Can you solve the secret assassin society riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

[@midnight-fox7456]

That is not what I expected, for an ally in the riddle story to be revealed as a traitor. This needs a sequel, or a prequel that focuses on the assassins.

[@ZevVeli]

It isn't expected. In fact I would go so far as to say that it was an unfair addition to the riddle.

[@maapauu4282]

​@@ZevVeliA riddle is supposed to make us think in different ways

[@pooydragon5398]

Spoilers man

[@ZevVeli]

@@maapauu4282 Yes, but a riddle is also supposed to be fair. There was no indication that the option of a double agent existed. In fact the wording that "Excluding the agent there must be at least one assassin and at least one target" gives the implication that the agent falls under neither category and will simply be collateral damage when the assassins attack. In fact, taking the wording into account it is extremely easy to make as a first assumption that the target was, in fact, an assassin and work from there, only to reach a paradox when you realize that the rest of the people at the table must also be assassins. Yes, it is logic that makes sense in retrospect, but it is also unfair. Had the rules been "There are four people at the table, you know at least one of them is a target and at least one is an assassin, a fifth player comes in that you do not know if they are a target or assassin" then it would be fair. But the fact that it is your agent, and you have a presumption of innocence there gives a bias.

[@midnight-fox7456]

@@pooydragon5398 Why are you watching comments under a riddle video, without watching the video prior? People will talk about the answers here ^^;

[@petrichorian_apricity]

The suspense???? The intrigue??? The twist??? The orchestral score????? THE ORCHESTRAL SCORE????? A masterpiece

[@celesteinthestars]

a cinematic masterpiece

[@kittyaya3425]

THE ORCHESTRAL SCORE THOUGH

[@jiewu6885]

HuH?😊😊

[@Tuturial464]

This needs a sequel.

[@Queen1001N]

“Live and Let Calculate” “From TedEd with Love” “License to Math” I can see them now!

[@jordank6961]

oh im sure they will :)

[@ZR3009]

I agree! This is too good to be just one story.

[@rest822]

I agree this is toooo good

[@felixlee9645]

@@Queen1001N if only it were license to science!!!

[@schon6390]

I was suspicious about player 2 first, but then it occurred to me that rule two said there was one victim and one assassin besides the agent. We all thought the agent was independent, but I then thought about the wording of “not counting your agent”. I thought the agent was also an intended victim, but to think she was an accomplice…

[@diamondbandit8385]

I sat here for like 10 minutes thinking that the agent couldn't be involved, because they couldn't be a victim. Just to find out she's an assassin?!?!?

[@alm2187]

Is there mathematical proof that the assassin can only be the agent?

[@rolliepollie941]

@@alm2187well from the rules we know that not including the agent, there is at least one assassin and one victim. So among all the 4 orignal players, all of them had a duplicate card. since we know that the robo dealer is fair and can’t swap out cards, so we know that players 1,3, and 4 are assasssins as they share a card from the flop (the 3 shared cards). So that leaves between player 2 and the agent, who both share the king of diamonds. Since players 1,3,4 are assasins that leaves player 2 to be the victim (since there must be one victim that isnt the agent), this means that the duplicate king of diamonds belonging to the agent, is her signature card.

[@foxpokemonforever4775]

I was spoiled that there would be a twist because of the way YT displays comments, so I didn’t rule out 2 or the Agent until the others were revealed.

[@IHateUniqueUsernames]

@@rolliepollie941 Per the rules, there's at least one assassin and one victim not the agent. The agent being the victim cannot be true as it invalidates "one victim not the agent".

[@twodent2]

TedEd can write a spy movie better than Netfix. The twist, the plot, everything is amazing. MatPat needs to make a video.

[@potatoslices4920]

The LORE of TedEd Riddles! but hey. its just a theory...

[@Barasforlife]

Spy x family

[@dildeepsahasi1492]

Cool idea

[@kingwolf3044]

I know! Matpat so needs to make a riddleverse video. We need to band together and comment on all his videos to do the riddleverse video

[@echodolphonian5729]

@@potatoslices4920 A GAME THEORY (more like film)

[@lyss1046]

I DIDN’T EXPECT THAT TWIST- I thought when they revealed that player 2 and the agent had that same card that the agent got tricked, and they were the only victim 😭

[@Topav05]

I just assumed that the assassins were killing themselves

[@wooloosus6866]

That's what I thought too! I was second-guessing everything I did, only for it to have been completely right, and the twist! Shocking!

