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@Llamaful

3 жыл бұрын

cool

@avoprim5028

3 жыл бұрын

@Nintendo of America be like: We do not like this. Zelda Director Eiji Aonuma be like: I am canceling all Zelda games, that, are currently in development, as a result of this. Yes, even Breath Of The Wild’s sequel. @Platinum Games Head Hideki Kamiya be like: I am going to block the Twitter, now X, accounts of all of your related divisions, @TED.

@joaquimsartoridesouzacampo301

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucng8102 in the third round he gonna spent 52 gems, so in the silver ones its gonna be 51 against 48 for gordon. So he would lose anyway

@dharmdevil

3 жыл бұрын

@@joaquimsartoridesouzacampo301 NOPE. WHY would he spend 52?????? He has magic mirror and could see you have ZERO bid. He just needs to bid 1 GEM! And why does this riddle presume that Gordon will match you at the second BID? If he's gonna let you win the 2nd gold anyway he just needs to go ZERO bid and block your 3rd bid by 1 more gem. He knows he have the gem advantage and will enter the silver bids and win EASILY with his gem advantage. Gordon could spend 0 gem and you 24 gem at round 2. That means gordon HAS 99 GEMS at round 3 and you 51. EVEN IF you spend all 51 at round 3 he just needs to counter with 52 and he still has 47 left and you 0 for the silvers. This riddle is fail.

@Kiwi88

3 жыл бұрын

By the way, on the serious side, are you sure you guys will not get into trouble with copyright issues? Even though efforts were made to avoid mentioning the copyrighted names, every Legend of Zelda fan will know the video was referring to that Nintendo series. Also, the protagonist also looks very similar to Link. But I hope Nintendo takes a light touch on this, since you are an educational non-profit org. Cheers!

"Mom, can we have Legend of Zelda?" "We have Legend of Zelda at home". Legend of Zelda at home:

@cubicallaboratory2063

3 жыл бұрын

Legends

@coppermat

3 жыл бұрын

@@cubicallaboratory2063 ?

@kkmac7247

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect comment

@mashhudkhizar3844

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@destroyerofworlds4663

3 жыл бұрын

@@cubicallaboratory2063 *Legends* of Zelda?

Viewers: What did you do?? Dongle : "I USED THE STONES TO MAKE THE STONES"

@AntizombiRUS

3 жыл бұрын

I did nothing but create stones for 3 days

@MisterVercetti

3 жыл бұрын

Probably had something to do with fairies.

@Dexaan

3 жыл бұрын

What did it cost?

@eclipse0073

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dexaan stones

@BigDBrian

3 жыл бұрын

@@eclipse0073 well not really, because in his altered world he still had the stones. so it's effectively free as long as the initial requirements were met

So Dongle collected the golden hexagons just to hold ONE auction? That is such a small brained answer to his troubles. Why not use the hexagons to make it so he can hold an auction whenever he wants, regardless of circumstance? That would be the best way to make the most of the limitless power at his fingertips.

@meleamendez6221

Жыл бұрын

Nothing is better than an auction with stakes

@igunn8632

Жыл бұрын

I mean wouldn't holding an auction kinda lose its excitement if you can do it at any moment?

@paulmahoney7619

Жыл бұрын

He loves every step of the auction process, and rigging up a world of auctions would make it all pointless.

@remixgameyt1172

Жыл бұрын

Or it might be so he trapped link in his imagination, starting different auctions all over and over again.

@andrewpoon2378

2 ай бұрын

True

Gordon's fatal flaw here is that he bid 0 instead of 24 on the first of the gold hexagons which forces him to use an extra gem to one up you, which results in a disadvantage going into the silver hexagon bids....What a shame. Also, did anyone else notice that our hero lost a finger between 1:31 and 3:57? Would like to hear what kind of trick Gordon had up his sleeve that removed his opponent's finger.

@milesedgeworth3667

Жыл бұрын

0 is perfectly fine, you only LOSE gems on a win

@calebhindy5937

Жыл бұрын

That's not quite true. If he bid 24 in the first round, you could bid 25 in the 2nd round and still win. 1. You bid 25 and he bids 0, in which case he still has to at least match you in the 3rd round. If you bid 50, that leaves you with a 50-49 advantage. 2. You bid 25 and he matches you with 25, he wins rounds 2. But now he only has 74 to your 75, so you bid 0 on round 3 and then head into the silver rounds with the same advantage.

@Kiwiofthetropics

11 ай бұрын

Oh yeah lol

@DeathnoteBB

7 ай бұрын

What I don’t get is why “no one” would bid at 4:43. Surely Gordon would want the hexagon, and if you bid 0 he gets it just for 1 gem?

