Can you name the MLB teams to complete the logic puzzle (see instructions)? by PhilThePain

Can you name the MLB teams to complete the logic puzzle (see instructions)?

created by PhilThePain

Enter a team in the box below
Correctly named teams will show up below
Click any empty Position or Team to answer for that location
ALERT!: Entering some wrong answers will end the quiz
Required knowledge: 30 MLB Teams (2012), geography, World Series participants history, leagues and divisions. Adjacent can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal. Start the game to get your first clue!
Also try: MLB teams with only one World Series appearance
Source: MLB Teams Logic Puzzle SOLUTION
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A1
A1

B1
B1

C1
C1

D1
D1

E1
E1

A2
A2

B2
B2

C2
C2

D2
D2

E2
E2

A3
A3

B3
B3

C3
C3

D3
D3

E3
E3

A4
A4

B4
B4

C4
C4

D4
D4

E4
E4

A5
A5

B5
B5

C5
C5

D5
D5

E5
E5

A6
A6

B6
B6

C6
C6

D6
D6

E6
E6

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MLB Teams Logic Puzzle Quiz

by PhilThePain

Created Dec 3, 2012 in Sports
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	deej:	Dec 3rd, 2012 at 05:59 GMT		3 points
	Nice job! I finished it and can confirm it works, though I had to keep a spreadsheet going to keep track of everything, and keep the quiz paused between answers in order to finish it on time.

	LinuxLinus:	Dec 3rd, 2012 at 09:57 GMT		8 points
	It's a little ambiguous when you refer to both rows and columns by numbers.

	mires:	Dec 3rd, 2012 at 12:40 GMT		17 points
	maybe I'm missing some stuff but I've had to do a lot of guessing so far

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	BoL:	Dec 3rd, 2012 at 13:33 GMT		5 points
	Nice quiz. But they are the Miami Marlins now. Also, when you mention how the "American" teams that start with B share a column, you might change it to US-based teams (or similar) to prevent confusion with American League teams. Good quiz, though.

	heftoles14:	Dec 3rd, 2012 at 17:05 GMT		5 points
	Could you please make a tutorial to help someone when they get stuck?

	jbatty:	Dec 3rd, 2012 at 21:49 GMT		1 point
	good fun, and the suggested changes helped. I played 6 times before I could get them all. Thanks for the game!

	RogerAnthony:	Dec 4th, 2012 at 01:26 GMT		-2 points
	Fun quiz. Got them all the first time with 5:48 to spare.

	MattCortese:	Dec 4th, 2012 at 12:51 GMT		2 points
	Nice one. It took me a little longer than I'd like, and I messed up once or twice when I misread a clue. Like deej I wrote the teams down to keep track of who I used, and put notes next to the positions certain teams could be in.

	LiverpoolFCUCLA:	Dec 4th, 2012 at 19:19 GMT		5 points
	I really enjoyed this quiz and this style of quiz. Thanks for the effort One question without trying to give anything away: For the "Cardinals" is there a clue which puts them in the exact square they belong or not? I took a guess frankly. Thanks again.

	120watts:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 01:42 GMT		0 points
	dang I thought Phillies could be fillies, i.e. horses

	Johnny_Edman:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 06:43 GMT		-1 points
	There were several grammatical errors. Other than that, I thought it was a great quiz.

	Navarro2814:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 17:53 GMT		1 point
	make sure you change the "only team nicknames are accepted for boston and cincy" I got confused when it didnt accept red sox, boston's team nickname. so it should say only team location names are accepted

	KansasJayhawk:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 18:41 GMT		3 points
	@LiverpoolFCUCLA You can get the Cardinals by virtue of knowing it's in the first column as a Missouri team and by knowing it borders the other bird teams.

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	miserlou22:	Dec 7th, 2012 at 14:54 GMT		3 points
	Is there any way to narrow down between the Brewers and the Mariners without guessing?

	SteveGoodman18:	Dec 7th, 2012 at 14:57 GMT		2 points
	Maybe I'm missing something - but I got down to two boxes and not knowing for sure which was the Brewers and which was the Mariners?

	NickD:	Dec 7th, 2012 at 17:23 GMT		3 points
	Man, it really helps to write everything down; helped a lot with figuring out that since two teams occupy a set of squares another team would have to occupy a different one. Not sure if the clues have been tightened up since people were complaining, but I was able to finish it without guessing.

	NickD:	Dec 7th, 2012 at 17:38 GMT		2 points
	I take that back - when I tried to do the answer key I remembered that I had to guess once. How can you be sure that the Cubs go in A5?

	brez002:	Dec 7th, 2012 at 19:13 GMT		3 points
	@NickD Idk if it was a for sure thing, but I went with the fact that they'd be considered an animal. I just figured I'd be running out of animals soon and knew it wasn't the white sox.

	DenverDucks:	Dec 7th, 2012 at 19:25 GMT		1 point
	After 38 tries, I got it. Sad.

