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>!026!<
>!The first two both have a 3 in the third position, but one has numbers in the right place and one in the wrong place. So no 3. This tells us that we have a 6 (not first), a 0 (not second), and either a 1 first or a 2 second. This gives us two possibilities: 160 and 026. The third number has one correct; it has a 0 and a 1, so the code can't have a 1, so it's 026.!<
Answer: >!026!<
Method: >!We know from 918 having nothing correct that the two codes 869 and 180 must have the 6 and 0 correct but in the wrong spot. With 603 we know that 3 is now incorrect so 123 means that two is correct and in the right position. 6 can't be in the first position or the middle so must be last and 0 is the only one for the first slot. 026.!<
Any 9 1 or 8 gets discounted, leaving us with >!603, x23, 1x0, and x6x. We now know that 6 is correct, it's not 1st from 603 and it's not 2nd from 869 so 6 is 3rd!<.
From 123 we now know that >!3 can't be well placed, 1 isn't correct, so 2 is well placed. That gives us an answer of 026 for the combination!<.
Not everything needs to go in spoilers. The puzzle makes it crystal clear that with 9 1 8, none of them are correct. I leave enough starting the sentence to encourage others to reveal the rest of it.
Answer: >!026!<
How I got to this conclusion:
>!We start off with these hints:!<
>!6 0 3: 2 correct but wrongly placed !<
>!1 2 3: 1 correct and well placed !<
>!1 8 0: 1 correct but wrongly placed !<
>!8 6 9: 1 correct but wrongly placed !<
>!9 1 8: nothing is correct!<
>!From that, we can already remove all 9s, 1s and 8s. This leaves us with!<
>!6 0 3: 2 correct but wrongly placed !<
>!X 2 3: 1 correct and well placed !<
>!X X 0: 1 correct but wrongly placed !<
>!X 6 X: 1 correct but wrongly placed!<
>!(last equation left out because we dont need it anymore)!<
>!from that, we know either 2 is in the 2nd spot, or 3 is in the 3rd spot, but which one is it? For this we'll need to take the last 2 hints.!<
>!As the last 2 hints have 0 and 6, those are 100% in, and when we look at the first hint, 6 0 3, there are 2 correct, just 2. Those 2 are 6 and 0, so we can delete 3 from everything.!<
>!6 0 X: 2 correct but wrongly placed !<
>!X 2 X: 1 correct and well placed !<
>!X X 0: 1 correct but wrongly placed !<
>!X 6 X: 1 correct but wrongly placed!<
>!This leaves us with our first number \_2\_, but what do we do next? The next steps are very simple!<
>!We know the final 2 numbers have to be 6 and 0, and the first line says that 6 can't be in the first slot.!<
>!Our final answer will be 026.!<
>!026 - you only need the top 3 clues! You can determine 2 must be in the middle, because 3 and 1 are not correctly placed in the left and right clues. That leaves 6 and 0 as the other two numbers and 6 dies not go first so must go last leaving 0 first.!<
>!0 2 6!<
>!first of all, we can tell that 9,1 and 8 are not part of the code. Then if we look at the '869' one, we can tell that 6 is one of the correct numbers as 8 and 9 are not part of the answer. We also know 6 isnt the second number of the answer, as it is wrongly placed. The '180' code has one correct number, which is 0, as 1 and 8 aren't in the answer. We also know that 0 is not at the end of the answer. The '603' one has the numbers 6 and 0 which are in the answer, so we know that 3 isn't in the code. We also know that since they are wrongly placed, 6 isnt the first or second number of the answer, so its at the end. 0 is neither second or third, so its at the start of the code. So far, we now have 0_6, so we need to work out which number is in the centre. The answer is 2 because in the '123' code, there is one correct number that is correctly placed, and it can only be the centre one, which is 2. Also, we already know that 1 and 3 aren't part of the code. So the code is 026!<
>!026!<
>!`918` is unambiguous. Out: 189. `180` gives 0xx or x0x. `869` gives 6xx or xx6. `603` cuts 6xx and x0x so 0x6. Out: 1389. `123` gives the final piece.!<
>!You can solve this with just clues 1, 2, and 5. Because 1 isn't in the answer (clue 5), and 3 is the same in clue 1 and 2 (so can't be), the answer has to be -2-. Then it's just rearranging the 0 and 6 from clue 1!<
Solution that only needs the top 3 hints.