@maudlife

7 ай бұрын

@@DeathnoteBB Because both of them would already have a hexagon at that point. One for you, one for Gordon. You need 3 to reshape the world, so spending gems on the last one is pointless.

Also can we just appreciate how Ted-Ed acknowledges Tingle as the most powerful Zelda character

@Ender_Spy

3 жыл бұрын

Ted Ed knows the Zelda facts and the real facts

@BatmanBeyondBelief

3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to confirm Dongle was Tingle so thank you lol!

@Arunabhh

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/d5OmksGdld3IZaQ.html 😇😇😇

@lilpogchamp4904

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@robozardthenon-roboticchar654

3 жыл бұрын

You mean Zoldu

The story of this riddle is so good, someone should make a videogame out of this

@batrix4715

2 жыл бұрын

Duuuude i just wrote the same thing just to find your comment

@swordf5345

2 жыл бұрын

Give me a computer, a summer break, and some time from about 2 weeks, to a month and a half.

@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149

2 жыл бұрын

@@swordf5345 I'm certain you won't be sued by a certain Japanese gaming company...

@krey5530

2 жыл бұрын

I'm waiting to r/woosh someone

@rycegabrielmajor9847

2 жыл бұрын

"legend of zelda? whats that, never heard of it"

One thing I noticed is that the rules never state that gordon knows how much you have, so if he lets you win the second gold auction you could technically bid any number and he would have to +1 or match. meaning that the three silver hexagons you need are easily bid for since he would no longer be able to match.

@jaypee9575

Жыл бұрын

True. Though in that case, you don't know how much Gordon has either. Your overall point is right though, they should have included that information.

@neighbourskid

Жыл бұрын

I'm not ready for these "rules never said that" 😭 y'all stop finding loopholes and try solving instead 😒

@spectacledman

Жыл бұрын

@randomdude What you have proposed is what I shall dub "a bad answer." There is a difference between bad problems and bad solutions.

@Bartovi

9 ай бұрын

yeah but he knows that both of you have 99 rup... I mean gems. So all he had to do is subtract 24 from 99

Dongle: "Who are you?" the hero: "I'm Link, but Blurer."

@Hans5958

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't Link blue in some games?

@nhuytran581

8 күн бұрын

Blink

"but your ingenuity kept you on link ahead in the chain of inference" Link is so powerful that he doesn't let -Ganon- Gordon win in a totally different world

@JjMn1000

3 жыл бұрын

umm

@tpose8280

3 жыл бұрын

um

@kindlyevilbgm

3 жыл бұрын

ummm

@znonruvrossiya3562

3 жыл бұрын

Universe my boy

@goatgamer001

3 жыл бұрын

xd

Who else can't solve any of these riddles, but loves to watch them?

@BatmanBeyondBelief

3 жыл бұрын

I think this is the first one I (almost) successfully solved besides the robber and 5 houses riddle Edit: i feel like once you realize that it’s impossible to win the 3 golds, it becomes much easier

@DanielGalimidi

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not even trying at this point, because I know TED-ED always wants us to solve these puzzles in a very specific way.

@thecoolcongle5128

3 жыл бұрын

✋

@gamersedge891

3 жыл бұрын

me

@kylemiguelrizon914

3 жыл бұрын

me too!

You can also bid 25 for the second gold stone. The reasoning at 3:34 is based on the simplified worst case of losing all draws. If draws alternate then any 1 gem advantage (regardless of multiples of 3) is sufficient to ensure victory.

@shoopi1234

2 жыл бұрын

You absolutely can, it's a shame they didn't even mention this, as it seems from the video a bid of 24 is the only way to win.

@05xpeter

9 ай бұрын

Thanks I also had 25 as my solution guess.

@handanyldzhan9232

8 ай бұрын

I noticed that too. We: 75 coins, 1 gold Gordon: 99 coins, 0 gold We bid 25 (golden). - He bids 0. We're 2-0 up and have 50 left. - He bids 24. We're 2-0 up and have 50 left. Then we bid 50, "lose" and he has 48 left. The prio is still ours. - He bids 26. It's 1-1 and he has 73 left. Then we bid 0 until the second round, Worst case, 75 vs 73 and the prio is his. - He bids 25. We're 2-0 up and have 50 left. Then we bid 50, "lose" and he has 49 left. 50-49 with prio ours, or 50-48 with prio his. - 50-48, prio ours. We bid 16 (silver): - He bids 15. 34-48, 1-0, prio ours. Then we bid 17s. - He bids 16. 34-48, 1-0, prio his. Then we bid 17s. - He bids 17. 50-31, 0-1, prio ours. 16, then 17s. - 50-49, prio ours. We bid 16 (silver): - He bids 15. 34-49, 1-0, prio ours. Then we bid 17s. - He bids 16. 34-49, 1-0, prio his. Then we bid 17s. - He bids 17. 50-32, 0-1, prio ours. 16, then 17s.

