Peter Norvig often covers really interesting stuff. A long time ago here on HN I read his article on the probability of there being no set in the card game SET

Peter Norvig often covers really interesting stuff. A long time ago here on HN I read his article on the probability of there being no set in the card game SET [1]. I had never heard of SET then, but picked it up based on the article. It's a simple game, but has interesting properties. Analytical answers are hard to find for a lot of the cases, so simulation to the rescue. I ended up running more simulations than Peter did, with some interesting results [2]. Also, the interview with Peter Norvig in the book "Coders at Work" [3] is great - one of my favorites in the book (actually, the whole book is great). [1] http://norvig.com/SET.html http://norvig.com/SET.html [2] http://henrikwarne.com/2011/09/30/set-probabilities-revisited/ http://henrikwarne.com/2011/09/30/set-probabilities-revisite... [3] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1430219483/ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1430219483/