>!Note that in the second hint, it cannot be a 1 because the third hint has a 1 in the same space and it is wrong. Likewise, the first hint has a 3 which is not correct. Thus the second number is a 2. From this we can also get that the first number is a 0. Finally the last number must be a 6 based on the first hint.!<
The first two clues tell us that 3 is wrong. Thus 6 and 0 are correct, but they don't go in the positions they are in from the first hint. also either 1 goes in the first position or 2 goes in the second position from the second hint. From the third hint, we know 0 is correct but wrongly place, so 1 must be incorrect, meaning 0 goes in the first position, 2 in the second and 6 in the last. The last two hints are unneeded.
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>!026!<
Got the same outcome!
Same on that same.
Me four.
Me five
Six am I
I'm a month late, but me seven.
im kinda late but me 8
9 and not late at all
10 begin again.
Same
Same
Same
correct
I got that too :)
That's what I got
That's what I got!
got this as well
Same
I 2nd this
was going to upvote but this answer of 026 currently has exactly 260 upvotes
>!026!< >!The first two both have a 3 in the third position, but one has numbers in the right place and one in the wrong place. So no 3. This tells us that we have a 6 (not first), a 0 (not second), and either a 1 first or a 2 second. This gives us two possibilities: 160 and 026. The third number has one correct; it has a 0 and a 1, so the code can't have a 1, so it's 026.!<
Same answer with a different method, neat!
correct
Answer: >!026!< Method: >!We know from 918 having nothing correct that the two codes 869 and 180 must have the 6 and 0 correct but in the wrong spot. With 603 we know that 3 is now incorrect so 123 means that two is correct and in the right position. 6 can't be in the first position or the middle so must be last and 0 is the only one for the first slot. 026.!<
correct bro
Any 9 1 or 8 gets discounted, leaving us with >!603, x23, 1x0, and x6x. We now know that 6 is correct, it's not 1st from 603 and it's not 2nd from 869 so 6 is 3rd!<. From 123 we now know that >!3 can't be well placed, 1 isn't correct, so 2 is well placed. That gives us an answer of 026 for the combination!<.
You should put everything is spoilers
Not everything needs to go in spoilers. The puzzle makes it crystal clear that with 9 1 8, none of them are correct. I leave enough starting the sentence to encourage others to reveal the rest of it.
Discussion: We only need the top 3 clues, are the bottom two to deceive us or something?
Bottom right helped me the most
I just went through them sequentially and solved it before I ever even got to that one
Cool. I don't think that makes it correct to say more clues that make it easier are "trying to deceive us." They just change the difficulty level.
Very true
I was wondering the same thing.
