# Mindbender, anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 9, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindbender-anyone/411015 "2007-07-09T03:41:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindbender-anyone/411015/81 "2007-07-15T21:02:15Z")
So my next guess, which might even be valid probability theory, is that purple-white is more likely than purple-purple, and also more likely than that there is a single purple or white and I just happened to pick the one right colour from line one. All this for the viewers, and not an attempt to get extra information out of **Idle Thoughts**. ๐Ÿ™‚ So: Yellow Purple Yellow White ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindbender-anyone/411015/82 "2007-07-16T00:04:26Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] So my next guess, which might even be valid probability theory, is that purple-white is more likely than purple-purple, and also more likely than that there is a single purple or white and I just happened to pick the one right colour from line one. All this for the viewers, and not an attempt to get extra information out of **Idle Thoughts**. ๐Ÿ™‚ So: Yellow Purple Yellow White [/QUOTE] ๐Ÿ˜› X History: > [@](#): > > RYBG 0 > BPPW XX ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindbender-anyone/411015/83 "2007-07-16T08:29:31Z")
Interesting! So itโ€™s not purple/white, then. Neither is it blue/purple (that would imply a code that was three blues and one purple, but then the third โ€œpegโ€ canโ€™t be either blue or purple). The code either contains a triple purple or none at all - I can see only about four possible codes here, and as things have fallen out it could take three guesses to find the right one. ๐Ÿ™‚ Purple Purple Purple Red ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindbender-anyone/411015/84 "2007-07-16T18:42:45Z")
You got it. Impressive! ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindbender-anyone/411015/85 "2007-07-16T20:08:36Z")
A lucky guess. It could have been Green Purple Purple Purple (which Iโ€™dโ€™ve got next guess, obviously), or Blue {Blue/White} White White, which would have taken one or two more guesses. So the mean was two more guesses, and I was lucky to get it in one. Want to take it to PMs? I think weโ€™ve scared everyone out of the thread. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindbender-anyone/411015/86 "2007-07-16T20:16:58Z")
No, I keep checking back, but Iโ€™m still trying to unlearn the way I used to play it. And itโ€™s kinda frustrating to take turns with other guessers. Is there any place to play this online, against a computer? ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindbender-anyone/411015/87 "2007-07-16T22:33:46Z")
Well Neopets has it in their games. Just go to [neopets.com](http://neopets.com) and click on games and then on puzzle games and find the game of the same name. ๐Ÿ™‚ How about you think of the next code too, **Robot Arm**? ๐Ÿ™‚ It might help you learn this version too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindbender-anyone/411015.md?page=4)