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Odin’s Day is always special here in this Wordle column. Instead of diving right into solving the Wordle, I always include a riddle, logic puzzle or brain-teaser. Lately, I’ve been doing a series of fantasy-themed puzzles. Knights racing to deliver a message. Thieves crossing a bridge while the king’s guards are in hot pursuit. That sort of thing. And today, for Wordle Wednesday, we continue down this path. Here’s the puzzle:
A knight, ranger, wizard, and cleric enter an orc-infested valley for a 6-hour challenge to see who can slay the most orcs.
Each hero has different strengths—and each faces their own setbacks during the fight. Use logic and math to determine who slays the most orcs and rank them from greatest to least.
⚔️ The Knight
- Slays 10 orcs per hour
- Spends 30 minutes helping a wounded squire
- At hour 2, a wandering troll appears, forcing him to hide for 15 minutes
🏹 The Ranger
- Slays 8 orcs per hour
- Every hour, he must spend 12 minutes restringing his bow and gathering arrows
- He’s skilled enough, however, to avoid the troll without losing time
🧙 The Wizard
- Slays 15 orcs per hour using powerful magic
- After 3 hours, his spells are exhausted and he must fight with a staff, slaying 3 orcs per hour
- At hour 2, the troll appears and forces him to hide for 15 minutes
✝️ The Cleric
- Slays 6 orcs per hour
- Takes a 15-minute prayer break every 2 hours, including the first 15 minutes of this contest (i.e. at hour 0, 2, and 4)
- The troll appears during one of these breaks, so he loses no additional time
Note: Each character slays orcs-per-hour and this number is impacted by the complications that arise. The Ranger, for instance, slays 8 orcs per hour, but the 12 minutes per hour he takes to restring his bow lowers that number accordingly.
Also: You cannot kill a percentage of an orc, so any totals must be rounded down. Wounding an orc does not count toward the total.
Your Task: Determine how many orcs each character slays in total. Then, rank them from most to least.
Okay, Wordle time!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Strong beliefs and values.
The Clue: This Wordle has more consonants than vowels.
Okay, spoilers below!
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Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
I get 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot. The Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and 1 point for beating me. This brings our April total to:
Erik: 5 points
Wordle Bot: 12 points
- Guessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.
- If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.
- Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points—positive or negative.
- You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!
The word “moral” comes from the Latin moralis, meaning “pertaining to manners or morals,” which itself derives from mos (plural mores), meaning “custom” or “habit.” The term was popularized in this sense by Cicero to translate the Greek word ēthikos (“ethical”). It entered Middle English via Old French moral.
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