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Pass It On! is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box.
Puzzle
- US Version
Eight people are playing an unusual communication game. In this game, one person has to get a message across to seven other people.
It takes one minute to pass along the message, and each time the message is spoken, it can only have one recipient. Using these rules, what's the shortest amount of time in minutes for the message to pass to all seven other players?
- UK Version
Eight people are playing a communication game. In this game, one player has to get their message across to seven other people.
It takes one minute to pass along the message, and each time the message is spoken, it can only have one recipient. Using these rules, what's the shortest amount of time require for the message to pass to all seven other players?
Hints
Solution
Incorrect
Too bad!
- US Version
Did the wording of the puzzle throw you for a loop?
- UK Version
Are you sure you're not being led astray by the wording of the puzzle?
Correct
Very nice!
If the original messenger spreads the word as shown above, the game can be completed in three minutes. During that time, the original messenger can tell three people the message, and the people who hear the message within the first two minutes can go on to become messengers themselves.
When an emergency arises, information networks structured in the above fashion can help get the word out fast.
Trivia
In this puzzle, the UK version changes the background color of the solution screen from brown color to green and orange color.
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