Can you cheat death by solving this riddle? - Shravan S K

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    You and your best friend Bill are the greatest bards in the kingdom- but maybe not the brightest. Your hit song has insulted the king and now you’re slated for execution. Luckily, Death is a connoisseur of most excellent music and has decided to give you a chance to escape your fate. Can you beat him at a life-sized game of Snakes and Ladders and live to sing another day? Shravan S K shows how.
    Lesson by Shravan S K, directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio.
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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  2 роки тому +1591

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    • @user-ed2pw1ne7ve
      @user-ed2pw1ne7ve 2 роки тому +5

      The king has instructed you that if you're at least 90% sure a contestant mis-added or cheated, you should disqualify them. The highest-scoring player who remains will be the new heir to the throne. After you explain the rules, the children run to their rooms. When they return, Alexa announces her score is 385

    • @user-ed2pw1ne7ve
      @user-ed2pw1ne7ve 2 роки тому +2

      *The king has instructed you that if you're at least 90% sure a contestant mis-added or cheated, you should disqualify them. The highest-scoring player who remains will be the new heir to the throne. After you explain the rules, the children run to their rooms. When they return, Alexa announces her score is 385*

    • @gabrielcurraj3994
      @gabrielcurraj3994 2 роки тому +2

      These puzzles are the best thing in your channel

    • @ItsJericho
      @ItsJericho 2 роки тому +2

      :)

    • @QuikArabicLessons
      @QuikArabicLessons 2 роки тому

      "Every soul will taste death. And you all will be paid your rewards on the Day of Judgment
      So whoever is pushed away from the Fire and is made to enter the Gardens (Paradise), he has gained success.
      And the life of this world is nothing but a comfort of illusion". (Quran 3:185)

  • @viiranen
    @viiranen 2 роки тому +18160

    "-theyre not the brightest-" well theyre definitely brighter than me

    • @shakezmaybe3192
      @shakezmaybe3192 2 роки тому +78

      @peepeepoopoo man is coming hmmm yes

    • @bdr1414TV
      @bdr1414TV 2 роки тому +351

      @peepeepoopoo man is coming I guess that proves his point 😂

    • @Puppeteer_in_the_Void
      @Puppeteer_in_the_Void 2 роки тому +12

      same

    • @Windja69
      @Windja69 2 роки тому +32

      @peepeepoopoo man is coming r/woosh

    • @enbyfrogz6766
      @enbyfrogz6766 2 роки тому +47

      @peepeepoopoo man is coming it's a single apostrophe on the internet man... chill

  • @youjustgotgooped
    @youjustgotgooped 2 роки тому +14606

    i like how according to this they somehow wrote an epic song about snakes and ladders

    • @hazelnut2457
      @hazelnut2457 2 роки тому +245

      i swear i knew a song called snakes & ladders but now i can't find it anywhere

    • @tabcat
      @tabcat 2 роки тому +45

      @@hazelnut2457 Well, there's one by Joni Mitchell.

    • @hazelnut2457
      @hazelnut2457 2 роки тому +131

      @@tabcat no, that's not it. it goes something like:
      let's play a game of snakes and ladders
      ... (something i don't remember) again
      can you keep it secret
      don't tell your friends
      don't tell your friends
      and it has kinda like a pop rock vibe
      i can't find it anywhere it's so weird 😳

    • @veryangrytomato
      @veryangrytomato 2 роки тому +26

      @@hazelnut2457 Did you look up the lyrics?

    • @hazelnut2457
      @hazelnut2457 2 роки тому +19

      @@veryangrytomato yup

  • @honeycomb7332
    @honeycomb7332 2 роки тому +2795

    Imagine playing music so good, even Death loves it

  • @cozyflurry
    @cozyflurry 2 роки тому +332

    0:45 I like how they are just happily vibing to the music not like theyre about to take part in a game that defines whether they die or not

  • @squishytoyfish
    @squishytoyfish 2 роки тому +5291

    Bold of you TED-Ed, trying to trick me into doing maths.

    • @hashblack11
      @hashblack11 2 роки тому +13

      4:05 the guy in red takes more than 5 moves to reach the end. How is it possible? Someone explain plss

    • @tamirpolyakov1122
      @tamirpolyakov1122 2 роки тому +29

      @@hashblack11 It's exactly 5

    • @chriswebster24
      @chriswebster24 2 роки тому +33

      @@hashblack11 He makes 5 moves. He rolls 5,4,6,6,6
      + 5 = 5 (ladder to 15)
      + 4 =19 (ladder to 41)
      + 6 = 47 (first player already used snake so he stays on 47)
      +6 = 53 (ladder to 94)
      + 6 = THE END

    • @KingMatthewXV
      @KingMatthewXV 2 роки тому +3

      first time

    • @whoasked3677
      @whoasked3677 2 роки тому +3

      @@hashblack11 read Chris Websters reply.

  • @S_A_L
    @S_A_L 2 роки тому +8177

    Alternative title: Bill and Ted-Ed’s Excellent Adventure

    • @ericstelzman5190
      @ericstelzman5190 2 роки тому +149

      It certainly wasn't a Bogus Journey.

    • @ForAnAngel
      @ForAnAngel 2 роки тому +81

      @@ericstelzman5190 The Bogus Journey one was the one where they actually had to compete against death though.

