. I don't think that would have happened if I'd just tried to figure it out in my head; I would have given up. It's interesting how this online-game medium made a classic puzzle more accessible that way.

— Nathan000000 on 5/21/2013 4:59:12 PM with a score of 5000

I love it! It would be much better if it were part of a larger story. If you could build an entire story with miny games like these it would be fantastic.

— ugilick on 2/5/2012 10:20:53 PM with a score of 5000

Didn't take me all that long to figure it out once (around 10-15 minutes after 3 tries) but nevertheless was a brain teaser. Great fun, plus if your next game is a puzzle one too I would love to play it and see what you come up with next.

— Siyu on 12/18/2024 8:20:57 PM with a score of 5000

That was a fun logical puzzle creatively presented in the choose-your-story format.

— RKrallonor on 11/19/2024 7:17:14 AM with a score of 5000

It is a very fun puzzle, took me 1 hour to solve it lol. And, it was nice to play in my free time, good thing I never gave up to win the game!

— WhimsicalWanderer on 9/18/2024 2:36:26 PM with a score of 5000

Nice puzzle!

— :D on 5/12/2024 7:33:30 PM with a score of 5000

love it! I figured out the trick to solve lol!

— bella on 5/10/2024 10:30:51 AM with a score of 0

I expect there's a foolproof way to determine the right coin but I didn't quite find it. Close though! Excellent challenge.

— JohnX on 2/26/2024 10:14:09 AM with a score of 5000

I like the fact that you actually have to think about it. The first time I did it, I got it right, and I thought about it.
No comments about how the second time I did it, I guessed and it was somehow right?

Very lovely