@Ringcaat

8 ай бұрын

I thought about it for a while in bed. Surprisingly, you can even bid 26 and still win! Your possessing the first tiebreak is enough to win a 49-49 contest even though Gordon has the mirror, which turns out to be oddly weak. Your strategy is to bid 17 whenever you don't have the tiebreak and 16 whenever you do.

This is probably my favorite Ted-Ed riddle. I really was so stumped, I absolutely couldn't see any way in which this would be possible -- but the way it was explained made such a light flick on in my head. Loved it!

Why didn't Dongle just use the power of the hexagons to create a world in which he can have as many auctions as he wants...

@srijanumesh5355

3 жыл бұрын

Plot twist. That is what he did, he just trapped the hero in his imagination, to repeat the auction forever and ever

@vincentxu8217

3 жыл бұрын

@@srijanumesh5355 It went dark so quickly 😦

@foxymetroid

2 жыл бұрын

There's the risk he'd have enough auctions to kill his live for auctions.

@rubinthepig1218

2 жыл бұрын

And hence hypixel SKYBLOCK

@theregularterrarian3933

2 жыл бұрын

he probably has more in the back

Yo I spent 5 hours banging my head against the wall thinking about this until I saw in a random comment that YOU GET TO KEEP THE GEMS FROM LOST AUCTIONS. THIS INFORMATION WILL SAVE LIVES.

@ayoubno7207

3 жыл бұрын

Now the explanation in the video makes sense. I've been trying to understand since yesterday. Thanks.

@Peter-bv2ho

3 жыл бұрын

XD

@petertoman8077

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Now it all makes sense.

@flaetsbnort

2 жыл бұрын

Don't Know How Auctions Work Club

@juliangt8994

2 жыл бұрын

Cant gordon just bid 0 a second time and beat your all in by +1 for the third? Then win all 5 silvers?

I'm proud that I got the general idea for the solution right. Didn't take the time to actually think about the details too much because I was too excited to actually get to know the actual answer and wasn't sure if I was even right.

“Dongle’s dangled a difficult dilemma” hahaha

I absolutely love image of link writing down a bunch of math on his note before bidding against ganon to get a budget triforce from tingle.

@user-fm5vp7yu3u

2 жыл бұрын

where's zelda?-

@eduardoneves361

Жыл бұрын

It's lok

@Chance57

Жыл бұрын

@@user-fm5vp7yu3u Zelda's doing the bidding. He's the mc.

@johnthoppil7308

Жыл бұрын

@@Chance57 ? Link is The main character

@__z890

Жыл бұрын

XD

The TED-Ed crossover episode we didn't know we wanted

@ChrisKhani

3 жыл бұрын

Tell ne about it

@maxine9263

3 жыл бұрын

i love it

@tseringchosphel1340

3 жыл бұрын

Damn sure your comment will have more than 1 k like in near future now it's at 145

@Pikachu-vo7qb

3 жыл бұрын

👌🏻

@adamnieves586

3 жыл бұрын

Start the boss music

4:57 "your ingenuity kept you one LINK ahead". we get it TedEd

i like the easy ones like this one, make me feel smart

@Vileplume87

2 жыл бұрын

*E-easy?*

"A hexagonal piece of cheese is a lot better than a square piece of cheese." Hod Lipson: "Sometimes my genius, it's almost frightening."

@bait5257

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@LivakProductions

3 жыл бұрын

Clarkson

@PramkLuna

3 жыл бұрын

"Hexagons are the bestagons" - CGP Grey

@introverted2886

3 жыл бұрын

@@PramkLuna I came here looking for this. So thanks.

@mjzudba5268

3 жыл бұрын

@@PramkLuna I just watched that video

"Sorry Gordon, I can't give hexagons. Come back when your bids are a litttle mmm... richer!"

@trulythelongestnameinthisc8779

3 жыл бұрын

Wait a minute that's Morshu

@consorciaalmanzar349

2 жыл бұрын

gordon last name is rams

@marlenedenise4098

2 жыл бұрын

Lamp oil, Rope , Bombs!