    • @That_One_Gaming_Guy
      @That_One_Gaming_Guy 2 роки тому +45

      Don't you mean "Brilliant Adventure"?

    • @misterbrick4276
      @misterbrick4276 2 роки тому +20

      I realized everything except for the fact that Our name could be Ted-Ed

    •  2 роки тому +5

      "COOL"

  • @dimitristripakis7364
    @dimitristripakis7364 Рік тому +704

    Fun fact = The chances to actually roll these sequences needed without magic dices are 1 in 7776 each.
    Chances for both of them to get out alive without magic dice are 1 in 60,466,176.

    • @vibwio.
      @vibwio. Рік тому +27

      r/theydidthemath

    • @valentinoromitti6005
      @valentinoromitti6005 11 місяців тому +37

      ​@@vibwio. 6^5 and 6^10, nothing complicated.

    • @agentoothbrush
      @agentoothbrush 11 місяців тому +5

      @@valentinoromitti6005 sounds complicating

    • @chess1272
      @chess1272 10 місяців тому +4

      ​@@valentinoromitti6005 I think your answer of 6¹⁰ is incorrect

    • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
      @Inkyminkyzizwoz 10 місяців тому +10

      There's no such word as 'dices' - 'dice' is already plural

  • @theogbatman9663
    @theogbatman9663 2 роки тому +250

    Why did it take me so long to find out it was a little spoof of Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure?

  • @ayaanz350
    @ayaanz350 2 роки тому +2272

    *Unfortunately, they're not the brightest*
    Also them: Figures out a ted-ed ridle

    • @bonegem2989
      @bonegem2989 2 роки тому +10

      yeah wth?

    • @wowie357
      @wowie357 2 роки тому +6

      I knowwww

    • @noob1n8or
      @noob1n8or 2 роки тому +2

      This one is really easy though.

    • @destinyjewel2588
      @destinyjewel2588 2 роки тому +7

      They got High Int, Low Wis. Smart enough to solve a Ted-Ed riddle, yet not wise enough to not insult the King when he's right in front of them.

    • @psyche1182
      @psyche1182 2 роки тому

      @@destinyjewel2588 👍

  • @proudbox5091
    @proudbox5091 2 роки тому +2893

    And I thought my whole childhood that I have to avoid snakes.

    • @sharzo7728
      @sharzo7728 2 роки тому +264

      You still have to avoid snakes because you can't predict or make the die role according to your favour..

    • @ManvinderSinghWalia
      @ManvinderSinghWalia 2 роки тому +135

      You don't have a magic die, so...

    • @MuhammadHanif-bx4pb
      @MuhammadHanif-bx4pb 2 роки тому +39

      well you at the mercy of your dice roll so...

    • @ValkyRiver
      @ValkyRiver 2 роки тому +22

      Snakes and ladders is usually a "zero-player" game.

    • @aakashmathur228
      @aakashmathur228 2 роки тому +9

      Can we even avoid anything in game

  • @onetwothreefour386
    @onetwothreefour386 2 роки тому +107

    Anyone else noticed the fact that when the reaper said “oh and btw” at the end of his explanation of the rules, he probably realized that the solution share a similar path, so he added the disappearing rule at the end to make it more challenging for the dudes.
    If this isn’t a coincidence then we’ll played

    • @deggery-oneaboveall3365
      @deggery-oneaboveall3365 Рік тому +2

      You are probably right , they did it to make it more difficult

    • @asdfqwerty14587
      @asdfqwerty14587 4 місяці тому +5

      I mean, if that rule didn't exist then whether there were 2 players or 1 or 999999 players would make absolutely no difference, as obviously if one player could escape then any additional players could use the exact same path.

  • @kenhaley4
    @kenhaley4 Рік тому +61

    This would be a great puzzle to solve with a computer program. So many things to consider (1) how to model the initial setup, (2) how to modify the model to make snakes and ladders disappear, (3) optimizing the search strategy, etc.

    • @asdfqwerty14587
      @asdfqwerty14587 4 місяці тому +2

      I think a computer wouldn't have much trouble brute forcing it. I mean, you only need to roll 5 times, so there are only 6^5 possibilities to check, which is easily doable by a computer. Once you've done it for the first player, you can discard all of the ones that didn't reach the end, and then repeat it for the 2nd player after each winning strategy for the first player.
      There are more efficient ways of doing it (well.. efficient in processing time anyway, probably not efficient if you include the time spent programming it since a computer can easily roll a die 6^5 times in under a second.. so if it takes you more than an extra second to program a more efficient one then it's probably not worth your time), but it's not really necessary to use them for this problem because there just aren't that many possibilities to check.