[@kiarona.]

Same here! I thought they were going to say "it was all a trick: your agent is the intended victim and the others are all assassins who lured her here to kill her!" But no - BETRAYAL

[@PsychoMachado]

Same thought. "It's a trick, they are planning to kill your agent"

[@billcipher_natchosans]

SAME, THEN THE BETRAYAL HIT ME SO HARD-

[@psychopathetic5341]

I love the foreshadowing of a "victim" just being able to walk into a high stakes game that presumably was carefully planned out and veryr senditive

[@avionyellow1712]

i didnt see that lol

[@geeteevee7667]

you know it’s a good day if TedEd uploads a riddle video.

[@kewldudelel]

I do agree with this comment.

[@ZenubStarz-js5qh]

Agreed 👍💯

[@just-apt]

Yes but who actually solves it because I only like the story

[@lcrc3548]

Omg

[@phiaso1106]

I agree!!

[@harleyhuskey]

I completely missed P2 and the Agent having the same card. I quickly figured out P1, P3, and P4 were assassins and thought it was almost too easy but then I was completely blind sided by the twist. Well played Ted Ed, well played.

[@anuragvaidya3716]

Same!

[@felixlee9645]

Ditto

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

I think that's how the riddle is supposed to go? There's no way you would think to stare at the cards and notice the duplicate

[@Thats_A_Good_Idea]

Yeh, the same mistake is mine

[@jillyapple1]

it's like that video where they ask, did you notice the dancing bear in the middle of the basketball players? we were paying attention to one thing, and tuning everything else out

[@paigeanimates7237]

Every time I watch a new Ted Ed riddle I think to myself “this time, I’m actually gonna try to solve it” then I just wait for the answer to play

[@Dragonking-m6q]

Yeah but whenever I try i can never get it😢

[@CarpetOfStars_98]

You gotta try it, it's so rewarding when you get it right ^^ Just give yourself one minute, and if you don't have a clue, you can still watch the answer

[@rexyggor6417]

If I understood the riddle, it would've made sense

[@HelloHamburger]

​@@CarpetOfStars_98I had no idea what it meant. I thought it meant to the right and left meaning the order of all the cards on the table shown. Not the shared cards.

[@CarpetOfStars_98]

@@HelloHamburger That's understandable, I also didn't get right away. They explained it in a weird way. My point is just, that it's more fun to think about it for moment, sometimes you can figure out what they meant, even if you didn't get it right way :) Although sometimes I don't understand the question at all, even after thinking about it. It happens...

[@PhoenixHunter_]

"All you get back is a poker face..." was COLD. Nice riddle, this needs a sequel!!!

[@Робототехникаотдетейдлядетей]

That could be possible, we already had multiple sequels throughout the seasons

[@anang6411]

And all she gets is a middle finger

[@muthuswamy4478]

Was looking for this comment The joke was actually funny

[@onal12345]

I think the reason Ted-ed said "a %100 reliable source" is that in every riddle video people always comment "Or our information giving team was liyng." and "The real answer is that everyone is a lier." so I think Ted-ed wanted to stop that.

[@raphaelchan7574]

But does that source have green eyes

[@Taletad]

That said, I'm still wondering if my answer of 1,3 & 4 are assassins, 2 is the victim and my agent is cheating works Because technically it was never said that my agent would play fairly

[@user-jn4sw3iw4h]

@@Taletad Given how the setup was: 'an organization, through means not shown to us' 'arranges a table where there is at least 1 person skilled at murder' 'all of such individuals are instructed to:' '1: signal they are in on the scheme' '2: murder everyone who does not signal' Yes any spy wilfully infiltrating such a setup, should signal regardless of alignment. The only hints you have the agent actually is an assassin are: - the camera failed - and you were the one ended up saving player 2. Both would still happen if this "rescue mission" was actually just to plant an agent in the assassin's guild for the real mission.

