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The Cake Gobbler is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Unwound Future.

Puzzle

"Hey! Somebody ate my piece of cake! I was saving that for later!"

US Version

A: "I didn't eat it!"

B: "Neither A nor D ate it."

C: "I didn't eat it, either!"

D: "C is telling the truth."

Somebody isn't telling the truth. That person is the cake gobbler. Who is it?! Circle the answer, then tap Submit.

UK Version

A: "I didn't eat it!"

B: "Neither A nor D ate it."

C: "I didn't eat it either!"

D: "C is telling the truth."

Somebody isn't telling the truth. That person is the cake gobbler. Who is it? Circle a person and touch Submit.

Hints

Click a Tab to reveal the Hint.

Compare all the statements carefully. Did you notice that if A is lying, then B would also be lying?

If D is lying, then C would be lying.

If C is lying, then D would be lying.

US Version

Also, you'll soon realize that if B is lying, there is more than one cake eater and therefore more than one liar.

Are they all liars?! No. Only one person involved in this puzzle is lying.

UK Version

Also, you'll soon realise that if B is lying there is more than one cake eater and therefore more than one liar.

Are they all liars?! No. Only one person involved in this puzzle is lying.

US Version

Out of A, B, C, and D, maybe nobody is lying...

But somebody ate the cake!

UK Version

Out of A, B, C and D, maybe nobody is lying...

But somebody ate the cake!

US Version

A, B, C, and D are all telling the truth. But somebody is definitely lying.

Who else is there?

UK Version

A, B, C and D are all telling the truth. But somebody is definitely lying.

Who else is there?


Solution

Incorrect

Too bad!

Don't overlook any of the possibilities.

Correct

You got it!

US Version

The "somebody" who wasn't telling the truth was me. I wasn't saving the cake for later at all!

Thinking logically, once you realize that A, B, C, and D are all telling the truth, the person who must be lying is me!

UK Version

"The somebody who ate the cake is me. I wasn't saving it for later at all!"

Thinking logically, once you realise that A, B, C and D are all telling the truth, the person who is lying must be the one who originally complained!

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