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> Dreidel is a bad game. Mathematically proven now. A gut feel I've had since childhood. But then again, spinning the thing is sufficiently fun, who needs the
by oatsandsugar 2y ago
> Dreidel is a bad game.
Mathematically proven now. A gut feel I've had since childhood.
But then again, spinning the thing is sufficiently fun, who needs the antes.
- bkandel 2y agoI actually had the exact opposite conclusion from the analysis: Dreidel is a great kids' game of chance, because it's easy to come back from a few bad rolls and it's almost impossible to lose.
- egypturnash 2y agoIt also seems to be a great game for randomly redistributing chocolate coins among children while giving them something to do that's not "run around screaming" for a while. The game went on all day long? Great, that kept them out of your hair and amused them.
- bee_rider 2y agoThe only bad thing about it is that it takes longer as players are knocked out. Now you have one kid who’s in a bad mood because they were knocked out early, and their friends are busy.