This story is a sequel to Twilight's Logic Puzzle Adventure
The Cutie Map sends Twilight Sparkle back to the mysterious twin-towns of Utopia and Paradise, where some ponies are always truthful and others always lie. Can Twilight solve the puzzles she will face and unravel the mystery? And why was Ocellus summoned to join her?
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His name is Coccyx? Ouch.
Also, all this logic makes my head spin. How do you keep it all straight?!
This is beautiful. I love this fic and its predecessor.
So, when they heard there was a town where earth ponies were impersonating unicorns and pegasi, the changelings must have said to themselves, "Hold my beer." I knew I was going to like this the moment it popped up in my feed!
Oh wow, I gotta say, that last puzzle really tripped me up. Ocellus's deduction was rather impressive!
I wonder what Zodiac knows
Ok, I think I've got it.
First we start with the Twilight on the far Right, that Twilight claims to be Coccyx. Since Coccyx must lie, the real Coccyx cannot make that statement. Moreover, since the real Twilight and Ocellus must tell the truth, they cannot be the rightmost Twilight, so the that Twilight must be one of the generic Changelings.
Now, lets look at the leftmost Twilight. That Twilight claims to be the real Twilight. Either this IS the real Twilight telling the truth, or this is one of the non Ocellus Changelings lying. Lets assume it is Twilight and see how it goes out. If this is Twilight, only Ocellus is left that can tell the truth. The middle Twilight claimed that Twilight is on an end, so that one is telling the truth. The Second Twilight however claims to not be Twilight. This would also be true, meaning that we have three Twilights telling the truth. Therefore the Twilight on the left cannot be the real Twilight.
Now that we know the Twilight on the left has to be a lying, we know the middle Twilight is as well. (Since the middle twilight claims Twilight is on the end, but we have proven both ends are lying.) This means we know the pattern of Truth and Lies must be LTLTL. Since Twilight number 2 claims to not be twilight and is telling the truth, this must be Ocellus. This leaves Twilight number 4 to be the real Twilight. Since the real Twilight claims that Coccyx is on an end, and we have already proven that the far right Twilight has to be a generic Changeling, the Leftmost Twilight must be the Real Coccyx.
So the order of Identities is Coccyx, Ocellus, Changeling, Twilight, Changeling
I love this fic, and the series it comes from.
Let's examine the first claim: "I am Twilight". If true, then that would also make statements two and three true, which is impossible if only two of five are telling the truth. So the first claim must be false.
Let us then examine the second claim: Only Ocellus and Twilight would tell the truth, and for "I am not Twilight" to be false then Twilight would need to say it, which she can't since she always tells the truth. None of the liars would admit they aren't Twilight, so the sole pony who can make that statement according to the stated rules is Ocellus. The second pony is Ocellus therefore.
The third statement combined with what we deduced about the first, "Twilight is on an end", can be true only if pony number five is Twilight. But Pony number five claims to be Coccyx. Since Twillight always tells the truth then pony number five can't be Twilight, and the third statement must be false.Therefore, Twilight cannot be on the end. We already identified pony number 2 as Ocellus. This third statement has proven false, which can't therefore be uttered by Twilight. Only pony number four remains as a possibility.
The fourth statement, knowing that we just determined it as truth coming from Twilight, means Coccyx must be one of the ponies on either end, either nr. 1 or nr. 5. But pony nr. 5 states that they are Coccyx, which must be a lie -Coccyx always lies- and thus cannot be Coccyx. Coccyx must be pony nr. 1.
To sum up, Nr. 1 is Coccyx. Nr. 2 is Ocellus. Nr. 4 is Twilight.
This one seems easy,
if 1 is true, then 2&3 are true and there can only be 2 true statements,so 1 is false.
If 2 is true, its Ocellus, it can't be false as only twilight saying it makes it so, and she says the truth.
3 cant be true cause only Ocellus can say so, and i just said she's 2.
If 4 is false that makes them Coccyx, but that means twilight cant be 1 or 5, witch makes her 3, but that cant be correct so 4 is True, so it must be twilight.
As only liars are left, Coccyx must be 1 or 5, but since 5 said he is Coccyx and we know its a lie, Coccyx is 1.
In conclusion, 1 is Coccyx, 2 is Ocellus and 4 is Twilight
Pro tip for puzzle solvers: When someone makes a statement implying that they are a liar, that person definitely is a liar, just not in the specific way they claim. Conversely, if someone makes a statement implying they are "not" a "truth-teller", that person is definitely a truth-teller.
As soon as I read the statement, I knew how he was trapped. I have said this before, and I'll say this again. I love these types of fics.
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There are more? Please tell me where I can read other writers' work of this type.
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It's not EXACTLY this type, but ones that make you use your head. I forget where the last one I read is, but you will ALWAYS get a favourite on these from me.
Typo. Here's a correction: "Now consider the first unicorn’s statement. If it were true, then the first unicorn would have to be from Paradise as well, but that would lead to a contradiction, as a unicorn from Paradise cannot be truthful about his hometown."
Speaking of which, I thought that you offered to let me pre-read if you ever came up with a sequel to Twilight's Logic Puzzle Adventure!
Whew! That was quite the twist there. You got me hooked. Let's hope that your logic continues to hold up.
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Not sure if it's a full-fledged typo. Your version is certainly clearer, but at least for now I'll keep it as is.
In all honesty, I forget if I had promised you pre-reading. Two years had passed between the two Fics, and much had happened in that time period.
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Fair enough. A lot of time did pass, and it was only because I had looked through our prior PMs that I remembered myself.
Good to see another logic adventure, and so far, the logic is as sound as ever.
Common misspelling. It's "free rein".
Well-reasoned, as usual. Good work.
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Huh … ya learn something new everyday, I guess.
Welp.