    • @kylethornburgh
      @kylethornburgh 2 місяці тому

      (1) The model could just be a simple array of size 100. A snake or ladder would be represented by an element containing the index of the player's target destination. All other elements without a snake or ladder would just be empty.
      (2) When a snake/ladder is used up, add a flag indicating which turn player 1 used that snake/ladder. If player 2 gets there on the same roll or after player 1, the snake/ladder no longer exists.
      (3) An optimized search strategy is the hardest part, of course, but you can break the problem into smaller chunks that are easier to manage. Like the video mentioned, you could work backward and keep a record of how many moves you are from the goal ("Okay, from these 6 spots, I can make it to the end in one roll. Which other positions allow me to get to any of these 6 spots by using one more roll?"). Or you can work forward and record how many rolls an optimized path would take to get to each successive element. If you reach a ladder path, record your current roll count in the destination position, but don't take that path quite yet. If you reach a snake path, check to see if that would lower the recorded roll count in that destination position. If so, follow that path and continue forward from the destination position with your newly optimized roll counts and update any previous records that are sub-optimal.
      I haven't fully worked out how to figure out player 2's optimized path when it requires a snake/ladder to be used up. But my hunch is just to remove the snakes and ladders player 1 used and re-run the algorithm again for player 2. If player 1 has multiple working solutions, run the algorithm for player 2 for each new setup. Not sure if this would work in every case though.

  • @jovansoh
    @jovansoh 2 роки тому +4674

    Instructions unclear: Death didn't play snakes and ladders with me when I died

    • @EmperorProtects1
      @EmperorProtects1 2 роки тому +44

      The lies...

    • @honkhonk877
      @honkhonk877 2 роки тому +100

      did you instead go to hades and solve the hades riddle?

    • @satriyanto6741
      @satriyanto6741 2 роки тому +29

      so how did you came back and manage to write this comment?

    • @jovansoh
      @jovansoh 2 роки тому +39

      @@satriyanto6741 I made a deal. One with a price to pay for the next time I die

    • @magiciansmagicmayhem5813
      @magiciansmagicmayhem5813 2 роки тому +4

      @@jovansoh how much?

  • @nanopopquiz7460
    @nanopopquiz7460 2 роки тому +2237

    Me: can't solve the riddle
    Also me: "Guess I'll die!"

  • @raptorthegamer5524
    @raptorthegamer5524 Рік тому +242

    You clearly mentioned that the musicians weren't the brightest, so them solving this puzzle is almost impossible

    • @DendrocnideMoroides
      @DendrocnideMoroides Рік тому +52

      They could be the second and third brightest people in the world though

    • @GustavoSilva-ny8jc
      @GustavoSilva-ny8jc Рік тому +14

      He just have high standards

    • @yayhina
      @yayhina 3 місяці тому

      ​@@DendrocnideMoroidesthe first being the princess for having escaped death herself

    • @Misteribel
      @Misteribel 11 днів тому

      It's a simple puzzle that doesn't require math, specially for them.

  • @alexkazama
    @alexkazama 2 роки тому +75

    I solved in reverse, starting from the top and going down. I figured there are only two set of stairs that can lead you to 100 hundred within a six dice throw. The "complicated" part was discerning which route could work if the other one goes first, but there is only one possible solution so i eventually figured it out (to my understanding at least)

    • @jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821
      @jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821 Рік тому +2

      yep and the video covered the solution, so u didnt get it

    • @davidsorensen2116
      @davidsorensen2116 8 місяців тому +2

      Both routes end turn 3 on 47 (prior to accounting for the snake). It doesn't matter which route is taken first to get there.

  • @ClairandHerImaginaryCat
    @ClairandHerImaginaryCat 2 роки тому +2219

    Wow Ted Ed is getting more and more creative with these riddles

    • @ItsJericho
      @ItsJericho 2 роки тому +4

      :)

    • @Kermitthegod
      @Kermitthegod 2 роки тому +15

      I smell sarcasam

    • @Tengaii
      @Tengaii 2 роки тому +34

      @@Kermitthegod Yup, I prefer psychological riddles, but they do more of these mathematical ones.

    • @paluckkulkarni2524
      @paluckkulkarni2524 2 роки тому +5

      Or maybe I'm just getting dumber :'(

    • @johnmeo1532
      @johnmeo1532 2 роки тому +1

      Honestly they've always been top-notch in quality

  • @boblackross3571
    @boblackross3571 2 роки тому +2047

    Ted ed: Pause here if you want to figure it out for yourself
    Shrek: Closes book* Like that's ever gonna happen

  • @KyuuTomoyaki
    @KyuuTomoyaki 2 роки тому +24

    This is the easiest one I came across. My only hiccup was thinking about the "ladders and snakes disappear after one use" rule as only pertaining to ladders. It's also like 4am and I'm tired. But this is still the only TED riddle I've solved on my own.

  • @literallybest4482
    @literallybest4482 2 роки тому +21

    A perfect example of gotham's "one step backward to make two steps forward"

  • @s.c4754
    @s.c4754 2 роки тому +8318

    What I find most interesting about this is the princess. She gave the boys the magic dice. Which means she knew about the game. She knew what tools to use to escape death so she probably had to face death herself once and managed to escape. But that brings out another question where does she have the magic dices from?
    And also isn’t it beautiful how she gave them the one tool which could basically lend her immortality? If the boys failed the test she would never have gotten her dice back thus being able to die her next death.

  • @akashwalavalkar7313
    @akashwalavalkar7313 2 роки тому +695

    The band: Defeats death itself
    Also the band: Insulting the king is definitely a good idea!

    • @MarMoif
      @MarMoif 2 роки тому +13

      Bands, am I right???

