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Knights & Knaves Puzzles

Knights and knaves puzzles come from a format popularized by logician Raymond Smullyan: on this island, every islander is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You're given a handful of statements — often islanders talking about each other — and have to work out who's a knight and who's a knave from what's consistent.

Every knights-and-knaves puzzle here is checked by a constraint solver before it's published, which tries every possible assignment of knight/knave and confirms exactly one is consistent with every statement. The ∎ verified badge means that check ran and passed, not that we think the puzzle reads well.

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Knights and Knaves: Judy, Heidi, Niaj, Bob, and Grace

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Judy, Heidi, Niaj, Bob, and Grace. Judy says: "Heidi is a knave." Heidi says: "Grace is a knight." Bob…

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Knights and Knaves: Niaj, Peggy, Eve, Mallory, and Carol

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Niaj, Peggy, Eve, Mallory, and Carol. Niaj says: "Carol is a knight and Peggy is a knave." Peggy says:…

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Knights and Knaves: Carol, Ivan, Dave, Olivia, and Sybil

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Carol, Ivan, Dave, Olivia, and Sybil. Ivan says: "Dave is a knave and Olivia is a knave." Dave says: "…

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Knights and Knaves: Ivan, Bob, Carol, Mallory, and Judy

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Ivan, Bob, Carol, Mallory, and Judy. Ivan says: "Judy is a knave." Bob says: "Carol is a knave." Carol…

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Knights and Knaves: Ivan, Alice, Eve, Frank, and Bob

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Ivan, Alice, Eve, Frank, and Bob. Ivan says: "Frank and I are of different types." Eve says: "Frank is…

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Knights and Knaves: Ivan, Sybil, Olivia, Carol, and Rupert

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Ivan, Sybil, Olivia, Carol, and Rupert. Ivan says: "I am a knave or Olivia is a knight." Olivia says: …

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Knights and Knaves: Heidi, Sybil, Eve, Niaj, and Peggy

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Heidi, Sybil, Eve, Niaj, and Peggy. Heidi says: "Peggy and Eve are of different types." Sybil says: "H…

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Knights and Knaves: Judy, Niaj, Carol, Grace, and Dave

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Judy, Niaj, Carol, Grace, and Dave. Judy says: "Grace is a knave or Carol is a knave." Niaj says: "Jud…

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Knights and Knaves: Niaj, Grace, Bob, Frank, and Peggy

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Niaj, Grace, Bob, Frank, and Peggy. Niaj says: "Frank and I are of different types." Grace says: "Pegg…

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Knights and Knaves: Mallory, Grace, Sybil, Frank, and Olivia

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Mallory, Grace, Sybil, Frank, and Olivia. Mallory says: "Sybil is a knave." Grace says: "I am a knave …

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Knights and Knaves: Dave, Eve, Judy, Ivan, and Carol

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Dave, Eve, Judy, Ivan, and Carol. Dave says: "Ivan is a knave and Eve is a knave." Eve says: "If Dave …

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Knights and Knaves: Judy, Eve, Alice, Frank, and Carol

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Judy, Eve, Alice, Frank, and Carol. Judy says: "Frank is a knight." Eve says: "Carol is a knave and I …

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