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This is the manner in which I was able to solve this riddle. It took me a while, but I am certain this is the only correct answer.
I drew a chart like this:
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House 1 |
House 2 |
House 3 |
House 4 |
House 5 |
Color |
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Person |
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Drink |
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Smoke |
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Pet |
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And I also made a place for associations, those facts that are linked together but cannot yet go into the chart.
SO, the first time through the clues I came up with.
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House 1 |
House 2 |
House 3 |
House 4 |
House 5 |
Color |
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Blue |
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Person |
Norwegian |
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Drink |
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Milk |
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Smoke |
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Pet |
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Along with the following direct associations:
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And with the following adjacent associations:
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Brit - Red House
Swede - Dogs
Dane - Tea
Green House - Coffee
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Pall Mall - Birds
Yellow House - Dunhill
Bluemasters - Beer
German - Prince
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Green House on the left of White House
Blends next to Cats
Horse next to Dunhill
Blends next to Water
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So analyzing these facts we can see more associations:
1. House 3 CANNOT be Green since the owner drinks Milk, not Coffee.
2. Thus House 4 MUST be Green since it requires a house to the right. One which is White.
3. House 1 CANNOT be Red since the Norwegian lives there.
These facts limit the house color order to ONE possible solution.
Combined with the direct associations we have...
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House 1 |
House 2 |
House 3 |
House 4 |
House 5 |
Color |
Yellow |
Blue |
Red |
Green |
White |
Person |
Norwegian |
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Brit |
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Drink |
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Milk |
Coffee |
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Smoke |
Dunhill |
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Pet |
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Along with the following direct associations:
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And with the following adjacent associations:
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Swede - Dogs
Dane - Tea
German - Prince
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Pall Mall - Birds
Bluemasters - Beer
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Blends next to Cats
Horse next to Dunhill
Blends next to Water
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Now, looking for more limitations/associations we find that:
1. The Horse must be at House 2 since House 1 smokes Dunhill.
2. House 1 cannot have Birds, Dogs or Pall Mall.
3. House 3 cannot have Dogs, Bluemasters or Prince.
4. Either House 2 or 5 have the Bluemasters - Beer.
5. Since the horse is at House 2, then it must also have the Dane (the Swede has Dogs after all).
Our chart now looks like this, including the conditions "Dane - Tea" and "Swede - Dogs".
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House 1 |
House 2 |
House 3 |
House 4 |
House 5 |
Color |
Yellow |
Blue |
Red |
Green |
White |
Person |
Norwegian |
Dane |
Brit |
German |
Swede |
Drink |
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Tea |
Milk |
Coffee |
Beer |
Smoke |
Dunhill |
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Prince |
Bluemasters |
Pet |
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Horse |
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Dogs |
Remaining limitations/conditions:
1. Pall Mall - Birds
2. Blends next to Cats
3. Blends next to Water.
The remaining analysis can now be made:
1. House 3 MUST have "Pall Mall - Birds" (only house left without a smoke or pet defined).
2. "Blends next to Cats" can now only fit with Blends at House 2 and Cats at House 1.
3. The German is now the only one without a pet, therefore owns the fish.
4. Incidentally leaving the Water for the Norwegian.
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House 1 |
House 2 |
House 3 |
House 4 |
House 5 |
Color |
Yellow |
Blue |
Red |
Green |
White |
Person |
Norwegian |
Dane |
Brit |
GERMAN |
Sweed |
Drink |
Water |
Tea |
Milk |
Coffee |
Beer |
Smoke |
Dunhill |
Blends |
Pall Mall |
Prince |
Bluemasters |
Pet |
Cats |
Horse |
Birds |
FISH |
Dogs |
If you followed this analysis closely, you will see that this IS the only possible solution...well, except for if you want to mistranslate phrase "on the left".
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