    • @driveasandwich6734
      @driveasandwich6734 2 роки тому +12

      It's common practice in music

    • @predwin1998
      @predwin1998 2 роки тому +12

      I mean, why worry about insulting the king when Death itself is on your side?

    • @KoyasuNoBara
      @KoyasuNoBara 2 роки тому +12

      To be fair, there _is_ a difference between intelligence and wisdom.

    • @jonquilgemstone
      @jonquilgemstone 2 роки тому

      They were too based to resist roasting a politician.

  • @goosifyed9717
    @goosifyed9717 2 роки тому +8

    1:27
    Dream luck? More like nightmare luck.

  • @delphy2478
    @delphy2478 2 роки тому +4

    it took me around 10 minutes but i figured it out before finishing the video and confirming my answer. it made me realize, the rules themselves often give away the solution. if you want a really hard puzzle like this, probably putting in a rule like 6 into a puzzle where it doesn't actually restrict the solutions or hint at the correct solution, to throw people off who try to use it in some way

  • @serhat757
    @serhat757 2 роки тому +1280

    The takeaway message: Sometimes in life, you have to be eaten and then excreted by snakes to avoid death.

  • @imeldasuryanti2335
    @imeldasuryanti2335 2 роки тому +5273

    Ted Ed: "You won't find five turn routes anywhere else"
    Also Ted Ed: proceeds to explain another 5 turn route

    • @mrmurpleqwerty4838
      @mrmurpleqwerty4838 2 роки тому +191

      the snek was in the way

    • @prakriti3702
      @prakriti3702 2 роки тому +161

      they said we wont find five turn routes using exclusively ladders

    • @goosifyed9717
      @goosifyed9717 2 роки тому +9

      (Proceeds to only use 5 turn routes)

    • @enlongjones2394
      @enlongjones2394 2 роки тому +61

      @@prakriti3702
      The line was from later. After explaining the ladder/snake routes, he says that one of them is blocked by a disappearing ladder and snake, and that you won’t find another 5-turn path from the starting state. The answer is in *not* using the starting state; instead using the disappearing snakes and ladders to open a path that wasn’t there before.

    • @julianooms327
      @julianooms327 2 роки тому +10

      “…exclusively using ladders.” This is why reading tests are important I guess

  • @puppet4978
    @puppet4978 Рік тому +7

    "A true gentleman never leaves a puzzle unsolved." -Prof. Hershel Layton

  • @drwillfulneglect
    @drwillfulneglect 2 роки тому +23

    “It can land any way you wish”
    ok then, for me or lands on 99. game over

    • @johnnykirk1501
      @johnnykirk1501 2 роки тому +2

      Yea cuz 6 sided die are known for landing on numbers bigger than 6.

  • @typingname6276
    @typingname6276 2 роки тому +561

    Moral of the riddle: Sometimes the obstacle is the way

  • @AlfikaFYusuf
    @AlfikaFYusuf 2 роки тому +752

    "So.. can you solve the riddle?"
    "Well ozo, but actually ulu"

  • @jonathansmith4634
    @jonathansmith4634 2 роки тому +5

    I found paths to get both of them out in four moves each though. Correct me if I'm wrong and explain why, please.
    Player 1:
    roll 1: 5 right
    roll 2: 4 left
    roll 3: 6 left
    roll 4: 4 left
    Player 2:
    roll 1: 4 right
    roll 2: 5 right
    roll 3: 6 left
    roll 4: 3 left

    • @ruin4805
      @ruin4805 2 роки тому

      (A, on player one, you would end up at 26. (B, on player 2, you direct one up the board backwards

    • @kohwenxu
      @kohwenxu 2 роки тому

      What do you mean by left and right?

    • @Gotouchsomegrass-bs9nu
      @Gotouchsomegrass-bs9nu Місяць тому +1

      Uh... You MUST move in the Ascending Order of Numbers.

  • @chillstoneblakeblast3172
    @chillstoneblakeblast3172 2 роки тому +11

    This was a really fun but easy riddle. The 75 Ladder really twisted my head as to how he will ascend, but then I realize, a snake will disappear and it opened the world to me

  • @MocaHere
    @MocaHere 2 роки тому +482

    "imagine a real life snakes and ladders contest, there would be gigant snakes that you can slide on!" -theodd1sout

  • @augury6840
    @augury6840 2 роки тому +898

    The new “Bill and Ted-Ed’s Righteous Riddle” looks sick!

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 2 роки тому +2

      people cheat death all the time it's called suicide lol

    • @royalaza
      @royalaza 2 роки тому +3

      What i was thinking lol

    • @DarthVizzle
      @DarthVizzle 2 роки тому +5

      Outstanding movie reference!👏

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 2 роки тому

      @@DarthVizzle you cheater I will get you for that!

    • @louisedriscoll3227
      @louisedriscoll3227 Рік тому

      Beautiful reference

  • @martinstu8400
    @martinstu8400 2 роки тому +1

    for all computer science junkies - it's a maximum flow problem: build a graph of all reachable nodes in 5 moves or less from the source, and then, find two non-edge intersecting paths in this networking using a maximum flow algorithm: set capacity of edge between rooms equal to some big number and capacity of edge on snake or ladder equal to 1. maximum flow on such network will yield two paths that do not intersect on edges. in fact this is extensible to N non-edge intersecting paths.