My first thought was just "forcing him to spend more on the golds gives you an advantage on silvers". Then figured "repeat your bid and he has to +1 you and if he takes it you double it". Kind of like that roulette "double until you win" strategy. Sure enough, that got me to the answer. The silver was a bit more tricky, since you don't need to double.

again a really nice riddle. its allways the same situation. after listening to it i think "how should that work" after 5 minutes " ok this could work" after 10 minutes "i have it" it is really satisfactory

The real dilemma here is why did anyone think that “Dongle” was a good surname? 💀

@seventeencarattrash

3 жыл бұрын

*Apple has entered the chat*

@brackencloud

3 жыл бұрын

my party mate in D&D

@LamanKnight

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know; "Dongle, Dongle, doolo-limpah!" has a nice ring to it.

@avoprim5028

3 жыл бұрын

Dongle sort of rhymes with Tingle. Too bad none of his games ever made it to America.

@BatmanBeyondBelief

3 жыл бұрын

@@avoprim5028 he’s a major character in wind waker though. Everyone should know him by now

This reminds me of a certain game with a blonde princess and a blonde knight that get reincarnated for eternity and have to face off a character that is named ganon. Maybe it’s just me

@TEDEd

3 жыл бұрын

🤔Hm interesting, sounds like a cool game

@Pelipear

3 жыл бұрын

@@TEDEd It truly is

@sillybnuuy

3 жыл бұрын

Wonder what game that could be though? It sure looks amazing to play

@EnockMberego

3 жыл бұрын

I'm now busy trying to find the game than solve the riddle 😂😂😂

@terrabyte3881

3 жыл бұрын

@@TEDEd I remember playing a game like that, cant remember the name tho

So happy I solved this one. I went to the notes app to work this out and got the EXACT numbers from the example solution. I bet 24 on the next gold to get ahead no matter what and then bet a third of what I have left to win 3 silvers. Great mental puzzle!

The transition to the add Was just... smooth!

"A hexagonal piece of cheese ist a lot better than a square piece of cheese" Or as CGP Grey would say: "Hexagon Bestagon"

@pepperren8

3 жыл бұрын

Did you wachted that video?

@mrfluffypuffy6854

3 жыл бұрын

@@pepperren8 Yes/No/Maybe/I don't know/Do I have Alzheimer/Werde ich jetzt vollends verrückt/Verschlingt mich letztendlich doch der Wahnsinn

@bhavanasharma1904

2 жыл бұрын

@@pepperren8 yep, it's my favorite CGP video

@brandonnguyen6718

2 жыл бұрын

Triangles better, don't @ me.

@potatoesandducks958

Жыл бұрын

@@brandonnguyen6718 Agreed, triangles are the bestangles

I would have wrote a "6" on the second auction. And then at the last moment, I would have turned my page to a "9" to win the auction against a "7" :D Gniark ! Gniark ! Gniark !

@phoenixav9550

2 жыл бұрын

Modern problem requires modern solutions

@imanaxolotl7999

2 жыл бұрын

@@phoenixav9550 ancient problems require nukes

@tapioca8678

2 жыл бұрын

@@imanaxolotl7999 LMAOOOOOO

@teeemm9456

2 жыл бұрын

Except you don't know he's cheating.

@Bhuvan_MS

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

“Dongle’s Dangled a Difficult Dilemma” ( 2:30 ) is another gem..!🤯

Hey, I got a correct answer for once! Granted my math for the silver hexagons was different (though I did say to bet 24 on the second gold), but the same general rules of wanting to and going into the the silver auction with more gems so I could outbid 3 times still applied, so I'm counting that as a win

The Legend of Ted Ed: Riddle of Knowledge

@philosophicalpatriot1883

3 жыл бұрын

The demon of reason can be a recurring boss

@MrSkabrus

3 жыл бұрын

@@philosophicalpatriot1883 I think he should be like that fairy from zelda

@philosophicalpatriot1883

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrSkabrus Oh like figure out the problem and get like a buff or an item.

@MrSkabrus

3 жыл бұрын

@@philosophicalpatriot1883 yep

@cyan_studio7051

2 жыл бұрын

Coming soon to a notebook near you

Love how ted-ed uses random video games and shows, changes the names of the characters, and makes it a riddle. That's what makes ted-ed riddles my favorite. Keep up the good work guys!

this sounds like the beginning of an amazing d&d campaign

This is one of the few riddles that I got right so I'm happy

Ted Ed is dodging copyright infringement like Neo in the Matrix with this one.

@juanmanuelpenaloza9264

3 жыл бұрын

Educational purposes

@BD-lq4id

3 жыл бұрын

@@juanmanuelpenaloza9264 juan this video is not protected because of 'educational purposes' as this video isnt educative its a fun riddle, and this video is probably monetized. the reason this isnt infringing of Zelda copyright is that its literally not even close to being infringement.

