Rapunzel/solution

This page presents the solution to the riddle Rapunzel.

Solution
The secret code between the speaker and the Rapunzel is as follows: before saying "now go", the speaker makes a shorter (or longer) break. He waits that any other player says something. Once the speaker says "now go", the previous (other) player to have said anything is the one that he (and later, Rapunzel) will give the hand to. It is a vital task of the speaker to provoke the other players so say something, by looking around, staring at them, smiling, etc.

If the speaker feels that there is any disturbance (i.e., he has already started to say "now go" but feels that the choice might be ambiguous), he stops, probably excusing himself and starts again to say the initial sentence.

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