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	seahawksfan1:	Dec 8th, 2012 at 08:18 GMT		0 points
	makes no sense... i got only jays orioles rays red sox yanks mets marlins and padres. The rest is all guessing until you find your next clue... maybe im missing something but im really confused.

	diving:	Dec 8th, 2012 at 21:09 GMT		5 points
	hay23 - If you had to guess then go back and reread the clues, you must be missing something, all squares can be logically filled out

	RollTribeAC:	Dec 8th, 2012 at 21:32 GMT		6 points
	@CBoller, the phillies beat tampa in 08 not the yankees

	budtaff:	Dec 10th, 2012 at 16:27 GMT		-1 points
	I guess the Nationals and Orioles don't play in the same state? DC isn't a state but its within Maryland. I can't get past that one clue.

E3
E3

	sambell1550:	Dec 12th, 2012 at 22:21 GMT		4 points
	Well constructed; I was able to solve it without guessing. One small nitpick: One of the clues referred to Maryland having two teams? This is not correct. The Nationals definitely do not play in Maryland. This did not affect my ability to play the quiz, but it was momentarily confusing.

	domotime2:	Dec 13th, 2012 at 03:35 GMT		3 points
	please just correct the instances where you refer to columns and rows incorrectly. Rows are always associated with left to right, while columbs are typically associated with up to down. "florida teams are in the 3rd column". I eventually knew what you meant, but there is no 3rd column (there's a C column and a 3rd row).

	redpegasus:	Dec 13th, 2012 at 09:02 GMT		4 points
	Its pretty tricky, but I got it without guessing at all. I found that the most helpful clue is that same state teams are adjacent to each other.

	ian2813:	Dec 13th, 2012 at 12:51 GMT		2 points
	I loved this quiz! I wish I hadn't run out of time the first time I played it. It would've been cool to have solved it on the first try.

	sambell1550:	Dec 13th, 2012 at 20:15 GMT		4 points
	Here is a tutorial. (spoilers ahoy ..........) 1. (A1) AL East teams are in row 1, and New York teams are in column E, so the Yankees must be in E1. 2. (A6) The Yankees beat the Padres in 1998. E6 tells us that the Florida teams are in column C, so that plus A1 puts the Rays in C1. 3. (C1) The “bird” teams must be adjacent, and since all AL East teams are in row 1, that puts the Orioles in B1. By process of elimination, we can put the other AL East team (Boston) into D1. 4. (B1) We can put the Mets in E2. 5. (E2) The two teams that beat NYY from 2000-2010 are the Marlins and Diamondbacks. Given E6, this means we can place the Marlins into C5. 6. (C5) The Missouri teams are the Cardinals and Royals. The Cardinals must be adjacent to the other “bird” teams, so they are in A2. 7. (A2) The Cardinals beat the Tigers in 2006, and the Giants beat the Tigers in 2012. Since the Giants play in California, they must be in A6. D4 tells us that the California teams in the same league can’t be adjacent, so the only place to put the Dodgers is C6. 8. (A6) If same-state teams besides Florida are adjacent, and the Missouri teams are all in column A, then the Royals must be in A3. 9. (A3) The Twins are in E5. 10 (E5) The Braves are in D2. 11. (D2) There are only 3 “animal” teams left – Cubs, Tigers, and Diamondbacks – and 3 open spots in row 5. This means the Cubs have to be in A5, and the White Sox have to be adjacent to them in B4. A2 tells us that the Tigers are in column B, so that puts them in B5, and the Diamondbacks in D5. 12. (B5 and E1) The Athletics must be in B6, and therefore the Angels are in D6. 13. (A5 and C6) Since there are only 3 “R” teams left (Rangers, Reds, and Rockies), and Ohio teams are in row 3, the Reds must be in B3. 14. (A6 and C6) C3 is the Indians. 15. (A5) A4 can’t be the Rangers, since they have to be adjacent to the Astros and A4 is surrounded. Thus A4 is the Rockies, and B2 is the Rangers. That means the Astros are in C2. 16. There a

	sambell1550:	Dec 13th, 2012 at 20:19 GMT		4 points
	oops, got cut off at the end there. Almost finished... 16. There are five teams left: Pirates, Nationals, Phillies, Brewers, Mariners. A4 tells us that the Mariners are in column D, and D5 tells us that the Brewers are too. Thus, the only way for the two Pennsylvania teams to be adjacent is to put the Phillies in E3 and the Pirates in E4 (since the Pirates share a row with the White Sox). 17. Process of elimination, we can put the Nationals in C4. 18. (C4) The Mariners are in D4, and that means the Brewers are in D3. All done!

	20/20vision:	Dec 14th, 2012 at 01:11 GMT		3 points
	Yup, Nats are the one team with no explicit clue, just process of elimination. Excellent quiz, must have taken some work to put together.

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	Lindsay:	Dec 21st, 2012 at 19:10 GMT		3 points
	@geeper: The Phillies beat the Rays in 2008, not the Yankees. The Yankees beat the Phillies in 2009, so maybe that's what you were thinking of

	zms30:	Dec 29th, 2012 at 02:43 GMT		4 points
	not easy but it can be done without guessing

	gellchom:	Jan 1st, 2013 at 22:44 GMT		4 points
	really fun! Thanks.