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Who Has The Monitor?

  • April 28, 2006 at 9:39 am

    #634915

    John,

    Above in the thread, Steve has added another clue indicating that the middle office is red.

  • April 28, 2006 at 9:42 am

    #634918

    *The Dual Display will not be any of the displays listed in the clues...

    *I would take out the info from your grid where you have multiples because you are unsure, and then plug data back in, one cell at a time, and run it back thru the clue matrix each time...

    *I did not spend any time doing up any SQL to figure it out...I found it much more efficient to just use an Excel spreadsheet...12 mins to complete vs all that coding time was not hard to justify for a little brain workout...

    wolf

     

  • April 28, 2006 at 9:46 am

    #634920

    I agree with Brett.  I'm not so sure it is wasting time enhancing our logic skills.  However, if you really want to waste some time in this area, try playing Sherlock, available at http://www.kaser.com/sherwin.html.

  • April 28, 2006 at 9:49 am

    #634923

    The solution by Anthony above has the houses I had when I solved it, also what my father in law had. Andy has the Yellow office and the duals. Brian has the Prius, Steve Green, Kevin White. I'll post the complete grid Monday.

  • April 28, 2006 at 9:51 am

    #634925

    It seems that you are making assumptions that the clues do not explicitly allow.  I admit that I have done the same with the White/Green issue, but I'm not sure that the clues allow you to take the assumptions any further than that.

    Maybe I'm wrong.  What do you think Steve?  It's your puzzle...

  • April 28, 2006 at 9:54 am

    #634926

    ...even in the original clues, blue is far left, and green/white have to be paired, such that it reduces the possible locations nicely

    wolf

  • April 28, 2006 at 10:00 am

    #634928

    Mr. Anthony...

    ...one issue most people have (me too) with this nice little puzzle, is that they read too much into the clues.

    One is give 4 of the 5 possible monitor configs, the only one not given is the Dual.

    wolf

  • April 28, 2006 at 10:01 am

    #634930

    Did I say 2 hours? I meant, uh, 10 minutes, yeah, that's it.
     
    I think RJ was the kid in HS that made me hate my Rubik's cube...

    Thanks,

    Brett Hacker

  • April 28, 2006 at 10:02 am

    #634931

    Steve,

    Given what you have said above,  here is what I have... (the cells I was unsure of before have the answer highlighted in red.

    Name

    Sue

    Andy

    Steve

    Brian

     

    Steve

    Kevin

    Andy

    Steve

    Kevin

    Color

    Blue

    Yellow

    Red

    Green

    White

    Car

    Corvette

    Accord

    Prius

    Caravan

    Prius

    Caravan

    Suburban

    Prius

     

    Suburban

    Drink

    Beer

    Iced Tea

    MD

    Red Bull

    Coffee

    Iced Tea

    MD

    Monitor

     

     

    17 LCD

     

    Dual Disp

    17 CRT

     

     

    15 LCD

    Dual Disp

     

    15 CRT

    17 LCD

    15 LCD

    Dual Disp

    17 CRT

    15 CRT

     

    15 LCD

    Dual Disp

    17 CRT

    15 CRT

     

    15 LCD

    Dual Disp

  • April 28, 2006 at 10:04 am

    #634932

    Even with the new clue, there isn't any way without making assumptions that you can narrow it down to a one-to-one relationship between the different parameters and people.

    Maybe my problem-solving skills just don't relate to stuff we had to do in secondary school many years ago

    John

  • April 28, 2006 at 10:22 am

    #634937

    I didn't like the Rubik's Cube the first time I saw it...

     

    ...took it apart, I did, to see what made it tick...

     

  • April 28, 2006 at 11:02 am

    #634951

    Steve did not mention the additional clues, based on probability...

    *Sue has the first office, meaning it is probably the corner office and Sue is a Corporate VP

    *Sue has the blue office, likely because she had it painted the color of her eyes

    *As Sue's eyes are probably blue, so she is probably a blond

    *As Sue is probably a blue-eyed blond Corporate VP, the only car she would possibly drive is the Corvette, and she drinks the beer just to show she is 'one of the boys'.

    *Sue originally had the Dual Monitor, but they took it away when she kept asking where her second computer was (remember, she IS a blond...)

    wolf

  • April 28, 2006 at 11:19 am

    #634953

    more additional clues...

    Andy is actually a fiery red-headed female techno-geek in her late 20's, who graduated at the top of her class from Stanford, and won her Accord on Wheel of Fortune. Andy is Sue's good friend, and she keeps Sue out of all sorts of trouble. That is why Andy's office is next to Sue's....

  • April 28, 2006 at 11:31 am

    #634959

    Translation: This puzzle stumped me...

  • April 28, 2006 at 11:35 am

    #634960

    ...additional clues about the guys...

    *Brian is a part-time fitness instructor, and hails from Amsterdam

    *Steve was in the military, and drinks LOTS of coffee because he and his wife have just had their 4th child

    *Kevin trains pointing dogs for field trials and hunting, and his Suburban is white, like his office

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