Answer to Einstein Riddle

Solution To Einstein's Riddle

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This is the manner in which I was able to solve this riddle. It took me a while, but I am certain this is the only correct answer. I drew a chart like this: House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5 Color Person Drink Smoke Pet and also made a place for associations, those facts that are linked together but cannot yet go into the chart. SO, the first time through the clues I came up with. House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5 Color Blue Person Norwegian Drink Milk Smoke Pet Along with the following direct associations: And with the following adjacent associations: Brit - Red House Swede - Dogs Dane - Tea Green House - Coffee Pall Mall - Birds Yellow House - Dunhill Blue-masters - Beer German - Prince Green House to left of White House Blends next to Cats Horse next to Dunhill Blends next to Water So analyzing these facts we can see more associations: 1. House 3 CANNOT be Green since the owner drinks Milk, not Coffee. 2. Thus House 4 MUST be Green since it requires a house to the right. One which is White. 3. House 1 CANNOT be Red since the Norwegian lives there. These facts limit the house color order to ONE possible solution. Combined with the direct associations we have... House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5 Color Yellow Blue Red Green White Person Norwegian Brit Drink Milk Coffee Smoke Dunhill Pet Along with the following direct associations: And with the following adjacent associations: Swede - Dogs Dane - Tea German - Prince Pall Mall - Birds Blue-masters - Beer Blends next to Cats Horse next to Dunhill Blends next to Water Now, looking for more limitations/associations we find that: 1. The Horse must be at House 2. 2. House 1 and 3 CANNOT have Birds or Dogs nor Pall Mall. 3. Either House 2 or 5 have the Blue-masters - Beer. 4. Since the horse is at House 2, then it must also have the Dane (the Swede has Dogs after all). Our chart now looks like this, including the conditions "Dane - Tea" and "Swede - Dogs". House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5 Color Yellow Blue Red Green White Person Norwegian Dane Brit German Swede Drink Tea Milk Coffee Beer Smoke Dunhill Prince Blue-masters Pet Horse Dogs Remaining limitations/conditions: 1. Pall Mall - Birds 2. Blends next to Cats 3. Blends next to Water. The remaining analysis can now be made: 1. House 3 MUST have "Pall Mall - Birds". 2. "Blends next to Cats" can now only fit with Blends at House 2 and Cats at House 1. 3. The German is now the only one without a pet, therefore owns the fish. 4. Incidentally leaving the Water for the Norwegian. House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5 Color Yellow Blue Red Green White Person Norwegian Dane Brit GERMAN Swede Drink Water Tea Milk Coffee Beer Smoke Dunhill Blends Pall Mall Prince Blue-masters Pet Cats Horse Birds FISH Dogs If you followed this analysis closely, you will see that this IS the only possible solution...well, except for this one.