@lunaJAMv9

3 жыл бұрын

@@BD-lq4id that, and also yes it is educational, all of these videos are

@hurktang

3 жыл бұрын

@@lunaJAMv9 That's not the "Educational" clause of fair use. That clause would be explaining about Zelda itself. To educate about a Zelda game is fair use. This still fall under fair use as Satire and because the riddle is novel and doesn't compete on Nintendo buisness at all. If this was made into an entire game, it would be copyright infringement.

@lunaJAMv9

3 жыл бұрын

@@hurktang hmm now i've completely forgotten about why i'm even here i would defend my argument, but i'd likely be wrong

"A Hexagonal piece of cheese is a lot better than a square piece of cheese." - Hod Lipson Happy CGP Grey noises

@Aiden-xn6wo

3 жыл бұрын

Hexagons are the bestagons.

@Clover666

3 жыл бұрын

Now go, share the enlightenment with others.

@internetperson9813

3 жыл бұрын

WAIT I FOUND THE BEE

@frostyblade8842

3 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this comment

@thecoolcongle5128

3 жыл бұрын

Hexagons are STILL the Bestagons and they will ALWAYS be.

5:05 I would make a world where I can solve every Ted-Ed riddle in existence.

This videos sponsor transition is the best one I've seen in my life

Dongle is extremely calm throughout this entire video and I just love that

@thelivingcube

2 жыл бұрын

very trueee

Gordon: Ain't nobody got time for this *murders Dongle and takes the hexagons*

Glad to have solved it. I think there’s a more intuitive way to figure out how to start. Before doing any calculations, we can see that it’s obviously impossible to win 3 golds with fewer gems than him. If we bid too high, he can simply outbid us once and crush us in the bidding for silvers. So it essentially comes down to how we can inflict enough damage on him while minimizing our own loss in the gold bid i.e pick the lowest bid possible that brings an advantage. Right now he has 24 gems more, so the number 24 suggests itself for our 2nd round bid when we take into account the requirements. If he writes 0, we can go all in for the last gold bid round to force him giving up 51 gems and as a result he’ll have 48 left. His best option is then to write 25 in the 2nd round, leaving him with 74 gems, which is 1 fewer than ours. From there, it’s quite easy to calculate how to win with the advantage. But I only figured it out as a separate phase of this bidding game. This thinking process probably comes from my blitz chess habit, which is to judge whether an advantage is good enough without going to the end of the lines.

I solved it. It took me a solid 2 hours but I solved it. I'm about to watch the solution. I just watched the solution. I calculated that there are actually 2 solutions where you can win. The second solution involves you bidding 25 instead of 24 for the second gold piece. Gordon literally has no "good" choice to make in this situation other than drawing. *In both scenarios, you are up by 2* , with your gems being at 75 or 50, and Gordon's gems being at 73 or 48. If you are at 50 and Gordon is at 48, you can simply bet 16 gems every time in order to win.

The only reason there's a guaranteed winning strategy is because Gordon messed up the first round. He should have bid 24 so that the advantage of winning initial tie goes to him.

@joshuapowers3270

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't gordon also just bid nothing the 2nd round as well?

@Peter-bv2ho

3 жыл бұрын

Right... but no. If you go on with the reasoning, you'll find out that whatever he does, he will finally lose. The trick of wining the first tie is a decisive advantage.

@Peter-bv2ho

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshuapowers3270 Gordon lose nothing if he bid nothing or 24, the result is the same. If he doesn't win the auction, he keeps his money.

@joshuapowers3270

3 жыл бұрын

@@Peter-bv2ho yup fair point forgot how auctions worked there for a bit.

@phoenixav9550

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think he can still win even with a bid of 24 to get the advantage in case of a tie. We just have to bet 25 to guarantee a win Here is a breakdown: Scenario A : Gordon decides to let us have the second round. So it would be 50 vs 99 going into round 3 which would become 50 vs 49 in our favour going into the silver hexagons and we can adopt a similar strategy of betting 17(w) 17(w) 16(L) 16(L) 16(W). The best Gordon can do is 0(L) 0(L) 16(w) 17(W) 16(L). This is just an example but no matter what he does we win 3 to 2 even with him having the advantage on tiebreakers. Scenario B: Gordon decides to win the second round for golden hexagon So it would be 74 vs 75 going into round 3 as Gordon would bet 25 to match us and get the win because of him having the advantage in case of ties. Round 3 both will bet 0 as it doesn't matter who wins the 3rd coin. We will get the 3rd coin but lose the advantage over to Gordon. Now onto the silver hexagons we just need to bet 25 everytime. Gordon only has 74 so he can't win more than twice even with the advantage enabling us to win 3 silver coins

Next problem is to prevent the princess from taking all the credit calling it the legend of zelpha .

