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There is an optimal choice of die, yes. But you still lose more often than you win if you pick first. The counterintuitive part is that the first player cannot
by kadoban 4y ago
There is an optimal choice of die, yes. But you still lose more often than you win if you pick first.
The counterintuitive part is that the first player cannot win more often than they lose.
- brookst 4y agoPerhaps better framed as “there is no optimal die until after the first player picks”.