[@jeemonjose]

The riddle and its revelation was more chilling and suspenseful than some spy films

[@felixlee9645]

True 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@TheSoulCalledZuzia]

True LMAO I liked the premise from the beginning but after watching the video's ending I want to see it as an movie/series/...anime...

[@hypernova9704]

4:04 best ending line to anything

[@krackacka]

I gotta admit I was really confused when I tried solving the riddle myself and everyone had a duplicate card. That definitely took me for a spin because I was so confused as to why everyone seemed like an assassin.

same 😭😭😭 I was like: the agent must be either a victim or an assassin but the rules state that excluding the agent there MUST be an assassin and a victim 😅😅😅

[@Infernape1998]

I thought player 2 was an assassin, thinking our agent was playing fairly, but then I got a headache trying to figure out who the victim was. I also want a sequel for this story, please.

[@DrizzyGames]

Same, I was thinking because the agent had the king of diamonds, that must be the real one, so the one P2 had was fake. It confused me so hard

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

I figured that the agent *was* the victim

[@Deaddev1]

"Not counting the assassin, there is atleast one victim and one assassin" If the agent was not an assassin, that means there were no victims leaving the assassin which is against the rules and thus the agent is the assassin

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

@@Deaddev1 well yes, I know that now. Unfortunately, I missed that at the time.

[@coconoisette]

I thought some of the victims were cheating lmao

[@ibrahimarticov6978]

I think this is one of the few TedEd riddles where I was *this* close to the truth. The conclusion about three cards was already there, but I couldn't conclude the reason behind the agent and player 2's King of Diamond. Turned out it was the plot twist after all. Awesome writing, TedEd!

[@NoName-in3sx]

The ending was intense and emotional, and then Ted Ed threw in "a poker face" I just can't 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-cu9rb9cx6m]

Thats actually even more serious since the assassins game is a poker game

[@zmaj12321]

Before revealing the answer: The shared cards' values always include one King and two Queens. Their suits always include two Spades and one Heart. Since there is only one deck dealt by the robo-dealer, there cannot be duplicate cards, so the shared cards include one King of Spades, one Queen of Spades, and one Queen of Hearts. This means that the Queen of Spades from Player 1 and King of Spades from Player 4 are both signature cards. Also, the King of Diamonds from Player 2 is a signature card because it matches the King of Diamonds from the Agent. There is at least one victim, so Player 3 is the only victim. After reveal: OMG, I didn't even bother to check Player 3's cards. That's an amazing twist though, so I can't even be mad.

[@khangphuc778]

"Not counting your agent, there's at least one victim and at least one assassin"💀

[@lachlanwu2838]

well, yeah that's not wrong, player 2 was a victim, and player 1, 3 and 4 were assassins. Through the presented info, it was assumed that your agent would be considered a victim, but it was never confirmed.

[@khangphuc778]

More like "Counting your agent, there's at least one victim and at most four assassins"

[@arnavbrawls9586]

yeah they gave it away 💀

[@RiccardoPazzi]

​@@khangphuc778That would spoil the reveal, the sentence is correct. There was indeed at least one victim and one assassin among the four players, only so happens that for that to be true the agent needs to be an assassin too.

[@constanzagoldschmidt8025]

@@lachlanwu2838 Yeah I know. I solved for 1,3 & 4. But I was not ready for the betrayal. Agent done doin' me da betrayal, son,

[@dayfordays]

Can we talk about the scoring for a second? The music in this is just *chefs kiss*, the suspense, the climax. Adds so much to the video.

[@ilovejtoh1234]

I love how player 2 isn't even supprised, he just sits there.

[@paulmahoney7619]

He's probably just too shocked to have a reaction, I'd be if at the start of a shady invitation-only poker game, some lady barged her way in and then like ten seconds later some guy jetpacked me out of the room.

[@red_king888]

I ACTUALY SOLVED ONE OF THIS , WITH THE PLOT TWIST AND EVERYTHING I FEEL SO GOOD OMG (only took me 15 minutes and searching for my own deck of cards) Thanks Ted-Ed for yet another fun riddle

[@evanrosman9226]

Congratulations.