@thanhnguyenduy2452

3 жыл бұрын

underrated comment :))

@akaalkiratsingh

2 жыл бұрын

The true problem of legend of zelda

@tejas4567

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I fkin hate it she fkin does nothing

@eduardoneves361

Жыл бұрын

The legend of zeb

The quote at the beginning was so inspirational **wipes tears**

I think this also works though. for gold one: bet 25 on 2nd other has 2 choices i.e bid 26 or 0. If 26 than he will have 73 leftover and if 0 than in 3rd round you can bid all 50 to make him bid 51 leaving him with 48. So, when the bid for gold one is over he will have 2 less coins you. Silver can be won in similar fashion as mentioned in the video above. Correct me if i am wrong

@Ringcaat

8 ай бұрын

You're right! In fact, I thought about this for too long in bed and worked out that a second bid of 26 is also (just) sufficient to win, since you have the first tiebreak.

They should really make a game about this. "The myth of belda" would be a great name

@silenceoflink5880

3 жыл бұрын

Then they could do a sequel: "The Journey of Lincoln", though I think most would refer to it as 'Belda 2'

@yayeetmeoffacliff4708

3 жыл бұрын

"The Myth of 🅱elda' is one of 'Nintinos' best selling games, 'Mark Car Race', and 'Powerful Mark Brothers' surpasses it."

@Vileplume87

2 жыл бұрын

@@yayeetmeoffacliff4708 bruh it’s up there with “Turbys Sleepworld”

@idotn8752

Жыл бұрын

Yeah even better, the main character Dink, is in a platform fighter crossover game Ultra Smosh Brother

Fun Facts: Gordon is lost on move 1. Even if Gordon goes for 25 in the 1st bid, he would still lose. Calling 24 in the 1st bid is such a sick move of you. In the sense that it's the only way for you to win by force (despite the obvious information disadvantage). Other than 24, Gordon's win is guaranteed. Analysis: First, note that with any gem advantage, entering 2nd stage is completely winning. If it's same on both sides, the guy with better tiebreaker wins. Also note that, Gordon can manipulate tiebreaker by bidding the same number on the bid that he does not intend to win anyway. Gordon's Alternative: Let's see why Gordon still lose when he calls 25 in the 1st bid. If Gordon goes for 25 in the 1st bid. You can bid 24 in the 2nd bid, forcing Gordon to spend 25, then win the 3rd bid with 49. Your Alternatives: Let's see how Gordon punish you for other possible 1st bids of you. If you bid 23, Gordon can bid 24, then 24, then 0 (counter your 24, 25) or 51 (counter your 0). If you bid 25, Gordon can bid 25 (changing the tiebreaker), then 0 (to counter x>=25) then 49 (using tiebreaker when x =25); or x+1 (to counter x

@realdealbradleybeal7856

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, even if Gordon matches the first bid with 24 and gets back the tiebreak advantage, this time you can bid 25 on the second round. If he lets you win you will bet all 50 remaining, he will have to match and you will be going to the silver rounds with a 50-49 gem advantage. if he matches with 25 you will just bid 0 and go to the silver rounds with a gem advantage once again.

@flamingcarrot8898

2 жыл бұрын

"or x+1 (to counter x

@annannz9047

2 жыл бұрын

@@flamingcarrot8898 Nice catch. How about this? 25 -> 0 -> if 25 or more -> same as you ... if 24 -> 25 -> 0 -> 0 (entering 2nd stage with better tiebreaker) if less than 24 -> your bid+1 ...

@flamingcarrot8898

2 жыл бұрын

@@annannz9047 yup in that case gordon would win

wow, what a creative setup! I wonder where they got the idea from!

0:04 And that's because: Hexagons, are the bestagons.

Today is Monday. My brain can't solve a riddle right now.

@fathfez7991

3 жыл бұрын

So, just like everyday, then

@TheFerretofEarth

3 жыл бұрын

@@fathfez7991 Yeah pretty much

@mrjoe332

3 жыл бұрын

I literally only solved like, 3 riddles in all the years watching this channel

@swargpatel7634

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrjoe332 that’s completely fine. You know how long it takes to create a complicated riddle like these? Some of these riddles are absurdly specific too.

@samtepal3892

3 жыл бұрын

My brain couldn't even understand the riddle

Love this puzzle and even more that it's a Zelda reference. XD Have to admit I racked my brain a bit until I realized it's impossible to get all the gold with Ganon-I mean Gordon's tactics and waiting for silver will leave him with 24 more gems than us. So the only possible way is to use the gold to force NotGanon into wasting his gems before getting to the silver.

