For this puzzle, you will need three billy goats to defeat the troll. If you do not have three billy goats on your team, you may substitute humans, but they must be wearing goat costumes. (Use whatever materials you have available to make these goat costumes.) Also, they must all address each other as “Billy”. Start in front of Platt hall. Walk to the fire hydrant. From there, you should be able to see a clock. Go to the clock. While standing under the clock, tell the following joke to your fellow goats:
What do you call a goat with one ear? Vincent van Goat.
Then go up three flights of stairs. You'll see two signs with building names on them. Walk in the opposite direction. Turn right. Go down four flights of stairs. Turn right. Go down two more flights of stairs. Walk past the large yellow rectangle. Yellow is the favorite color of goats! Each of you should loudly proclaim that yellow is your favorite color. Then pass the next yellow rectangle. Then turn right. Walk downhill a bit. Walk past the orange cylinder on your left. Orange is the least favorite color of goats! Loudly argue over which of you detests the color orange most. Walk past three trees surrounding two rocks. Walk past a campus map, then immediately turn right and walk towards the tables. Before you get to the tables, turn left. Do not stop to sit down at any of the tables. Goats do not sit at tables. If any of you are foolish enough to ignore this instruction, tell that goat, “Billy, stop sitting there!” When you reach the giant tree, look for a building with a lantern hanging in front of its door. Walk towards that building, then turn right, then turn right again. Follow that path until another intersects it at ninety degrees, then turn left. Follow that path past the statue. Speak politely to the statue as you go past, since goats have great respect for historical figures. Then turn right and follow that path until you reach a bridge. This bridge is not guarded by a troll. Hooray! Sing the sacred goat melody, “No Trolls Here”, to the tune of “Three Blind Mice”:
No trolls here.
No trolls here.
I see no trolls.
I see no trolls.
We all will cross this bridge without fear
Because, as you see, it's entirely clear
I'm very excited, Billy, my dear:
There's no trolls here.
(If you have the ability, sing it as a round.)
Cross the bridge. Then turn left, left, and left again. Follow the red line. Red is a color that goats have neither positive or negative emotions about. Hold a brief discussion on your lack of strong opinions on whether red is a good color. Keep following as it turns right and goes uphill. Pass another red fire hydrant. When you reach a parking lot, walk past another hydrant and stop sign. Do not stop at the stop sign. Goats do not obey traffic laws! They go wherever they please. Then walk along the sidewalk. Go between the trash can and the sign labeling a building. Turn left about seventy degrees and head for the right-hand door. It's another bridge! And this one is indeed guarded! Now find and defeat the troll, and you'll get your answer.