[@dannydoes3021]

There's no bloddy way I just solved this. Why do I feel so smart suddenly? Thanks for the riddle Ted, my day just got better :)

[@tristanreyes8590]

You guessed that the spy was an assassin

[@alexanderwong4232]

@@tristanreyes8590 You don't need to guess if you've solved it lol

[@v.espertine]

This would give me an ego boost if I solved it 😭

[@kajaltejani]

I really appreciate the efforts behind the story telling.

[@VincentHartwright]

"All you get back is a poker face" really had me with a smirk 💀

[@Jesus.Christ0000]

It'd be so awesome if Teded made a choose-your-own-adventure riddle video where every riddle character so far needs to fight every antagonist of the riddleverse for their 10-year special.

[@StellarNemesis]

Spoiler Alert (Duh!): I genuinely tried to solve the puzzle, and the moment I realized that the only possible solution is where the agent is also an assassin, my pupils expanded considerably. I thought "This can't be right!" And it was so much more satisfying when my deductions came out to be true!

[@heatherkline6766]

The agent actually being an assassin is the only logical option; when she entered the room, it already contained at least one victim and one or more assassins. That means that the second player must be the victim because he was present at the start; the agent having a matching card makes her the odd one out, therefore the card that is a duplicate of the one originally in the room was brought from outside the game; therefore an assassin.

[@xelnaga64]

No, the cards were dealt after she entered the room

[@Annie.s_Galaxy_404]

I love how they always make sure there are no loopholes to the riddles like the ‘information from a 100% reliable source’ so people would know that the information is true

[@FinalDisnerd]

There's actually more info than you need here. After the first two lines about the shared cards, you can count that there are a total of 6 kings and 6 queens at the table. Since an assassin switches out only one card, that alone means that there's 4 assassins, regardless of any card suits. Then, knowing that Player 2 and your Agent both have the King of Diamonds, that means that one of them has to be an assassin, meaning your agent must be an assassin, as they weren't "Invited" to the game.

[@xelnaga64]

Nope.

[@xelnaga64]

Using this logic, you can't figure out, if p2 or p3 is an assassin. For example: Second player's signature is the King of Diamonds and agent's signature is the King of Clubs.

[@bartudundar3193]

@@xelnaga64 Victims don't have signatures. When you have overlapping cards, it is definitive implication that one or the other is an assassin. Since we know that agent isn't a victim (as the op stated, she wasn't invited) she would be the assassin. OPs logic is sound for this particular example but honestly only works on this type of setup due to there not being more victims than one. Since we already have conflicting cards (i.e. we determined at least one victim) and the remaining players equal the number of assassins we can just assume all those players to be assassins. If there were more victims, we would have to look at the individual hands themselves in order to determine the victims from the assassins.

[@xelnaga64]

@@bartudundar3193 I didn't quite understand your reply, and I guess you didn't fully understand mine. I was saying that taking into account agent's being assassin, and using OP's logic, we can't say whether it is p2 or p3 who is the victim

[@xelnaga64]

@@bartudundar3193my point being that although p2 and agent both have the king of diamonds, they can still both be assassins. Once again: without information about the colours of shared cards we can't say whether p2 or p3 is the victim

[@KineticWentFishing]

the fact ted-ed can make a spy movie as a riddle that’s better than most spy movies is surprising edit : er my gerd!!! 27 like!!!

[@omega-xk4gj]

0:25 Excuse me, my 100% Reliable Source is a Canary?

[@RayneKravenSegura-fw1om]

The fact he hearted it LOL

[@l30n88]

A little birdie told him.

[@bywatergal4177]

While I normally wish TedEd did some non-math-based riddles, I did have fun on this one. I think it'd be really fun to see everyone work on this (especially the long way) and coming up with different wrong answers. I got they're all spies and 3 is the victim but my logic started by assuming the agent couldn't be the assassin and player 2 was automatically out. Good game!

[@PaoloEmilioGiardinetti]

This wasn't math-based, though.

