Can you solve the secret assassin society riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

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Your agent has infiltrated a life or death poker game in a hidden back room of a grand casino. Your team is on the trail of an elite society of assassins, each of whom carries a signature playing card corresponding to their role— everyone at the table is either an assassin or a potential victim. Can you identify the assassins and save the victims? Alex Rosenthal shows how.

Lesson by Alex Rosenthal, directed by Igor Coric, Artake Studio.

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[Number-emuf]

TedEd can write a spy movie better than Netfix. The twist, the plot, everything is amazing. MatPat needs to make a video.

[midnight-fox]

That is not what I expected, for an ally in the riddle story to be revealed as a traitor. This needs a sequel, or a prequel that focuses on the assassins.

[lyss]

I DIDN’T EXPECT THAT TWIST- I thought when they revealed that player 2 and the agent had that same card that the agent got tricked, and they were the only victim 😭

[schon]

I was suspicious about player 2 first, but then it occurred to me that rule two said there was one victim and one assassin besides the agent. We all thought the agent was independent, but I then thought about the wording of “not counting your agent”. I thought the agent was also an intended victim, but to think she was an accomplice…

[petrichorian_apricity]

The suspense???? The intrigue??? The twist??? The orchestral THE ORCHESTRAL A masterpiece

[geeteevee]

you know it’s a good day if TedEd uploads a riddle video.

[paigeanimates]

Every time I watch a new Ted Ed riddle I think to myself “this time, I’m actually gonna try to solve it” then I just wait for the answer to play

[psychopathetic]

I love the foreshadowing of a "victim" just being able to walk into a high stakes game that presumably was carefully planned out and veryr senditive

[harleyhuskey]

I completely missed P2 and the Agent having the same card. I quickly figured out P1, P3, and P4 were assassins and thought it was almost too easy but then I was completely blind sided by the twist. Well played Ted Ed, well played.

[PhoenixHunter_]

"All you get back is a poker face..." was COLD. Nice riddle, this needs a sequel!!!

[jeemonjose]

The riddle and its revelation was more chilling and suspenseful than some spy films

[krackacka]

I gotta admit I was really confused when I tried solving the riddle myself and everyone had a duplicate card. That definitely took me for a spin because I was so confused as to why everyone seemed like an assassin.

[Infernape]

I thought player 2 was an assassin, thinking our agent was playing fairly, but then I got a headache trying to figure out who the victim was. I also want a sequel for this story, please.

[onal]

I think the reason Ted-ed said "a %100 reliable source" is that in every riddle video people always comment "Or our information giving team was liyng." and "The real answer is that everyone is a lier." so I think Ted-ed wanted to stop that.

[NoName-insx]

The ending was intense and emotional, and then Ted Ed threw in "a poker face"
I just can't 🤣🤣🤣

[ibrahimarticov]

I think this is one of the few TedEd riddles where I was *this* close to the truth. The conclusion about three cards was already there, but I couldn't conclude the reason behind the agent and player 2's King of Diamond. Turned out it was the plot twist after all. Awesome writing, TedEd!

[khangphuc]

"Not counting your agent, there's at least one victim and at least one assassin"💀

[dorqcqm]

I love how player 2 isn't even supprised, he just sits there.

[marcoscarou]

I ACTUALY SOLVED ONE OF THIS, WITH THE PLOT TWIST AND EVERYTHING I FEEL SO GOOD OMG (only took me 15 minutes and searching for my own deck of cards)
Thanks Ted-Ed for yet another fun riddle

[omega-xkgj]

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Excuse me, my 100% Reliable Source is a Canary?