Suppose the following game with two players: In every round, the two players pick a random number, each. Instead of using a dice, they pick a number from an interval. Player A picks a number from [9,11] and player B from [8,12]. Variation 1. The greater number wins. Who is more likely to ... [Read more...]

In a previous post I introduced the following game: Suppose you play the following game: Someone holds a set of cards with the numbers {1,2,…,N} in random order, opens up the first card and asks if the next card is greater or smaller. Every time you predict correctly, you get ... [Read more...]