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Can you solve the wizard standoff riddle? - Daniel Finkel

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You’ve been chosen as a champion to represent your wizarding house in a deadly duel against two rival magic schools. Your opponents are a powerful sorcerer who wields a wand that can turn people into fish, and a powerful enchantress who wields a wand that turns people into statues. Can you choose a wand and devise a strategy that ensures you will win the duel? Dan Finkel shows how.

Additional Resources for you to Explore

Interested in solving more riddles? Check out the Worldplay column in the New York Times.

To get math games, lessons, news, and ideas, click here to explore the educator’s site.

Check out another riddle by the educator called The Squareable Puzzle.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Daniel Finkel
Director
Outis
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Fact-Checker
Brian Gutierrez

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