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See AllBlue Prince: How To Solve The Parlor Game (Three Boxes Puzzle)
Blue: Both of these statements are true. The gems are in this box.
White: The gems are not in the blue box. The gems are not in the black box.
Black: The gems are in a box with a false statement. Both statements on the blue box are true.
A: white
I guessed blue but was wrong.
Blue Prince: How To Solve The Parlor Game (Three Boxes Puzzle)
Blue: The statements on this box are either both true or both false. This box is empty.
White: This box is white.
Black: All statements on the blue box are true. The box with no false statements has the gems.
A: Black
Blue Prince: How To Solve The Parlor Game (Three Boxes Puzzle)
Blue: The gems are not in the black box.
White: This statement is as true as the statement on the black box.
Black: The gems are in the white box.
A: White
Blue Prince: How To Solve The Parlor Game (Three Boxes Puzzle)
Blue: This is not an empty box. The gems are not in the black box.
White: This statement is true. The above statement is false.
Black: The gems are in the black box. The gems are in the white box.
A: Blue
Blue Prince: How To Solve The Parlor Game (Three Boxes Puzzle)
Blue: The top statement on the white box is true. The gems are not in this box.
White: exactly two statements with the word 'true' are false. The gems are not in this box.
Black: both statements on the white box are true. Both statements on this box are true.
A: white
Blue Prince: How To Solve The Parlor Game (Three Boxes Puzzle)
Blue: the empty boxes are both true.
White: The empty boxes are both false.
Black: this is not an empty box.
A: white