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djewesbury wrote:Was your card! the Seven of Clubs?

Queen of Hearts.

LGTrotter and djewesbury get to drink Quinta do Noval Nacional?

DRT wrote:LGTrotter and djewesbury get to drink Quinta do Noval Nacional?

But we have to hang our coats on the lower peg, after we've seen Nurse, after we've got our brothers' chits signed.

DRT wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Was your card! the Seven of Clubs?

Queen of Hearts.

Yes! Thank you, thank you [wildapplause.gif]

Sometimes a tough puzzle repays some effort. Respect the question master give it some thought. As I will but tomorrow.

A new member has joined. His handle is 1. Can he drink Dow?

jdaw1 wrote:Sometimes a tough puzzle repays some effort. Respect the question master give it some thought. As I will but tomorrow.

My suspicion based on Phil's last clue is that there is a mathematical link between the name or names of the drinker(s) and the name of the Port. That is where my mathematical prowess ends. Best of luck trying to work it out whilst Daniel and I continue to guess randomly hoping to stumble across a valid combination.

AP can drink Dow alone?

A newer member has joined. Her handle is 2. Can she drink Taylor Fladgate Quinta do Vargellas Vinha Velha?

DRT wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:Sometimes a tough puzzle repays some effort. Respect the question master give it some thought. As I will but tomorrow.

My suspicion based on Phil's last clue is that there is a mathematical link between the name or names of the drinker(s) and the name of the Port. That is where my mathematical prowess ends. Best of luck trying to work it out whilst Daniel and I continue to guess randomly hoping to stumble across a valid combination.

Some puzzles took some effort and are well crafted.

E.g.,

And others, such as RAYC’s IVDP trickery.

Your modesty is refreshing.

I request a specific clue. In which of C and Pascal does the question master prefer to program?

Edit: I think, in this context, Pascal.

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:Sometimes a tough puzzle repays some effort. Respect the question master give it some thought. As I will but tomorrow.

My suspicion based on Phil's last clue is that there is a mathematical link between the name or names of the drinker(s) and the name of the Port. That is where my mathematical prowess ends. Best of luck trying to work it out whilst Daniel and I continue to guess randomly hoping to stumble across a valid combination.

Some puzzles took some effort and are well crafted.

E.g.,

And others, such as RAYC’s IVDP trickery.

I don't disagree. I am just pointing out that it is perhaps patronising to suggest that everyone has the wherewithal to work out the answer to such well crafted puzzles through logic and prior knowledge. There are occasions when some mere mortals can only guess.

I fancy fiddling about with the dates houses were founded, leaving water as zero.

But actually I have no idea at all about this quiz. I like to have something to get hold of in a question and I just don't have anything.

And I would repeat my criticism of a previous clue giver that the bare minimum of a clue is that it gives some new information, not simply the vague referral to numbers, names and port, that I sort of knew already. Going on a bit now.

And is it true that only one person may drink the Sandeman?

I didn't keep my scribblings and can't be bothered doing it again but when I added up the value of the names drinking each wine those being drunk by two people were a higher number than the wine and the one that was the other way around.

I have no idea if that helps.

Can CMAG drink Morgan alone?

And is it true that only one person may drink the Tuke Holdsworth?

(Other guessers: rules don’t allow me to ask multiple specific questions without an intervening guess. Please guess one of my questions.)

Do your questions count as guesses? In other words, is it my turn?

jdaw1 wrote:And is it true that only one person may drink the Tuke Holdsworth?

(Other guessers: rules don’t allow me to ask multiple specific questions without an intervening guess. Please guess one of my questions.)

Sure; why not. What is one of your questions?

Can Cookie drink Tuke Holdsworth alone?

Can Conky?

Can I drink Prosecco if I want?

Can djewesbury drink Sandeman alone?

djewesbury wrote:Can I drink Prosecco if I want?

You can cry if you want to. It's your party.

Can LGTrotter drink Hooper?

Can LGTrotter bring some cider?

RAYC and THRA drink Fonseca.

benread drinks Ferreira alone?

djewesbury wrote:Is LGTrotter allowed Fonseca Guimaraens?

No.

DRT wrote:DJ is allowed Dow to himself?