[@bywatergal4177]

@@PaoloEmilioGiardinetti Though it is also logic based, it is absolutely math. It's a numbers game full of variables you need to keep track of and you need to figure out how to make it so that all of the variables you are given can be true at the same time. That's practically the definition of algebra

[@Electron_4444]

Bro needs to tell me where he finds this stuff. These are amazing riddles. They're fun, make you smarter, and the story-line is a work of art. LEGEND

[@zigmaster5199]

"All you get back is a poker face..." "And all she got was a finger"

[@anang6411]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Cakie-o2b]

The middle one!!!

[@appiezya3909]

Was not expecting that ending

[@AwesomeDomi1]

Spoiler The plot twist was insane, I actually thought that the spy was supposed to be the victim

[@Tuturial464]

Wouldn’t make sense for someone going to the situation the victim.

[@AwesomeDomi1]

@@Tuturial464 please do keep in mind that my brain is not good at it’s job lol

[@Wyti]

How about you dont spoil it

[@thefatcat594]

DONT SPOIL 😭😭😭

[@AwesomeDomi1]

No offense but… why are you looking through the comments if you didn’t watch the video yet? That’s asking for spoilers

[@Elite4962]

This was genuinely cool to decipher. I pulled table top sim out to help for fun and started counting the cards thinking player 2 was an assassin. I deciphered the three center cards and used those to find the other three assassins to get four assassins... wait wait wait what? Going back to the rules, I read rule 2 which stated that other than the agent there was at least one victim. But that doesn't make sense unless player 2 is a victim. But if that's the case then... then that means the agent is the assassin!

[@rycegabrielmajor9847]

Step 1: confirm you have green eyes Step 2: ask the assassins to leave

[@LyricalMiracle9608]

Lmao good reference

[@Rrzhh]

Aaap! No, they got abducted and failed the test.

[@UluenaLove]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT, I thought no one came up with it, but still you came up with

[@lakshya4876]

@@UluenaLove step 1: confirm you have green eyes step 2: ask your agent that will she say ozo if she's the victim step 3: ask the assassins to kindly leave

[@menovat]

I actually managed to solve this one and I'm so glad I did. This one was so good.

[@violetwitch9948]

already guess something is odd when there 2 King of Diamond on the deck

[@placeholder6974]

@menovat this was a better mystery than what the hearthstone team hyped us up for in murder at castle nathria XD

[@menovat]

@@placeholder6974 You're gonna have to tell me under which username I know you.

[@goodguyamr6996]

I really said "wouldn't it be funny if the agent was an assassin" and it actually happened 😭

[@legendarywiimaster]

This has got to be the biggest plot twist in Ted-Ed riddle history. Absolutely insane to think that I had no idea until right before it was revealed

[@vxllabh09]

I actually figured it out. I thought out that Player 2 had to be an Assassin because of the shared card. I figured out the other 3 from the same logic (although instead of making a table, I wrote down all 3 possibilities of cards with the suit in subscript) . Then when I noticed that all 4 were assassins, I was like okay tedED doesn't make MISTAKES but maybe the card inages were just there and I overthought?(bad habit), but OMG THAT ENDING!!!!

[@aamierulharith5294]

BRUH I figured out that player 1,3 and 4 are assassins, I overlooked the two kings of diamond and I immediately thought "oh sh!t all of em are assassins" and then bam! plot twist, at least one victim aside from the agent so the agent must be the assassin too 😬😬

[@janSimiman]

I spotted the double king of diamonds as first, then the other three. So I assumed some of the assassins were also the victim.

[@muhammadsyauqi5737]

@@janSimiman The assassins are in a society so of course they know and not gonna kill each other. So the assassin cen't be a victim

[@pietroparini2008]

When I saw the two king of diamonds I thought I identified the first assassin, and so I was out of victims in the end. I did not expect the twist and thought I was getting something wrong.

[@tanyar18]

Dang, I got the 3 that were originally at the table but didn’t even notice the duplicate card, that was a good twist. I wouldn’t have expected a better twist from a TedEd riddle than most movies coming out these days

[@respectableaf9061]

A bit of a spoiler when the video asks you to identify "the assassins", in plural. So you know there will be more than one. 2:15

[@nivenfres]

I didn't get the final bit, but for once did manage to work through the first half successfully. I'm getting better with these.

[@zephangreer7487]

This is the first riddle from TED-ED that has a twist like that and I love it.

