Guess the Larger Number

Alexander V. Gnedin

Mathematica Applicanda (2016)

  • Volume: 44, Issue: 1
  • ISSN: 1730-2668

Abstract

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B. I myself have invented a game. Well, think of a number.A. I got a number.B. Me too. Now, tell me yours.A. Seven.B. Seven. Mine is eight – I won.Sergey Solovyov, Assa (conversation of Bananan and Alika)We discuss variations of the zero-sum game where Bob selects two distinct numbers,  and Alice learns one of them to make a guess which of the numbers is the larger.

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Alexander V. Gnedin. "Guess the Larger Number." Mathematica Applicanda 44.1 (2016): null. <http://eudml.org/doc/293434>.

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