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Mr. Cole , his sister, his son, and his daughter are chess players.



I. The best player's twin and the worst player are of the opposite sex.



II. The best player and the worst player are of the same age.



Who is the best player?










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    Mr. Cole , his sister, his son, and his daughter are chess players.



    I. The best player's twin and the worst player are of the opposite sex.



    II. The best player and the worst player are of the same age.



    Who is the best player?










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      Mr. Cole , his sister, his son, and his daughter are chess players.



      I. The best player's twin and the worst player are of the opposite sex.



      II. The best player and the worst player are of the same age.



      Who is the best player?










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      Mr. Cole , his sister, his son, and his daughter are chess players.



      I. The best player's twin and the worst player are of the opposite sex.



      II. The best player and the worst player are of the same age.



      Who is the best player?







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          Sounds like the best player is




          the daughter




          And that




          Mr. Cole's sister is NOT his twin -- he is much older. She is the worst player, and the same age as her twin niece and nephew.




          EDIT to argue against the other answer:




          I disagree, because, the best player has a twin, and is also the same age as the worst player -- but the worst player and the best player's twin are of the opposite sex, therefore NOT the same person. Therefore there are three people of the same age.

          EDIT again: As for it being unrealistic to have this age difference -- well, not at all. Happens in my own extended family.







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            There isn't enough information to solve this puzzle.




            because




            the two age groups are indistinguishable. If the best player could be Mr. Cole, it could also be his son. If it could be Mr. Cole's sister, it could also be his daughter. I don't even need to attempt the puzzle to know this.




            But I will attempt it anyway, and




            it can literally be anyone, because I realized there isn't really a difference between the genders in this case either.




            EDIT: Yeah, I have a reason for why the other response is incorrect as well.




            Think about the ages of Mr. Cole's parents. Assuming a minimum age of 20 or so to have kids (this is being a bit generous), Mr. Cole's parents are at least 40 when Mr. Cole's sister is born (even this is being generous), which is starting to become a little old. There's just too little information to determine whether this is true or not.







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            • I added a bit to my answer to explain why I think this is incorrect
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            Sounds like the best player is




            the daughter




            And that




            Mr. Cole's sister is NOT his twin -- he is much older. She is the worst player, and the same age as her twin niece and nephew.




            EDIT to argue against the other answer:




            I disagree, because, the best player has a twin, and is also the same age as the worst player -- but the worst player and the best player's twin are of the opposite sex, therefore NOT the same person. Therefore there are three people of the same age.

            EDIT again: As for it being unrealistic to have this age difference -- well, not at all. Happens in my own extended family.







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              up vote
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              Sounds like the best player is




              the daughter




              And that




              Mr. Cole's sister is NOT his twin -- he is much older. She is the worst player, and the same age as her twin niece and nephew.




              EDIT to argue against the other answer:




              I disagree, because, the best player has a twin, and is also the same age as the worst player -- but the worst player and the best player's twin are of the opposite sex, therefore NOT the same person. Therefore there are three people of the same age.

              EDIT again: As for it being unrealistic to have this age difference -- well, not at all. Happens in my own extended family.







              share|improve this answer
























                up vote
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                up vote
                4
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                Sounds like the best player is




                the daughter




                And that




                Mr. Cole's sister is NOT his twin -- he is much older. She is the worst player, and the same age as her twin niece and nephew.




                EDIT to argue against the other answer:




                I disagree, because, the best player has a twin, and is also the same age as the worst player -- but the worst player and the best player's twin are of the opposite sex, therefore NOT the same person. Therefore there are three people of the same age.

                EDIT again: As for it being unrealistic to have this age difference -- well, not at all. Happens in my own extended family.







                share|improve this answer














                Sounds like the best player is




                the daughter




                And that




                Mr. Cole's sister is NOT his twin -- he is much older. She is the worst player, and the same age as her twin niece and nephew.




                EDIT to argue against the other answer:




                I disagree, because, the best player has a twin, and is also the same age as the worst player -- but the worst player and the best player's twin are of the opposite sex, therefore NOT the same person. Therefore there are three people of the same age.

                EDIT again: As for it being unrealistic to have this age difference -- well, not at all. Happens in my own extended family.








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                    There isn't enough information to solve this puzzle.




                    because




                    the two age groups are indistinguishable. If the best player could be Mr. Cole, it could also be his son. If it could be Mr. Cole's sister, it could also be his daughter. I don't even need to attempt the puzzle to know this.




