Petals Around the Rose
Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
You roll five dice. The computer calculates the score. Your job is to find out what the computer based the score on.
If you roll 5, 4, 6, 3, and 5, the score is 10.
If you roll 1, 3, 3, 4, and 2, the score is 4.
If you roll 1, 6, 2, 6, and 4,the score is 0.
What is the method?
HintThink of the title. The score is never odd. Picture the dice in your head.
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Answer
Only the dice that have a centre dot are counted (3 and five). Count the number of dots around the centre dot. These "petals" are the score. A five on the die gets a score of 4, and a three on the die gets a score of 2.
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jimbo   
Jun 07, 2004
| Very old. I saw that one 20 years ago. |
jimbo
Jun 07, 2004
| Very old. I saw that one 20 years ago. |
accordionman
Jun 07, 2004
| Thank you for that. My friend kept showing me that game, but never told me the answer. |
rose
Jun 08, 2004
| hi
that was a good one...keep up the good job  |
robxxx
Jun 14, 2004
|  holy crap...that one was awesome!!!! |
bluetwo
Jun 14, 2004
| here is one of the many online versions (this one is javascript, but there are also flash/shockwave versions out there): http://member.melbpc.org.au/~lborrett/computing/petals-j.htm |
something
Jun 27, 2004
| good one |
canu
Jul 08, 2004
| There are many other solutions possible, though not as simple nor related to the name of the teaser. For example:
if a, b, c. d, and e are the 5 rolls of the die:
the answer is:
(38/12)a + b + c + (5/12)d - (41/12)e |
peanut 
Dec 06, 2004
| Cute! Near impossible without the hint though!  |
TheBB
Jan 10, 2005
| This is an old and famous puzzle... here are some more interesting info:
Instead of "how many petals around the rose", a commonly used hint is: "how many polar bears around the water hole? like petals around a rose, count each bear's nose".
Also, once you have solved the puzzle you are automatically made a memer of the polar bear club, and in doing so you swear and oath never to reveal the answer to anyone who hasn't figured it out themselves.
Despite its apparent logical construction, this puzzle appeals to the creative parts of the brain. Small children and the like usually solve it much quicker than adults, for instance. |
Fhqwhgads
Jan 13, 2005
| that was...........easy? |
CamCam
Feb 23, 2005
| needed the hint to solve this one. Thanks. |
katl07
Mar 08, 2005
| I read the title before the hint and got it...i wish i hadn't and had figured it out by myself but oh well |
ThaBomB
Apr 17, 2005
| I first saw this one as a flash version, got the answer right in a couple of seconds, although I think it's easier when you got the image the dices. Not sure about that though 
Nice puzzle to tease your friends with  |
cehnehdeh
Apr 17, 2005
| Ive seen this b4 so it was no problem but it is much easier if u can c the dice also i heard it as a 2-part riddle:
How many polar Bears are around the ice hole(polar bears are outers and inner is ice hole)or in the time of ghengis khan petrals around a rose
nevertheless it ttok me a week 2 get teh first time   |
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Apr 29, 2005
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darthforman
May 22, 2005
| hard. 
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Yoyobug02
Jul 19, 2005
| WHEN YOU GOT THE ANSWER YOU WERE SWORN NOT TO ANY1  |
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