Love how Gordon's mirror is in the wrong direction

what happens if you combine the silver and the gold hexagons together? they contain the same amount of power so they must have the same powers when used together, right? So you can have 2 gold and 4 silver and it would work

me trying to do this while in math class then realizing that I wasn't on mute: *chuckles* im in danger

@seventeencarattrash

3 жыл бұрын

Confirm that you have green eyes. Ask your teacher if you can leave.

@mathsandsciencechannel

3 жыл бұрын

GOOD

@mohammadazad8350

3 жыл бұрын

@@seventeencarattrash This is the funniest comment I've seen today, thanks!

@roguishpaladin

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously, though, I can definitely think of worse videos to be caught watching in math class. A good teacher would hopefully recognize it and possibly even bring it up for the class. I wonder how many math classes feature these in their curriculum.

My ridiculous solution which I proudly conceived involved writing 61 on the paper so the opponent would bid 62 and then rotating the paper before presenting it thus tricking the opponent into bidding 62 while you’ve only bid 19. Sad-ed.

@whochangedyoutube

3 жыл бұрын

For real though, your solution is incredibly creative and I can see it working for the 3rd bid for the golden hexagon

@dheerajahuja8394

3 жыл бұрын

@@whochangedyoutube 😅 Thanks.

@Peter-bv2ho

3 жыл бұрын

He surely wouldn't have bidden "62" but your trick could work with a "6" turned to a "9" (praying for Gordon to bid a "7").

@dheerajahuja8394

3 жыл бұрын

@@Peter-bv2ho That’s even better, dude. 😀

@Peter-bv2ho

3 жыл бұрын

@@dheerajahuja8394 ... but if he bids "10"... omg !!! ;) You should definitively follow the strategy of the video if you want to win for sure :)

I like how CGPGrey's "Hexagons are the bestagons" video is recommended because of their appearance in this one.

0:12 they kinda look like the old designs of the scaly, luck, and rascal from prodigy (math game)💀

This is the highest levels of copyright-dodging I’ve ever seen.

Why didn't Gordon just take the hexagons from him after the auction? He is a magical wizard after all.

@richardgibson8403

Жыл бұрын

Dongle would probably rewrite reality with the hexagons he is currently auctioning so Gordon has no head

Finnaly i solved a TEDEd riddle this is the first time after like 13 riddles lets gooooo

Today I learned Hyrule would be doomed if the game were like this and I were to bid lmao

*The Lores of Gilda: The Chain of Inference* Now all we need is the princess herself...

@drawnwithlove3499

3 жыл бұрын

Dongle

@irishmanfromengland25

2 жыл бұрын

honestly, that's a damn cool title.

Step 1: confirm you have green eyes Step 2: ask Dongle and Gordon to leave

@maxine9263

3 жыл бұрын

i love how this is like our inside joke in the ted ed community

@matheusGMN

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxine9263 I have been watching ted videos for a long time, but what? I remember the green eyes one but not this ask to leave hahaha

@underrated1524

3 жыл бұрын

@@matheusGMN In the green eyes video, if you had green eyes, that was an unassailable ticket to freedom. You can just "ask to leave" as it were. This version of the joke still involves asking and leaving, but you're asking the other people to leave.

@dkpsyhog

3 жыл бұрын

Ted-Ed is the last channel you'd expect to have an inside joke among the commenters, but I'm so glad we have it

@Ripurlife

3 жыл бұрын

All jokes aside, this will only let Gordon win.

This riddle is a fantasy quest worth solving!

2:30 just... well played, well played

It is Monday morning, ted-ed really thinks I have the capacity to solve a riddle!

@seventeencarattrash

3 жыл бұрын

"It's 7 in the morning."

ted ed you just lifted my mood. thnk you :)

I somehow got the result with logic, but even I didn't understand the whole reasoning before it was explained or how it was possible to find suitable equations for it

The image of Link and Ganondorf having a bitting war with Tingle is funnier then it should be

Thanos after realizing that he could just collect three hexagons instead of six.

What you dont know is that Dongle created 8 silver counter parts, and kept 3 for himself.

@Crimsonnavyking

2 жыл бұрын

Probably made three gold knock offs and kept the originals

For the 2nd bid, go 25 If he buys it for more, on 3rd bid go 0 If he bids for 25 or less, on 3rd bid go 50 Either way you'll be bidding for the silver ones with you having 75/50 and he will be at 73 (with next right for draw)/49(without next right for draw) respectively You will always win by bidding 25 everytime for 75, and 17 twice winning then 16 for 50

@jamhamtime1878

2 жыл бұрын

Eeeeeh Similar answer, but I guess the ted-ed answer is technically better. You'd still win with 50 against 49 on the silver.

