So let me get this straight: Maximus plays player 1 one game of chess. Maximus plays player 2 one game of chess. Maximus plays no other games of chess. Maximus guarantees an outcome of (1, 0), (0, 1), or (1/2, 1/2), that is either a win and a loss, a loss and a win, or two draws. Is that the correct problem?

Yes that is correct.

There are only two players, one of which is Maximus and the other is Player1 or 2.
Depending on the result of his game against the other person, Maximus chooses whether to win or lose against himself!

You are a bonsai plant on the patio!

...just realised ...i hope I'm wrong cos I've got no riddle!!!!

You are wrong, first of all maximus is playing two games at once, against two individuals known as player one and player two. Maximus is not playing against himself.

Okay time for the first hint, if you still cant figure it out then im giving the big hint.

It is important that both games are played at the same time.

"Bonsai" is correct. Now you need a riddle!

Do you mean that the two games start at the same time or finish at the same time or both?

Rhymer riddle 1

Write a question [Que1].
Write a question that answers it [Que2=Ans1].
Write down the answer to Que2 [Ans2]

How about:

"Give an example of a question answering a question."

Que1 = Ans1 = Que2 = Ans2

It is important that both games are played at the same time.

So you're copying one player's moves to the other's board. I used to do that in Reversi, I used to copy whatever the other player does -online- and let my woderful computer sidekick solve it on its board.

I know this is rather weak solution, but you could simply ask about a question:

Q:"What would you say to that lady in the corner"
A:"Would you like to say hello to my little friend?"

Ans2="Yes"!!!!

Well done Steppenwolf, and in superquick time too!

THis riddle is one I thunk up, after wondering if it was ppossible for an answer to be question, and for a question to also be an answer. We now know it is.

Your riddle next!!

I must be going dumber by the minute, or your riddle is so simple that it completely escaped my conceptual digestive process, Rhymer. Why would Steppenwolf win if he didn't even finish the riddle by writting down the answer to question 2 as you requested? Let me tell you ahead of time though, that I'm not good at riddles. And this just proves it. By the way, before Steppenwolf types his riddle, shouldn't we go back and try to answer Max's and Rick's? The ones they posed in posts #39 and 47? Or maybe is good that there are several riddles going on at the same time. Bacause in that case, I'll find me a riddle too! I'll start with one that's real simple, yet it takes people forever to solve. Here it is:

Name the rock group of which all four member are dead .

Hints: - All four member are human, of course. Very famous, dead humans.

Mt. Rushmore?

I'm not very good at this, so please tell me what you think. This is an easy one, first one I ever make up, so bare with me:

A scientist decided to run an experiment where he will test the social dynamics of cats under stressful conditions. He started off with 50 healthy cats, some males, and some females, and put them into this artificial environment, which was especially designed to facilitate territorial conflicts; it had separate quarters that meet in the middle. The cats were to remain there for a whole month, without any food, but with enough water, since it was a hot month, but limited the water supply to a small pit, situated at the center where the different quarters joined. To further extenuate the conflict, a controlled amount of irritants are added to the water, such as lead, which is known to cause violant behaviour.

The scientist expected some cats to starve to death, some to live off the dead flesh, and some to even attack and kill other cats for food.

A month later, all the cats are alive and well, well sort of well. How could they survive?

Couldn't you have waited a little bit to give others a chance? Yes, that's the answer. Good going, Steppenwolf, and welcome to BM, by the way

That would be me!

They fed off their off-springs as they were being born?

The cats attacked and ate the scientists, one at a time, as they came to monitor the experiment.

My riddle of post 47 was answered by Rhymer in post 53. Max's is still open.

I thought I got Max's right... Seemed like it anyhow, it was:
He plays player 1 moves on player 2's board.

If Max is playing player 1's moves on player 2's board, how does guarantee that he will win one of the games (or draw both)? If he is playing black or white both boards, then it would be impossible to do anyway.

Max did not acknowledge the correctness of your answer, so until he does, we must consider it still open.

Well done Steppenwolf Sorry I didnt post sooner, anyways yeah thats why I can guarentee to win on one and loose on one. Essentially it is one game, your just a middle man. Steppen needs to post a riddle now

That works (so long as Max is black in the first game and white in the second)!

Steppenwolf? you posting a riddle? well its open to anyone else if they have one so we can keep on cracking riddles ;P

Okay, are there 12 or 13 individuals in this picture? Explain.

Anybody? Rick?

Somebody's getting left out when it shifts from 13 to 12.

Which one? Nothing seems to disappear or get added. And yet, the number of people changes. How does that work?

In the view with 13 people, the third guy from the left in the top row moves to the right and lands on top of another guy who is disappeared in the process.

I'm not seeing it. Everyway I look at it, I count 12.

You should be seeing an animated gif image. If animnation isn't working you won't see the change. It appears that the image is now broken and the animation no longer works.

So, did Rick get it right? is it third from the left?

mm kay, I think Rick got it right, OnlyNow left brainmeta I believe? So we cant get a definitive answer, but close enough. Your turn to make a riddle Rick.

OK, let me sleep on it and see what I can come up with.

(next day) OK, here it is:

What is

Stone but not solid.
Home but not near.
In sunlight but always night.
Definite yet fanciful.

It's one of those pun things, I bet.

Hmm... lava?