  • @samno2088
    @samno2088 2 роки тому +2

    Wow. I’ve watched like 30 of these now and this is the first one I’ve been able to do lol

  • @shinyagumon7015
    @shinyagumon7015 2 роки тому +679

    1. Confirmed that you have green eyes
    2. Ask Death to leave
    Also Excellent Bill and Ted reference TEDed!

    • @hashblack11
      @hashblack11 2 роки тому +14

      Speed wagon ?

    • @reneiracurtis9198
      @reneiracurtis9198 2 роки тому +9

      It doesnt work like that. YOU ask Death if you BOTH can leave NOT ask death to leave.

    • @julioaditya5876
      @julioaditya5876 2 роки тому +1

      No they have red eye

    • @tiefighter3506
      @tiefighter3506 2 роки тому +1

      Speedwagon best waifu

    • @molchat139
      @molchat139 2 роки тому

      @@reneiracurtis9198 Yeah, that's what they said. Ask Death to leave. "To leave" is referring to you, the player, not Death.

  • @katelynwang4141
    @katelynwang4141 2 роки тому +488

    The people who aren’t the brightest are certainly brighter than me

    • @deng7879
      @deng7879 2 роки тому +5

      Is that really saying much though :p

    • @hashblack11
      @hashblack11 2 роки тому +4

      4:05 the guy in red takes more than 5 moves to reach the end. How is it possible?

    • @TMD2352
      @TMD2352 2 роки тому +7

      @@hashblack11 if you roll the dice 5-4-6-6-6 then it's 5 moves

    • @TMD2352
      @TMD2352 2 роки тому +3

      @@hashblack11 no prob bro

  • @jazzmarauder
    @jazzmarauder Рік тому

    I’m so excited, this was one of the first Ted ed riddles I solved on my own the first try!

  • @matteo2042
    @matteo2042 Рік тому

    Ah I loved figuring it out. It felt so rewarding, when all of the rules applied to the solution!

  • @sukrati.2637
    @sukrati.2637 2 роки тому +460

    This RIDDLE has a clear message: If you want to SUCCEED in life then you will need to face OBSTACLES.

    • @mkaali
      @mkaali 2 роки тому +102

      Or cheat and have dice that can roll any number

    • @littlelamb8048
      @littlelamb8048 2 роки тому +16

      @@mkaali lmao

    • @TallSilhouette
      @TallSilhouette 2 роки тому +41

      If you want to succeed in life, invest in snakes.

    • @gettingshotsomeonesgonnapa8635
      @gettingshotsomeonesgonnapa8635 2 роки тому

      @@mkaali LOL!

    • @Theraot
      @Theraot 2 роки тому +8

      Sliding down unlubricated snakes is rough. Don't forget to get your snake oil.

  • @pietrosmusi6348
    @pietrosmusi6348 2 роки тому +384

    I never thought that the actual grim reaper could be a Metallica fan, but hey, that's pretty cool.
    I love your riddles Ted, keep up with the good work

  • @arniclebarnold
    @arniclebarnold Рік тому

    Great video! I’ll make sure to remember this for when I die and need to play against Death in snakes and ladders using magical dice

  • @muhammadzaydahmed3218
    @muhammadzaydahmed3218 Рік тому

    I found the riddle answer. Completely delighted after solving my first Ted-Ed riddle. 🤗

  • @splogxyz3339
    @splogxyz3339 2 роки тому +118

    normal riddles: i walk on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three at night…
    ted-ed: can you CHEAT DEATH through this riddle?

    • @winnersduplicate554
      @winnersduplicate554 2 роки тому +1

      but what does walk on four in the morning, two at noon, three at night?

    • @anubritsaha861
      @anubritsaha861 2 роки тому +1

      @@winnersduplicate554 Ligma

    • @winnersduplicate554
      @winnersduplicate554 2 роки тому

      @@anubritsaha861 but ligma died out entirely years ago. it was terrible.

    • @napoleon3026
      @napoleon3026 2 роки тому

      It's the human life cycle 4 legs in morning means when you are a baby, 2 legs in afternoon when you are grown up and 3 legs in night means when you are old and use a walking stick
      Originally the riddle was 3 legs in evening and no leg in night where the latter means death

  • @nHans
    @nHans 2 роки тому +322

    After 10 years of asking programming questions in job interviews, my mind is going:
    _"A backtracking graph search algorithm might work. Represent the game as a directed graph, with the tiles as vertices ... "_

    • @hashblack11
      @hashblack11 2 роки тому +7

      @@shravansk hey so u r the one who created this riddle. Cool man

    • @hashblack11
      @hashblack11 2 роки тому +1

      @@shravansk 4:05 the guy in red takes more than 5 moves to reach the end. How is it possible?

    • @shravansk
      @shravansk 2 роки тому +1

      @@hashblack11 no, he takes exactly 5 die rolls. Check again

    • @hashblack11
      @hashblack11 2 роки тому +1

      @@shravansk sorry, my bad. Thanks fr explainin😄

    • @karenjeandiez8967
      @karenjeandiez8967 2 роки тому +1

      @@shravansk there are other ways to get past this, right?

