Knaves, Knights, Jokers, and Mimics
In Knights and Knaves, there are four kinds of people:
Knaves - Always Lie.
Knights - Never Lies.
Jokers - Can Lie or Not.
Mimics - Can Lie or Not depending on their surroundings.
Can you figure out what kind are Bob and Josh?
When Bob is surrounded by knaves, Bob lies.
When Bob and Josh are alone, Bob either lies or tells the truth.
When Josh is with someone which is not Bob, he tells the truth or lies.
Write your answer in the following format:
Knight = 1
Knave = 2
Joker = 3
Mimic = 4
When writing answer, put into the order of {Bob} {Josh} e.g. 12 = Bob is a knight and Josh is a knave.
The answer is 43.
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1 solution
If Bob always lies when he’s surrounded by knaves, but he can either tell the truth or lie when he’s alone with his friend Josh, that indicates that Bob’s a mimic.
This implies that Josh is a joker because whenever his friend Bob is alone with him, Bob can either speak lies or speak the truth.
This means that the answer is 43.