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32 can simply be any inaccuracy.

Unfortunately, that is incorrect.

So...

5 different people in 5 different houses of different colors, smoke 5 different brands of cigarettes, raise 5 different types of animals, and drink 5 different types of beverages.

Question: Who raises the fish?

The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The Englishman lives in the red house.
The green house is to the left of the white house.
The Dane drinks tea.
The one who smokes Rothmans lives next to the one
who raises cats.
The one who lives in the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The German smokes Marlboro.
The one who lives in the center drinks milk.
The neighbor of the one who smokes Rothmans drinks water.
The one who smokes Pall Mall raises birds.
The Swede raises dogs.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The one who raises horses lives in the blue house.
The one who smokes Philip Morris drinks beer.
In the green house, they drink coffee.

Kamikaze, this question has already been asked somewhere on the forum. The answer is German.

A puzzle, especially for mathematicians, and in particular for vbn! In a faraway kingdom, the king had n wise men (let's say 100). The king decided that there were too many wise men:smile18:. He decided to test how wise they really were... He summoned them and said:smile29:, "Tomorrow, you will be lined up in a row (i.e., one after another. The first looks at the wall in front, the second at the first, the third at the second and the first, and so on, the last sees everyone)" and a hat of one of three colors will be placed on each of your heads (randomly - red, blue, or green). And each of you must say what color hat is on your head. If you guess correctly, you live:smile03:, if you guess incorrectly, your head will be chopped off:smile34: :smile05:! A wise man can say only one word! This word is the color of the hat! Question: how many wise men (at most) can 100% survive:smile41:? Clarifications: 1) The wise men will be asked if they want to answer... i.e., the wise men decide when and who to answer. 2) The wise men are willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of others. If you have any questions, ask... and please send the answer to the puzzle to me in a private message. Good luck! :smile13: P.S. Members of the "Order of the Phoenix" clan, please don't worry... :D to Darth Saruman: this applies to you too... ;)

The sages don't have enough data to determine the color of their hat, so in this case, the maximum probability is 0%. At least, it should be stated how many hats of each color there will be initially.

The wise men won't have enough data to know the color of their own hat,
so in that case, the maximum probability is 0%.

At least, it should be stated how many hats of each color there will be initially.

They have plenty of data... :D
because the last wise man can see all the hats of those standing in front of him, but he can't see his own!
however, he can only say one word: either green, or blue, or red...

Well, at least tell me, is N talking about the color of (N-1)?
Because the condition is stated too vaguely.

At least tell me, the N-th person is talking about the color of the (N-1)-th person's, right?
Because it's not stated specifically in the conditions.

no one can stop him from doing that.. :D
Clarification from chat:

[Today 13:27] Kyle:
yes
[Today 13:27] vbn:
but for the examiners, it's as if they are naming the color of their own hat
[Today 13:26] vbn:
ah-ha
[Today 13:24] Kyle:
but they can agree in advance... they have the whole night to spare...
[Today 13:24] Kyle:
yes
[Today 13:23] vbn:
and could he talk about the (N-2)-nd and anyone else, and no one knows who he talked about?
[Today 13:22] Kyle:
vbn: he can do that...
[Today 13:11] vbn:
At least tell me, the N-th person is talking about the color of the (N-1)-th person's, right? Because it's not stated specifically in the conditions.

Or can a wizard name the color of another wizard’s hat – for example, “Black”? ;)

Or can a wise man name the color of another hat – for example, "Black"? ;)

No, if he does, they will execute everyone immediately! :smile34:

Is it possible to remain silent?

Can one remain silent?

No... otherwise, a red-hot crowbar will be inserted into..., :smile51:
whatever the wise man shouts, that will be counted as the answer... :D

or can a sage remain silent for a certain period of time, and then name "his" color?
And also, can a sage memorize 100 digits, and then perform calculations with them?

They might remain silent for a while,
and they can call out names in any order...

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And of course, Wizards can perform
any number of complex computational operations ;)