03:41 <@Calamarain> OK, my puzzle concers pirates (yarrrr)
03:41 <@Calamarain> Civilised pirates, in fact!
03:41 <@Eidolos> nonsense
03:42 <@Calamarain> You've got a group of logical rational pirates. All pirates 
                    know that all other pirates are logical and rational, and 
                    they know that they know that, etc
03:42 <@Calamarain> When dividing the spoils, there is a specific pecking 
                    order, from n to 1 (where n is the fiercest of the n 
                    pirates)
03:43 <@Calamarain> He proposes a division of the spoils, and everyone votes 
                    yay or nay. (proposer wins ties). If his proposal is 
                    accepted, it goes through, otherwise he's thrown overboard.
03:43 <@Calamarain> Now, pirates like others being thrown overboard, but they 
                    like gold more.
03:43 <@Eidolos> wait
03:43 <@Calamarain> And they also have an interest in not being thrown 
                    overboard.
03:43 <@Eidolos> do you mean that each pirate n to 1 does this proposition in 
                 order?
03:43 <@Eidolos> you kinda made a leap there
03:43 <@Calamarain> Eidolos: Pirate n makes a proposal.
03:43 <@Calamarain> All pirates vote on it.
03:44 <@Calamarain> If it succeeds, woot. If it fails, n is thrown overboard, 
                    and then n-1 makes a proposal.
03:44 <@Eidolos> aye aye
03:44 <@Calamarain> All the way down to pirate 1
03:44 <@Calamarain> Now, assume you have 10 pirates. And 100 diamonds 
                    (indivisible, can't be cut up)
03:44 <@Calamarain> What will pirate n propose?
03:45 <@Calamarain> (pirate 10)
03:45 <@Eidolos> hmmm
03:45 <@Eidolos> I'll PM an answer if I think of it so as not to spoil it
03:45 <@Calamarain> :)
03:45 <@Calamarain> Remember, these are logical pirates.
03:45 <@Eidolos> yeah
03:46 <@Calamarain> Oh, and in case I didn't make it explicitly clear - if a 
                    pirate proposal is accepted, it ends. The loot is divided.
03:48 <@Calamarain> I'll give a hint - the answer is not an intuitive one.
03:48 <@Eidolos> shh :)
03:49 <@Calamarain> I'll give a further hint - you do not need to assume that 
                    the pirates are Belgian