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- From: dagibbs@quantum.on.ca (David Gibbs)
- Subject: Re: Think Small: Game 1 Results
- Message-ID: <=4nqdyb@quantum.on.ca>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 02:59:52 GMT
- Organization: Quantum Software Systems
- References: <1992Nov13.161703.14313@random.ccs.northeastern.edu> <1992Nov13.203016.12189@u.washington.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov13.203016.12189@u.washington.edu> mkkuhner@phylo.genetics.washington.edu (Mary K. Kuhner) writes:
- >As I take it, the actual rules state that the lowest number with only
- >one person chosing it is the winning number, so there will always be a
- >winner for any finite number of players--a more reasonable, though less
- >puzzling game.
-
- Actually, this is incorrect, there is no guarantee that there will be
- a winner in this game. Try, for instance, a game of this with two
- players who both submit 4. There is in this case no winner.
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- -David
- (dagibbs@quantum.qnx.com)
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