[@firegirl4707]

this was the most emotional roller coaster of a ted ed riddle ever my lord

[@just-apt]

Can you solve it? No, but I prefer the plot.

[@ThanhNgakhaclong2211]

Nah dude this is EPIC the first Ted Ed riddle where an alli betrays . Pls make more of these riddles. The plot twist is amazing to think she is an alli. Make a Netflix seris of this. Fr I thought that the only victim is the agent

[@HuyKhac-rc3cg]

su

[@footballisthebest22]

When you watch the riddles more for the storyline than the actual riddle Edit: thanks so much guys for 40 likes ive literally never gotten this many

[@user-anonyzous]

i was confused why both the victim and the assassin had the king of diamonds, but when i worked my way to everyone was an assassin, x1000 confusion

[@kittyaya3425]

Another day, another ted ed riddle solved. I have no idea how to play poker and I was so relieved when it said I don’t need to know the rules.

[@maxastro]

I actually *completely solved this,* and then discarded my solution as impossible because no matter how I looked at it, it seemed like every player was an assassin. What a twist!

[@nashitazahin9402]

This really needs a sequel!! What happens next?

[@HOTD108_]

A few seconds after fleeing with the victim, the heat death of the universe happens and everyone dies. The end.

[@thespeedyyoshi]

YESSS HE’S BACK I want this guy to narrate my lifeeee

[@ZR3009]

Who knew the twist got me suspenseful than i could ask for. THIS IS AMAZING, TED ED!

[@kylegrow2788]

I thought based on the premise of your agent coming in mid game that they were inherently a safe option, neither victim nor assassin. Could have been more clear for a riddle, although kind of exciting as a movie plot.

[@FlinNSteel]

BRO… I didn’t except that twist, I thought the story for the egg machine one was amazing this one is FIREE, Ted ed writing team are my idols

[@MrMas737]

The fact that I actually solved this, makes me feel like I'm Albert Einstein. Please upload riddles more often, most of them are amazing

[@9adam4]

"Not counting your agent..." super sneaky. My son and I went over it like 5 times and couldn't figure it out, since every one of the four players had a shared or agent card.

[@adhiraj073]

Grandpa wake up from your tomb, a new TedEd “riddle” video just dropped

[@Minetendo_Fan]

The music at the end was amazing

[@tnoztnoz3547]

When I figured out every player had an assassin card, my first thought was that it was a trap for the agent, not that she was a double agent.

[@frocen1]

wow. this had to be a trailor bc I want more. Or a part 2 to this riddle.

[@melvinfranco2142]

What would it look like?

[@thenovicenovelist]

​​@@melvinfranco2142 1. Turns out the partner wasn't an assassin after all but a double agent who gained the leader's trust so she can tell you where his hidden lair is. However, it's in the Infinity Hotel and you only have a few minutes to find the leader and figure out the code to shut down a device that would unleash the fire and ice dragons on the city. With the following clues, figure out what room they are in and the code to stop the dragon invasion. 2. The assassin has kidnapped the green-eyed governor and had taken them to her dictator boss' private island. You enlisted the help of an elf-like creature who accidentally overslept again and they could only give you a few pieces of information before being abducted. The governor is in one of an infinite amount of rooms, but luckily your uncle was the Demon of Reason and taught you everything you know about logic puzzles. Find the room the governor is in and get them out...

[@museofsalzburg2373]

It's not an outright contradiction or lie, but rule 2 at least primes you to not think of your agent as a assassin or victim, which, while typical for riddles in general, is a bit out of step for Ted-Ed riddles, which have typically been about lateral problem solving and logical deduction, rather than scrutinising the exact language of the question itself.

[@brasergrazer8068]

That was unironically one of the best plot twists in cinema, can't believe the agent would do such a thing, we need a sequel with a detailed backstory that explains her motive for this.

[@themasterprocrastinator4933]

I need a sequel with a face-off between the two

[@the_blue_mark_detective]

Imagine if she comes back in a another riddle video.

[@darkmatter90]

They gotta make a part 2 of this

[@siddharthsircar1345]

I don't completely get it. So, in this particular scenario, the assassins excluding the agent each had one card that the robot showed as part of the shared set. But how do we know that these cards are the assassins' signature cards instead of the fair cards the robot dealt?