An attendee called DJ would not. Neither would DJEWESBURY. Nor would djewesbury.

djewesbury wrote:Is LGTrotter allowed Graham's Malvedos Crusted?

no.

djewesbury wrote:A new member has joined. His handle is 1. Can he drink Dow?

no, though attendees only have letters in their names (hence JDAW instead of JDAW1) which I did to keep things simple.

DRT wrote:AP can drink Dow alone?

no.

jdaw1 wrote:I request a specific clue. In which of C and Pascal does the question master prefer to program?

C. However this puzzle is much simpler than that and requires no programming.

jdaw1 wrote:And is it true that only one person may drink the Sandeman?

jdaw1 wrote:And is it true that only one person may drink the Tuke Holdsworth?

In principle, there is no reason why one, two (or more) suitable attendees might not be allowed to drink either Sandeman or Tuke Holdsworth.

DRT wrote:Can CMAG drink Morgan alone

No.

DRT wrote:LGTrotter and djewesbury get to drink Quinta do Noval Nacional?

No, I'm afraid not.

DRT wrote:Can Cookie drink Tuke Holdsworth alone?

No.

DRT wrote:Can djewesbury drink Sandeman alone?

No.

LGTrotter wrote:Can Conky?

do what - drink Sandeman alone? no.

djewesbury wrote:Can I drink Prosecco if I want?

djewesbury would not be allowed to drink prosecco.

djewesbury wrote:Can LGTrotter drink Hooper?

No.

DRT wrote:Can LGTrotter bring some cider?

No restriction on what anyone may bring. LGTrotter would not be allowed to drink cider, however.

LGTrotter wrote:RAYC and THRA drink Fonseca.

No.

DRT wrote:benread drinks Ferreira alone?

No.

An extra clue will be provided tonight, if not solved before then.

Can ADV and AHB drink Quevedo?

And after a suitable intervening question... (Reader: please feel free to post my use of 3 dots instead of an ellipsis into the ellipsis crimes thread)

Is JDAW the only person allowed to drink the water?

PhilW wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:I request a specific clue. In which of C and Pascal does the question master prefer to program?

C. However this puzzle is much simpler than that and requires no programming.

jdaw1 wrote:And is it true that only one person may drink the Sandeman?

jdaw1 wrote:And is it true that only one person may drink the Tuke Holdsworth?

In principle, there is no reason why one, two (or more) suitable attendees might not be allowed to drink either Sandeman or Tuke Holdsworth.

My ill-formed reasoning shot down in flames. But, assuming the question master understood my nudge-and-wink request for a clue, that is if numbers are being assigned to letters, A=0 rather than A=1.

jdaw1 wrote:

PhilW wrote:Several member of TPF attend a port tasting with special rules on who may drink what. As a consequence of these rules:

DRT + AHB are allowed to drink the Croft together
DRT + JDAW are allowed to drink the Taylor together
PHILW is allowed to drink the Fonseca by himself
JDAW + AHB are allowed to drink the Warre together
Only one person at the tasting is allowed to drink water

By determining the rules of the tasting, propose another attendee and what he/she would be allowed to drink either on their own or together with others.

As yet, I understand nothing. But I do know that a riddle constructed by Phil will have been carefully constructed.

Carefully, yes. Entirely correctly, no
In fact JDAW+AHB would not be allowed to drink the Warre (that'll teach me to use a pencil and paper instead of writing C code!)
I should perhaps instead have noted that DRT + AHB + JDAW are allowed to drink the Martinez together.
Sadly PHILW will never get to drink the WARRE, either by himself or with others.

Obviously the above correction will now make the answers blindingly obvious and the riddle will be solved in a jiffy. If not, a more significant clue this evening (and yes I'm ignoring your last question JDAW, since the clue will be roughly an answer to that, but to allow reconsideration with my correction first).

AHB wrote:Can ADV and AHB drink Quevedo?

No.

AHB wrote:Is JDAW the only person allowed to drink the water?

No.

I am overjoyed by this news.

PhilW wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Can LGTrotter drink Hooper?

No.

Please verify arithmetic.

jdaw1 wrote:Sometimes a tough puzzle repays some effort. Respect the question master give it some thought.

