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Five Giants of Backgammon Are Sitting at a Diner

Posted By: Jake Jacobs
Date: Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 3:47 a.m.

In Response To: Five Giants of Backgammon Are Sitting at a Diner (Tom Keith)

Stopped on a dime! I managed to get my post in just before reading this far. Nice going, Tom.

There is a similar but more complex problem: 200 People In the Village of People With 200 IQs. I gave it to 5 Giants and for the most part they were able to guess the answer, even though most confessed they weren't sure if or why it was correct.

I won't give it here, but in terms of difficulty I'd say 200 to 5, or 40 times as hard, is about right

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• Five Giants of Backgammon Are Sitting at a Diner
  David -- Wednesday, 19 August 2009, at 8:09 p.m.
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    Stick -- Wednesday, 19 August 2009, at 8:36 p.m.
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      Joe Russell -- Wednesday, 19 August 2009, at 9:05 p.m.
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        Strato -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 6:58 a.m.
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          happyjuggler0 -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 4:03 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 19 August 2009, at 8:38 p.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 19 August 2009, at 9:19 p.m.
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        Sam Pottle -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 1:09 a.m.
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    John McDonald -- Wednesday, 19 August 2009, at 9:12 p.m.
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    Keene -- Wednesday, 19 August 2009, at 9:53 p.m.
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      Tom Keith -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 1:05 a.m.
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        Jake Jacobs -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 3:47 a.m.
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          Tom Keith -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 1:59 p.m.
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            playBunny -- Tuesday, 25 August 2009, at 10:28 p.m.
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      Jake Jacobs -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 3:42 a.m.
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    Seth -- Wednesday, 19 August 2009, at 10:59 p.m.
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    Gustavo Goldfarb -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 12:22 a.m.
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    Stein Kulseth -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 7:58 a.m.
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    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 9:06 a.m.
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