This week's puzzle was a straightforward logic problem about some dads, some gifts, and some breakfast. The typical way to solve these is to use a grid and the clues to figure out the answer. Of course, one of the reasons I love our readers is that you're atypical: This week's winner, Torben Rybner, solved the problem using a Perl script. How cool is that? Torben is also a $50.00 ThinkGeek Gift Certificate better off. Let's recap the puzzle:
Puzzle:
The four awesome GeekDad editors got gifts and breakfast in bed on Father's Day. The gifts, by the way, came from The GeekDad Fathers Day Gift Guide 2011 Part 1 and GeekDad Fathers Day Gift Guide 2011 Part 2. So get ready, here come the clues for the puzzle...
- Matt who didn't get pancakes got a Lego Pirates of the Caribbean Queen Anne’s Revenge.
- The dad who got Forbidden Island had waffles for breakfast.
- The dad who had french toast did not get Cornerstone Essential.
- Ken got the Zeppelin Speaker Dock but didn't get french toast for breakfast.
- Jonathan did not get Cornerstone Essential.
- Z did not have bacon and eggs for breakfast.
Answer:
- Matt ate French toast for breakfast and got a Lego Pirates of the Caribbean Queen Anne's Revenge toy.
- Ken ate bacon and eggs for breakfast and got a Zeppelin Speaker Dock.
- Jonathan ate waffles for breakfast and got a Forbidden Island board game.
- Z ate pancakes for breakfast and got a Cornerstone Essential.
Nicely done, Torben! And for all you other readers, get $10.00 off your next order of $50.00 or more at ThinkGeek by using this code: GEEKDAD68JH
From all of us to all of you out there, Happy Father's Day -- may it be a geeky one!
