Can you solve the dragon jousting riddle? - Alex Gendler
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After years of war, the world’s kingdoms have come to an agreement. Every five years, teams representing the elves, goblins, and treefolk will compete in a grand tournament of dragon jousting. You have the important job of recording the scores for the inaugural tournament. But, you overslept and the games are already underway. Can you figure out the real score of each match? Alex Gendler shows how.
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This puzzle is similar in structure to a Sudoku, which relies on using process of elimination to fill in numbers, then using those to fill in more.

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