  • @juicywumbo984
    @juicywumbo984 2 роки тому

    Pretty simple, small thinking for about 5 mins but enjoyed it thank you ! Merry Chrysler

  • @emretekmen1602
    @emretekmen1602 2 роки тому

    This is the first and probably only ted ed puzzle ill ever get!!!

  • @anamsamiha7704
    @anamsamiha7704 2 роки тому +199

    Life is for the living.Death is for the dead.Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. - Langston Hughes

    • @kl4pp3d_78
      @kl4pp3d_78 2 роки тому +10

      Sheeeeeeesh. I like that lol

    • @informationkidunya2
      @informationkidunya2 2 роки тому +2

      Ops Life is meant for ladder. And death is meant for snakes. Let life be like getting higher and Higher and Death a begining of new life.

    • @informationkidunya2
      @informationkidunya2 2 роки тому

      Ops Life is meant for ladder. And death is meant for snakes. Let life be like getting higher and Higher and Death a begining of new life.

  • @user-ed2pw1ne7ve
    @user-ed2pw1ne7ve 2 роки тому +286

    "Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is to relax"

    • @DanksterPaws
      @DanksterPaws 2 роки тому +3

      Bet

    • @kl4pp3d_78
      @kl4pp3d_78 2 роки тому +10

      I always do that... but my parents don't like that... 🤣 lmfao

    • @SumiEwiets-idgaf
      @SumiEwiets-idgaf 2 роки тому

      So true

    • @SumiEwiets-idgaf
      @SumiEwiets-idgaf 2 роки тому

      @@kl4pp3d_78 Do something Productive Too not Only relax there needs to be a balance lol

  • @Femaiden
    @Femaiden 2 роки тому +7

    took me till 0:52 to realize the 2 "bards" look like Bill and Ted. .

  • @StraightUpDoor
    @StraightUpDoor 10 місяців тому +3

    within seconds of exiting the cavern, they sing a song about their adventure, which they could've planned beforehand
    this means they are both masters of improv

  • @kishoureb6833
    @kishoureb6833 2 роки тому +141

    Life is also just like this. Everything happens for a reason.
    1). You get ditched down in life (by snakes in video), so that you rise faster in some other ways.
    2). You miss an opportunity (disappeared ladder in video) so that you will get something even better.
    So, be positive even in hard times. Where there is a will there is a way.

  • @justinehercthehuman6941
    @justinehercthehuman6941 2 роки тому +386

    Can't believe I was able to solve this one. My love for board games and dice has influenced me to do maths.

    • @elijahronbelt3407
      @elijahronbelt3407 2 роки тому +3

      Awesome

    • @yYSilverFoxYy
      @yYSilverFoxYy Рік тому +12

      I can easily believe I could solve this. It’s been a long time since I played board games, and math is basically my oldest enemy, but...
      It’s 2 am and I’m bored. Meaning I can do anything as long as it’s completely useless.

    • @jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821
      @jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821 Рік тому

      everyone is able to solve it, drunkard

    • @giia9404
      @giia9404 Рік тому

      Yep

    • @neighbourskid
      @neighbourskid Рік тому +2

      nah, it's just too simple to solve

  • @Pokestar732
    @Pokestar732 10 місяців тому +1

    That death was such a chill guy,man...
    I'd like to meet him someday.....

  • @afrinchowdhury204
    @afrinchowdhury204 2 роки тому

    I don't know why this was popping in my home for like months,i was just (i don't know the word) to watch this!

  • @ChronusZed
    @ChronusZed 2 роки тому +688

    I solved it by guessing that the gimmick involved using the disappearing objects to your advantage. I looked for a snake head which had a ladder 6 spaces away in each direction, since this is the only configuration in which a disappearing snake would save a turn. I then knew that the first player needed to use that snake and the second player needed to skip past it, and working from there it's easy to find the routes.
    I call this method "middle-out" deduction.

    • @williamhood7548
      @williamhood7548 2 роки тому +45

      Winning like that always feels so cheap. I mean, I do it and its still winning, but its detecting and solving for tropes and likelihoods in the question itself, and considering the context in which the question was presented.
      Sorta like when your friend says, "You'll never guess how many apples I can juggle..." and you say, "6," based on a number that seems impressive to brag to a friend about, and you are correct. lol

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 2 роки тому +3

      Brilliant, well done

    • @oktoay5865
      @oktoay5865 2 роки тому +2

      Dude you are the real life L Lawliet

    • @addisonmarriott6131
      @addisonmarriott6131 2 роки тому

      🧢

    • @Legovenom86
      @Legovenom86 2 роки тому +6

      You’d make an excellent programmer!