                    But I will attempt it anyway, and




                    it can literally be anyone, because I realized there isn't really a difference between the genders in this case either.




                    EDIT: Yeah, I have a reason for why the other response is incorrect as well.




                    Think about the ages of Mr. Cole's parents. Assuming a minimum age of 20 or so to have kids (this is being a bit generous), Mr. Cole's parents are at least 40 when Mr. Cole's sister is born (even this is being generous), which is starting to become a little old. There's just too little information to determine whether this is true or not.







                    share|improve this answer






















                    • I added a bit to my answer to explain why I think this is incorrect
                      – deep thought
                      3 hours ago










                    • @deepthought right back atcha.
                      – Excited Raichu
                      3 hours ago










                    • and back again ;-)
                      – deep thought
                      3 hours ago














                    up vote
                    0
                    down vote














                    There isn't enough information to solve this puzzle.




                    because




                    the two age groups are indistinguishable. If the best player could be Mr. Cole, it could also be his son. If it could be Mr. Cole's sister, it could also be his daughter. I don't even need to attempt the puzzle to know this.




                    But I will attempt it anyway, and




                    it can literally be anyone, because I realized there isn't really a difference between the genders in this case either.




                    EDIT: Yeah, I have a reason for why the other response is incorrect as well.




                    Think about the ages of Mr. Cole's parents. Assuming a minimum age of 20 or so to have kids (this is being a bit generous), Mr. Cole's parents are at least 40 when Mr. Cole's sister is born (even this is being generous), which is starting to become a little old. There's just too little information to determine whether this is true or not.







                    share|improve this answer






















                    • I added a bit to my answer to explain why I think this is incorrect
                      – deep thought
                      3 hours ago










                    • @deepthought right back atcha.
                      – Excited Raichu
                      3 hours ago










                    • and back again ;-)
                      – deep thought
                      3 hours ago












                    up vote
                    0
                    down vote










                    up vote
                    0
                    down vote










                    There isn't enough information to solve this puzzle.




                    because




                    the two age groups are indistinguishable. If the best player could be Mr. Cole, it could also be his son. If it could be Mr. Cole's sister, it could also be his daughter. I don't even need to attempt the puzzle to know this.




                    But I will attempt it anyway, and




                    it can literally be anyone, because I realized there isn't really a difference between the genders in this case either.




                    EDIT: Yeah, I have a reason for why the other response is incorrect as well.




                    Think about the ages of Mr. Cole's parents. Assuming a minimum age of 20 or so to have kids (this is being a bit generous), Mr. Cole's parents are at least 40 when Mr. Cole's sister is born (even this is being generous), which is starting to become a little old. There's just too little information to determine whether this is true or not.







                    share|improve this answer















                    There isn't enough information to solve this puzzle.




                    because




                    the two age groups are indistinguishable. If the best player could be Mr. Cole, it could also be his son. If it could be Mr. Cole's sister, it could also be his daughter. I don't even need to attempt the puzzle to know this.




                    But I will attempt it anyway, and




                    it can literally be anyone, because I realized there isn't really a difference between the genders in this case either.




                    EDIT: Yeah, I have a reason for why the other response is incorrect as well.




                    Think about the ages of Mr. Cole's parents. Assuming a minimum age of 20 or so to have kids (this is being a bit generous), Mr. Cole's parents are at least 40 when Mr. Cole's sister is born (even this is being generous), which is starting to become a little old. There's just too little information to determine whether this is true or not.








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                    • I added a bit to my answer to explain why I think this is incorrect
                      – deep thought
                      3 hours ago










                    • @deepthought right back atcha.
                      – Excited Raichu
                      3 hours ago










                    • and back again ;-)
                      – deep thought
                      3 hours ago
















                    • I added a bit to my answer to explain why I think this is incorrect
                      – deep thought
                      3 hours ago










                    • @deepthought right back atcha.
                      – Excited Raichu
                      3 hours ago










                    • and back again ;-)
                      – deep thought
                      3 hours ago















                    I added a bit to my answer to explain why I think this is incorrect
                    – deep thought
                    3 hours ago




                    I added a bit to my answer to explain why I think this is incorrect
                    – deep thought
                    3 hours ago












                    @deepthought right back atcha.
                    – Excited Raichu
                    3 hours ago




                    @deepthought right back atcha.
                    – Excited Raichu
                    3 hours ago












                    and back again ;-)
                    – deep thought
                    3 hours ago




                    and back again ;-)
                    – deep thought
                    3 hours ago

















                     

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