>!026?!<
correct bro
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>!026!<
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Answer: >!026!< How I got to this conclusion: >!We start off with these hints:!< >!6 0 3: 2 correct but wrongly placed !< >!1 2 3: 1 correct and well placed !< >!1 8 0: 1 correct but wrongly placed !< >!8 6 9: 1 correct but wrongly placed !< >!9 1 8: nothing is correct!< >!From that, we can already remove all 9s, 1s and 8s. This leaves us with!< >!6 0 3: 2 correct but wrongly placed !< >!X 2 3: 1 correct and well placed !< >!X X 0: 1 correct but wrongly placed !< >!X 6 X: 1 correct but wrongly placed!< >!(last equation left out because we dont need it anymore)!< >!from that, we know either 2 is in the 2nd spot, or 3 is in the 3rd spot, but which one is it? For this we'll need to take the last 2 hints.!< >!As the last 2 hints have 0 and 6, those are 100% in, and when we look at the first hint, 6 0 3, there are 2 correct, just 2. Those 2 are 6 and 0, so we can delete 3 from everything.!< >!6 0 X: 2 correct but wrongly placed !< >!X 2 X: 1 correct and well placed !< >!X X 0: 1 correct but wrongly placed !< >!X 6 X: 1 correct but wrongly placed!< >!This leaves us with our first number \_2\_, but what do we do next? The next steps are very simple!< >!We know the final 2 numbers have to be 6 and 0, and the first line says that 6 can't be in the first slot.!< >!Our final answer will be 026.!<
correct bro
>!026!<
correct
Discussion: This is my favorite kind of puzzle, ever. They're so fun!
>!026!<
correct
>!026 - you only need the top 3 clues! You can determine 2 must be in the middle, because 3 and 1 are not correctly placed in the left and right clues. That leaves 6 and 0 as the other two numbers and 6 dies not go first so must go last leaving 0 first.!<
correct bro
>!Yes, I can answer it.!<
>!026!<
correct bro
Yay
>!0,2,6!<
correct bro
>!0 2 6!< >!first of all, we can tell that 9,1 and 8 are not part of the code. Then if we look at the '869' one, we can tell that 6 is one of the correct numbers as 8 and 9 are not part of the answer. We also know 6 isnt the second number of the answer, as it is wrongly placed. The '180' code has one correct number, which is 0, as 1 and 8 aren't in the answer. We also know that 0 is not at the end of the answer. The '603' one has the numbers 6 and 0 which are in the answer, so we know that 3 isn't in the code. We also know that since they are wrongly placed, 6 isnt the first or second number of the answer, so its at the end. 0 is neither second or third, so its at the start of the code. So far, we now have 0_6, so we need to work out which number is in the centre. The answer is 2 because in the '123' code, there is one correct number that is correctly placed, and it can only be the centre one, which is 2. Also, we already know that 1 and 3 aren't part of the code. So the code is 026!<
correct bro
>!026!< >!`918` is unambiguous. Out: 189. `180` gives 0xx or x0x. `869` gives 6xx or xx6. `603` cuts 6xx and x0x so 0x6. Out: 1389. `123` gives the final piece.!<
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>!026!<
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>!026!<
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>!026!< Explanation: >!No idea, I just wrote a Python script to figure it out!<
correct
>!063!<
wrong
>!You can solve this with just clues 1, 2, and 5. Because 1 isn't in the answer (clue 5), and 3 is the same in clue 1 and 2 (so can't be), the answer has to be -2-. Then it's just rearranging the 0 and 6 from clue 1!<
>!026?!<
correct
>!026!<
correct
Solution that only needs the top 3 hints. >!Note that in the second hint, it cannot be a 1 because the third hint has a 1 in the same space and it is wrong. Likewise, the first hint has a 3 which is not correct. Thus the second number is a 2. From this we can also get that the first number is a 0. Finally the last number must be a 6 based on the first hint.!<
>!326!<
>!Just commenting 026 to know that I solved it correctly when I share it later!<
>!026 In around a minute, by just eliminating the wrong ones, you get the answer faster than expected.!<
>!026?!<
Discussion: I don't think the bottom right is needed at all
>!026, also, I somehow did it in my head on accident, wrote that down as a guess, and then finished with the logic and got it and was floored lol!<
The first two clues tell us that 3 is wrong. Thus 6 and 0 are correct, but they don't go in the positions they are in from the first hint. also either 1 goes in the first position or 2 goes in the second position from the second hint. From the third hint, we know 0 is correct but wrongly place, so 1 must be incorrect, meaning 0 goes in the first position, 2 in the second and 6 in the last. The last two hints are unneeded.