  • @yelloe_birb
    @yelloe_birb 2 роки тому +36

    imagine if you're about to be executed, and a princess who is one of your fans just gives you 2 dice

  • @loszhor
    @loszhor Рік тому +1

    What an excellent video!~

  • @gustakh83
    @gustakh83 Рік тому +1

    Finally, I have solved one after trying so many riddles of yours

  • @Rantandum
    @Rantandum 2 роки тому +31

    I like this puzzle because it not only tests your problem solving skills, but also your ability to think backwards.
    Also, sick Bill and Ted reference. Most excellent! *Air-guitar riff*

  • @sunandmoon139
    @sunandmoon139 2 роки тому +14

    0:43 This is what my parents think of Rock/Emo Music 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

  • @thegr1mr3ap3r8
    @thegr1mr3ap3r8 2 роки тому

    Nice puzzle, solved it last second, after that last reminder of the disappearing snakes and ladders, it was harder than I thought it would be honestly

  • @vikingsstudio786
    @vikingsstudio786 2 роки тому +1

    We need this hard puzzles , sir plz make more puzzles video like this 😀

  • @tonyrogers4908
    @tonyrogers4908 2 роки тому +198

    I know I can never solve these riddles but for some reason I still click it

    • @DanksterPaws
      @DanksterPaws 2 роки тому +3

      The curiosity

    • @meghana1113
      @meghana1113 2 роки тому +3

      So that we can ask the same question to our friends 😉

    • @mywayforum
      @mywayforum 2 роки тому +5

      This one was actually pretty easy considering that all you had to do was to solve it backwards ;)

    • @marinvracevic
      @marinvracevic 2 роки тому +9

      @@mywayforum I solved it forwards, that disappearing snake almost got me.

    • @deaconblackfire2896
      @deaconblackfire2896 2 роки тому +3

      Same I solved it forwards too, but not in the way the video showed

  • @summerrocha-araujo6490
    @summerrocha-araujo6490 2 роки тому +97

    I don’t know if my friend Bill and I could solve this but if we could, it would be a triumphant cheat! And a most excellent turn of events.

  • @PiePierrot
    @PiePierrot 2 роки тому +6

    Very interesting and fun little riddle! I personally found another way of defeating the riddle: nothing says you and your friend can't give each other piggy back rides lol. You could give each other piggy back rides to counter the problem of snakes/ladders disappearing after one of you uses them and both take the same path, no? Still, it will require taking one of the two paths you mentioned and purposely going backward which as you say is counterintuitive.

    • @fos1451
      @fos1451 Рік тому +1

      Nah, your another way of “defeating the riddle” isn’t good enough

    • @PiePierrot
      @PiePierrot Рік тому

      @@fos1451 Would you mind clarifying?

    • @kyouhaku4986
      @kyouhaku4986 Рік тому

      ​@@PiePierrotits obvious whats wrong. 2 players dont move to the same dice roll

    • @22espec
      @22espec 11 місяців тому +1

      he did say 'each one', so they must do it separately

    • @lucius42
      @lucius42 6 місяців тому +1

      I really like how creative you are but that is obviously not the answer to the riddle

  • @ayushtiwari8190
    @ayushtiwari8190 2 роки тому +2

    Me:- _tries to dance_
    Bill:- *ye main kar leta hu, aap dream 11 pe team banao*

  • @ghostderazgriz
    @ghostderazgriz 2 роки тому +57

    "Most EXCELLENT Music"
    hehehe Bill and Ted

  • @langdonyeo8289
    @langdonyeo8289 2 роки тому +78

    If I ever got dice that could land on any number I wanted, I'd go to the casino and make tons

  • @zaneypal
    @zaneypal 5 місяців тому

    This is the first TEDEd riddle I was able to solve!!!

  • @a_angry_bunny
    @a_angry_bunny 2 роки тому +8

    This riddle is actually pretty easy because you can literally just trace each path until you find two unique paths that reach the exit within 5 turns.

  • @imafireingmylasar
    @imafireingmylasar 2 роки тому +60

    For once I actually spent the time to figure this one out, and it was pretty fun to solve.

  • @dhruvkumarkanaujia
    @dhruvkumarkanaujia 2 роки тому +216

    death is so depressed he just want friends to play with him sNakes aNd LadDers

  • @Ichiy0k
    @Ichiy0k 7 місяців тому +1

    Didn't know death was chill like that

  • @zeideortega6536
    @zeideortega6536 12 днів тому

    I like that every riddle, each has a different drawing style

  • @eddycabreja3332
    @eddycabreja3332 2 роки тому +48

    Finally, after so much time, I've solved another riddle

  • @andy19il
    @andy19il 2 роки тому +43

    I see, TedEd also enjoys fantasy and Bill & Ted

  • @RandomName87126
    @RandomName87126 2 місяці тому +1

    This gon' be the start if my next dnd campaign

  • @taninsabbir2464
    @taninsabbir2464 2 роки тому

    It changed my insight and perception about Snake and Ladder game for ever...

  • @imajinerydeveloper3509
    @imajinerydeveloper3509 2 роки тому +12

    That riddle contains good philosophy inside.
    Sometimes we need a ladder (success) and snek (fail) to reach the main goal (100)

  • @claradipaolo571
    @claradipaolo571 2 роки тому +34

    I’ve lost track of how many times cheating death has played into a Ted Ed lesson or riddle.

    • @99897767
      @99897767 2 роки тому

      maybe, just maybe, they have found a way to cheat death

    • @claradipaolo571
      @claradipaolo571 2 роки тому

      @@99897767 Idk I mean they haven't done a lot of research and thinking on this. ( Not to mansplain even though I'm a girl but that was sarcasm in case by some rare circumstance you didn't know that )

    • @torazely
      @torazely 2 роки тому +1

      Plot twist: the TEDed narrator is casually cheating death every day and these videos are his first hand accounts of how he did it.

