Six logicians stand one behind the other facing an opaque wall such that 2 are on one side and 4 are on the other. None of the logicians can turn around or see beyond the wall.
Each wears a black or white hat as shown below; "|" represents the wall, capital letters are used to identify the logicians, and "b" and "w" refer to black and white respectively.
b w | b w b w
A B | C D E F
Each knows the location of the others and the quantity of each colour of hat. Who will be first to declare having which colour?
By symmetry, if A or B could decide their hat color, so could D and C, so the answer must be either E or F... and since the latter has more information, the answer should be F.
Surely F could be clever enough to see that the three people in front (C, D, E) were in an order of Black White Black and therfore he is white. Soo F would be first to declare their colour!
Edited on July 24, 2023, 9:58 pm
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