strategy puzzles
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A traveler meets a pair of twins at a fork in the road: one path is correct and one incorrect. One of the twins always tells the truth (knight), and the other one always lies (knave). Which single question can the traveler ask one of the twins to determine the correct path?
Ask one twin about the other twin's knowledge!
This can be constructed in many ways.
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The traveler can ask, "Would the other twin agree that the road on the left is correct?" The answer is guaranteed to be 'Yes' if and only if the road on the right is correct.
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The traveler can also ask, "If I were to ask you whether the road on the right is correct, would you say 'Yes'?", both the twins tell yes only if the right path is indeed correct.