I love the segway into the sponsor, that was a masterpeice.

@Alconaut

2 жыл бұрын

Segue* ;D

If this is a Ad I'll definitely not skip it

I have never been able to solve Ted Ed's riddles but I always watch them to find out the solution.

This video brought back memories

Hey TED-Ed I think the video should include an explanation of how bidding works.

I’d love to see a video about how people come up with puzzles

My brain: Are you gonna watch a ted Ed riddle? Me: yes My brain: you would neither be able to understand it nor solve it Me: I'm still gonna watch tho

@syedarushda2108

3 жыл бұрын

Ur more optimistic than ur brain...... 😂😂

@anonymousanonymous9587

3 жыл бұрын

You are incorrect. My brain: Are you gonna watch a ted Ed riddle? Me: yes My brain: you would neither be able to understand it nor solve it Me: *Did I stutter?*

I figured this one out!!! I feel so proud

Kinda proud of myself for figuring this one out.

I recently started watching your channel and all of your riddles are very challenging and awesome.

0:21 Power Rangers were so powerful. Why are they not found in my history books?,🤔🧐🤔

Before I see the solution, I'm going to try to find it on my own. To me, this is a situation of trying to force the other into spending as much of their resource as possible to prevent me from acquiring the third of a set, then playing an endurance game once we reach the silver hexagons. I'm thinking... it's all down to how little I can get away with spending on the second gold hexagon, then putting all in on the third gold hexagon in order to force Gordon Freeman into matching my bid + 1. Of course, that was the easy part to figure out. I'm honestly stumped so far. I have this vague idea of ensuring your stock of gems will always be greater than a third of gondon's stock of gems, but... I'm not sure where to go from there. I'llll go with a gut feeling and say you need between a bid of 25-30 gems for the second hexagon, though.

dongle is my new favourite character in the ted ed cinematic universe

"If all three hegzagons are brought together, they can do whatever they want" * flashbacks from think like a coder intesifies *

Step 1: Confirm you have green eyes. Step 2: Ask your rival to leave

@jalilsharief1192

3 жыл бұрын

How’d you...

@kentcelicious578

3 жыл бұрын

hahah solves everytime

legend of telda ted-ed spin off series

Gordon's strategy to defeat the given solution: Win both golds, and then stab link for the third.

The Zelda reference was unexpected, and so beautiful.

This is the first riddle whose explanation I actually did not understand.

@ayoubno7207

3 жыл бұрын

Fr

@joshuapowers3270

3 жыл бұрын

Dont worry about it, I dont think there is an actual answer to the riddle anyhow. In his explanation he give two scenarios. One where Gordon ties for the 2nd golden hex and the second scenario where Gordon wins the 2nd golden hex, but he doesnt cover the 3rd scenario where gordon doesnt spend any money at all on the 2nd golden hex. There for you spent 24 tens for no reason and now you have 51 gems to his 99 gems

@Peter-bv2ho

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshuapowers3270 No you missed the answer. If he doesn't spend gems on the 2nd auction, Gordon has 99 gems for the 3rd auction and you have only 51 gems. But you auction the 51 remaining gems for the 3rd auction and Gordon has no choice and has to pay at least 51 gems for the third auction. Therefor, you begin the auctions for silver stones with 51 gems and Gordon with maximum 49 gems...

@joshuapowers3270

3 жыл бұрын

@@Peter-bv2ho ya I know I just forgot how auctions worked there for a while for whatever reason. You should completely ignore my first comment lol

@Peter-bv2ho

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshuapowers3270 Oups ! Sorry :) They should have specified that the one who lose the auction keeps the money. It would have save many comments ;) People are tricked because the first bid of Gordon is "0" instead of "10" or "18"... thus people assume that it is meaningfull to bid "0" instead of any other number under "24",.... wich is not.

Years of Legend of Zelda and Cutthroat Kitchen have prepared me for this moment! Alas, I hate auctions! 😆

This feels similar to a game I’ve played before, can’t remember what but I do remember the knight with the same tunic except green.

these riddles in a nutshell: a bunch of cool things happened, now math

Can’t wait for the incredibly confusing legend of dongle time line riddle

I just wish that the rules had stated that if a tie happens the person who won the tie still has to pay gems. I was under the impression that a tie meant both people kept their gems anyway. If that were the case there's no way to beat Gordon.