[@rioc2802]

The shared set had to be dealt by the robot (i.e. none of the assassins could've swapped the cards in the shared set out) and there can't be two duplicates of a card with the same suit and character on it.

[@stomyn]

I came so close to solving this, but the idea of the agent being one of the assassins never occurred to me, so I figured the correct answer was wrong and gave up from there

[@phiaso1106]

This is the most exciting riddle ever!(I didn't expect the plot twist!)

[@aleyoakenshield5384]

"Alright, we've got three assassins in a room alone with our target, coordinating using an unnecessarily complex card system. We should defenitly get our double agent in there as well and risk busting her cover so it's four assassins vs one green old man, that's definitly a good choice." Who was that old man, John Wick? xD

[@Zython11]

A riddle with a plot twist? Love it.

[@bieourself]

This has been the most fun 5 minutes I had today!

[@wesleydeng71]

TED used to do a lot of those riddles and I loved them. You should do more!

[@alexandertimpson3221]

I noticed they had the same card, and I was worried the victim was the agent lol

[@Technochaos03]

I was so wrapped up in solving the puzzle I didn't spot the twist at all. Very nicely done.

[@AfaqueAhmed_]

Petition to turn this into a series .

[@Albertandearthie]

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[@avivyoukerharel2140]

I managed to solve this all the way until the contradiction with the last queen, I guess you didnt specify that the agent isnt a assassin but by itself it feels as if saying she is involved would break the set rules of the riddle, so i just assumed something is wrong. its really cool that the twist ties to the narative of the riddle but it made it kinda unsolvable to me.

[@tcxd1164]

Well, if you rule out every other possibility, what remains must be the truth, and all that. Not an intuitive puzzle to be sure (I myself was also stuck for a good while), but the solution does fulfil all the rules.

[@superepicdudemccraft5076]

The same happened to me. The trick was to look at the wording of rule 2 again, which, knowing the answer to the riddle, was actually hinting that the agent was an assassin. It's a twist written better than a lot of movies.

[@sophiesmidnightsquad]

I CALLED IT THAT THE SPY WAS THE ASSASSIN, LETS GO!!

[@kiti_cat524]

4:04 cant read it

[@skit_inventor]

Funny how I came to the contradictory conclusion that all 4 players are assassins, because I excluded the agent at the very beginning

[@nicholasthompson2308]

I didn't understand the "shared cards" thing so I couldn't solve the riddle. I needed to know how to play poker for this.

[@cat_sandwich]

I often just watch these riddles but never solve them, just watch them. The animation is perfect 😅

[@grapeshott]

I couldn't understand anything. What was the role of 3 shared cards? I think the question explanation could be better.

[@rheagadi1205]

that was such a GOOD plot twist. I knew that players 1, 3, and 4 were assassins, but i never guessed the spy was one. SO GOOD. Can you add a sequel?

[@OrangeSectorFN]

The one thing I like about Ted Ed is the quotes in the beginning of the video

[@NurenSyamila]

Out of all the riddles Ted ed games I've watched,this has the most plot twist-dramatic funny ending😂

[@desihirohamada]

secret solution: the 100% reliable source _isn't_ 100% reliable

[@KyleGK01]

All those years of practice with professor layton have come up to this moment. Edit: I've failed you, professor.

[@fullestegg]

"100% reliable source"

[@asheep7797]

What do you mean? Passenger Pidgeon Worldwide is the most reliable company ever!

[@danielyuan9862]

I had to double and triple-take the rules to make sure I wasn't missing anything. But there was one thing I didn't consider that did follow the rules. Nice one!

[@eyowtiqrup7844]

we need more riddles with twists

[@dheerajahuja8394]

I started with the assurance that the agent was above suspicion, and player two was my first confirmed assassin. Later when the catch hit me, I thought the agent was the victim. Man I was not prepared for this..

[@zulephizus1212]

Same. For a second, I thought I sent sent my agent in there to die. Turns out, she was never mine to start with.

[@gfish5900]

Yo I actually solved it! My second TED-Ed riddle I’ve ever solved.