  • @chris_redd2453
    @chris_redd2453 2 роки тому +2

    Playing games with death: Best five out of 7?
    Death: damn right!!

  • @FintanMajora
    @FintanMajora 2 місяці тому

    i found a very similar but different method
    Player 1s route: 1. Land on 5 to get to 15 > 2. land on 19 to get to 41 > 3. land on 47 to climb down to 30 > 4. land on 35 to climb to 96 > 5. win
    Player 2s route: 1. land on 4 to climb to 75 > 2. land on 76 to climb down to 41 > 3. land on 47 > 4. land on 53 to climb to 94 > 5. win
    the paths ultimately are the same but there are subtle differences based on alterations.
    although this is my 6AM brain talking so correct me if im wrong

  • @nanwijanarko1969
    @nanwijanarko1969 2 роки тому +6

    Thanks TedEd! Keep them riddles coming. This is fun. Seriously considering the annual Brilliant subscription.

  • @fard2780
    @fard2780 2 роки тому +227

    *_"they are not the brightest"_*
    *_*casually beats death in snakes and ladders using 5 moves with dissapearing snakes and ladders_**

    • @Theraot
      @Theraot 2 роки тому +3

      They still don't compare to the Demon of Reason.

  • @soup9242
    @soup9242 Рік тому +2

    Step 1: Confirm you both have green eyes
    Step 2: Ask death if you can leave

  • @gamingdan2841
    @gamingdan2841 2 роки тому

    Love the Bill and Ted reference! They were really good movies

  • @ikigai47
    @ikigai47 2 роки тому +29

    _"they're not the brightest"_ They figured out the puzzle AND wrote a song about it at the same time that was so good the king himself rocked out to it. I'd say they're genius

    • @themadvirus613
      @themadvirus613 Рік тому +1

      they wrote a song to save themselves because they did insult the king

    • @Abisso666
      @Abisso666 3 місяці тому

      It was not the best song in the world, it was just a tribute.

    • @ikigai47
      @ikigai47 3 місяці тому

      @@Abisso666 - So? Besides, no song, is 'the best song in the world.'

  • @katsukibakugo6157
    @katsukibakugo6157 2 роки тому +16

    That was a most excellent adventure, ted-ed! *epic air guitar*

  • @TheStupidRaptor
    @TheStupidRaptor 2 роки тому +1

    It feels good to solve one of these riddles myself. Makes me feel smart.

  • @kyuboxincubox7556
    @kyuboxincubox7556 2 місяці тому

    This is one of the very few puzzles I was actually able to solve. I'm awful at maths so I'm usually out of the running for this, I just had to rely on brute forcing solutions until I figured out the optimal routes.

  • @Masterhene3
    @Masterhene3 2 роки тому +70

    A: throw 1 die to get to that rly big ladder, then just keep throwing double 6's with the 2 dies.
    Sure your partner is gonna lose with out a die to throw, but you're gonna beat death easily.
    EZ

    • @yuvrajbaheti6867
      @yuvrajbaheti6867 2 роки тому +2

      cant use two dies lol

    • @Masterhene3
      @Masterhene3 2 роки тому +12

      @@yuvrajbaheti6867
      1:58 where in the rules does it state that you cant have 1 person throwing 2 dies?

    • @Szobiz
      @Szobiz 2 роки тому +1

      @@yuvrajbaheti6867 that rule is not specified

    • @copterinx0468
      @copterinx0468 2 роки тому +12

      @@Masterhene3 Actually it does. Rule 2: A move consists of rolling A DIE...not dice.

    • @Lucario0007
      @Lucario0007 2 роки тому

      The real treasure is the friendship you made along the way

  • @CorgiusLord
    @CorgiusLord 2 роки тому +74

    I like puzzles like these, I felt really good when they were going through the results and I was right.

    • @jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821
      @jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821 Рік тому

      funny how noone is ever wrong...................................................................................................................................

    • @DI-md6ds
      @DI-md6ds Рік тому

      @@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821 it was an easy riddle

    • @Abisso666
      @Abisso666 3 місяці тому

      @@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821 you're wrong.

  • @athenaclark2567
    @athenaclark2567 9 місяців тому

    I solved it! On an unrelated note, this riddle's premise would make for an excellent prog rock song

  • @hateem8287
    @hateem8287 7 місяців тому

    The way i figured the puzzle out was by realising that most likely there was a success condition that needs to be created, so what i thought of was that this condition would be a snake that would come between two 6 rolls to get to the ladder, so the 'condition' snake would be one that's 6 tiles away from a ladder, which is only the one at 47. Then based on this condition i would assume a route that eliminated that snake while reaching the top in max 5 moves. Feels great when it all connects together 😍

  • @thewaterleaf7929
    @thewaterleaf7929 2 роки тому +26

    patch notes:
    the grim reaper will no longer be prevented from reaping souls due to band affilitiation

  • @imcatwoman3738
    @imcatwoman3738 2 роки тому +11

    The animation here is so funny yet the artist is massively talented

  • @steeledminer616
    @steeledminer616 2 роки тому +14

    Death: *Forces people about to die to play him in a contest, knowing they're musicians*
    Musicians: *Plays song about their contest*
    Death: "ALL ACCORDING TO PLAN!"
    Death doin the big brain plays