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The Knavy (Posted on 2004-05-27) Difficulty: 2 of 5
  You are a spy in a hostile country, trying to escape the local authorities. As a disguise, you join the local Knavy, which is like a navy, but is made up entirely of knaves (people who alternate telling the truth and lying). You get word that a ship, the HMS Levik is docked in the harbor to help you escape. The problem is, there are five ships in port (at docks one through five) and none of them are marked with a name.
  You manage to talk with two old sea captains in the Knavy about which ship is which. They talk some, but you don't know if their first statement is a truth or a falsehood.
  Based on their curious descriptions, can you figure out which ship is the HMS Levik?

CAPT. HUDSON:
1. The Salamander is not moored next to the Revenge.
2. The Antimony is moored at dock one.
3. The Levik is moored at dock two.
4. The Defiance is moored next to the Levik

CAPT. BAFFIN
1. The Defiance is not moored at dock two.
2. The Levik is moored at dock four.
3. The Salamander is moored next to the Revenge.
4. The Antimony is not moored next to the Salamander.

See The Solution Submitted by Captain Paradox    
Rating: 2.8000 (10 votes)

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Sollution | Comment 21 of 22 |

I have decided not to put my working out as it would take to long, but here is my answer:

DOCK 1: Antimony

DOCK 2: Salamander

DOCK 3: Revenge

DOCK 4: Defiance

DOCK 5: Levik

So the answer is dock 5


  Posted by Hattie on 2004-11-24 19:16:54
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