by CoffeeBean » Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:31 pm
So was the second fort built inside of the first fort? Or on top of it somehow? No, the second fort wasn't near the original one
Quick recap: 1) the man who transported the poles is also the one who build the new palisade right? He helped build it, along with Man B
2) If so, he need to defend himself both when transporting the poles from place X to place Y No, not then, but... and when he build the palisade in place Y, right? ...THIS.
3) We need to figure out how he defended himself while building up the new palisade but NOT how he defended while transporting poles because there was no need to defend, right? It's not that important to know how he defended himself, just important to know that defense at a certain time is relevant
4) we have natives vs US soldiers right? Yes, well soldiers as well as other people
Calling X the place where there was the old palisade and Y the place that needed a new palisade, did Y belong to US soldiers before it needed a new palisade? No - good q Is it always belonged to US soldier or was it a "native's territory"? It was native territory
Relevant why Y needed a new palisade? Yes Because Y had never had a palisade before and natives were coming? Mostly yes but a slight false assumption made here
Because Y belonged to natives Yes... and now US soldiers conquered it ...not yet, they hadn't... and want to build a new palisade? ...and they want to build more than a palisade... Because the old palisade of Y was destroyed? ...no, Y had never had a palisade.
Transport of the poles...was one of the two men physically present at each travel (e.g. If this, did he use a cart? A wheeled vehicle?) of the poles from place X to place Y? Yes, and they both may have been present
Or were the poles transported thanks to some engine (e.g. a rope, a pulley...) which allow the two men not to be present during the transport? No, an important aspect of this puzzle is that the palisades had to be transported by men
Did the man exploit a weapon to defend himself? Did he counterattack the natives? Likely both of these at some time, yes
I mean was the one of the man an active defense (active defense = he shot back and try to kill or at least to "scare" the opponents) or a passive one (passive = just try to avoid the shot, hide or protect himself)? There would have been some active men defending all the time, but there was a reason why this wasn't effective (which is the final key to the solution)
How many poles for each transport: one per time? Two per time? More? It doesn't really matter, but it is relevant to note that they were transporting entire palisades, not just poles
Relevant? Could the man who remained in place X defend the man who constructed the palisade in place Y? Could the two men see each other?
No, a man who was in place X would not be able to see a man in place Y