PhilW wrote:Carefully, yes. Entirely correctly, no

I humbly apologise to Derek and Daniel for my failure to appreciate and respect the subtlety and scale of their wisdom. (Include this post by reference.)

jdaw1 wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:Sometimes a tough puzzle repays some effort. Respect the question master give it some thought.

PhilW wrote:Carefully, yes. Entirely correctly, no

I humbly apologise to Derek and Daniel for my failure to appreciate and respect the subtlety and scale of their wisdom. (Include this post by reference.)

Accepted. I spose.

jdaw1 wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:Sometimes a tough puzzle repays some effort. Respect the question master give it some thought.

PhilW wrote:Carefully, yes. Entirely correctly, no

I humbly apologise to Derek and Daniel for my failure to appreciate and respect the subtlety and scale of their wisdom. (Include this post by reference.)

This quiz just gets better and better. The gift that keeps on giving indeed. And then there is the matter of Daniel's s'pose.

LGTrotter wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:Sometimes a tough puzzle repays some effort. Respect the question master give it some thought.

PhilW wrote:Carefully, yes. Entirely correctly, no

I humbly apologise to Derek and Daniel for my failure to appreciate and respect the subtlety and scale of their wisdom. (Include this post by reference.)

This quiz just gets better and better. The gift that keeps on giving indeed. And then there is the matter of Daniel's s'pose.

I was using the Molesworth spelling, widely now accepted as 'creckt'.

I make no accusation; I merely reflect on glasshouses and those within.

RLC can drink Taylor

jdaw1 wrote:

PhilW wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Can LGTrotter drink Hooper?

No.

Please verify arithmetic.

Verified. LGTrotter is not allowed to drink Hooper; and indeed would not be allowed to drink it together with anyone else, either.

AHB wrote:RLC can drink Taylor

No.

LGTrotter wrote:I make no accusation; I merely reflect on glasshouses and those within.

CMAG and JHG can drink Warre

AHB wrote:CMAG and JHG can drink Warre

No.

ok, a clue: you (almost certainly) all have an item in your position which provides the key to this puzzle.
Another clue this evening, if needed.

PhilW wrote:ok, a clue: you (almost certainly) all have an item in your position which provides the key to this puzzle.
Another clue this evening, if needed.

A front door, a piece of cheese, a corkscrew, some port, a key, a drawer full of things that don't really belong anywhere, a table, eyes, I could go on but you see what I mean.

Hang on do you mean possession or position?

LGTrotter wrote:

PhilW wrote:ok, a clue: you (almost certainly) all have an item in your position which provides the key to this puzzle.
Another clue this evening, if needed.

A front door, a piece of cheese, a corkscrew, some port, a key, a drawer full of things that don't really belong anywhere, a table, eyes, I could go on but you see what I mean.

42 essays of variable merit, a biro (from the stationery cupboard; which is also stationary, thank goodness), a phone, a Wispa (disappearing), a desire to be elsewhere, perhaps in the Bung Hole about 28 hours from now, a tote bag containing a book about Adobe Dreamweaver, a very nice Magee tweed jacket which gets compliments wherever I go and which I complement with a contrasting pocket square.
Which is it?

djewesbury wrote:

LGTrotter wrote:

PhilW wrote:ok, a clue: you (almost certainly) all have an item in your position which provides the key to this puzzle.
Another clue this evening, if needed.

A front door, a piece of cheese, a corkscrew, some port, a key, a drawer full of things that don't really belong anywhere, a table, eyes, I could go on but you see what I mean.

42 essays of variable merit, a biro (from the stationery cupboard; which is also stationary, thank goodness), a phone, a Wispa (disappearing), a desire to be elsewhere, perhaps in the Bung Hole about 28 hours from now, a tote bag containing a book about Adobe Dreamweaver, a very nice Magee tweed jacket which gets compliments wherever I go and which I complement with a contrasting pocket square.
Which is it?

I have no nice tweed jacket which gets compliments wherever I go. It is assiduously ignored by those who should know better. So we can eliminate nice tweed jackets that get compliments from our enquiries, but not all tweed jackets. I shall do a venn diagram of the pleasingness of tweed jackets.