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  2. Guess 2/3 of the average - Wikipedia

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    In game theory, " guess ⁠ 2 3 of the average " is a game that explores how a player’s strategic reasoning process takes into account the mental process of others in the game. [1] In this game, players simultaneously select a real number between 0 and 100, inclusive. The winner of the game is the player (s) who select a number closest to ...

  3. List of The Price Is Right pricing games - Wikipedia

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    A correct guess on the first item awards the contestant $1,500, and subsequent correct guesses increase the contestant's winnings to $3,000, $6,000, $12,000, and finally $25,000. The contestant is given five oversized pennies at the start of the game and can use one to eliminate one incorrect price for the current item, and/or two to continue ...

  4. Mastermind (board game) - Wikipedia

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    The next guess is chosen by the minimax technique, which chooses a guess that has the least worst response score. In this case, a response to a guess is some number of colored and white key pegs, and the score of such a response is defined to be the number of codes in S that are still possible even after the response is known. The score of a ...

  5. Hangman (game) - Wikipedia

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    The word to guess is represented by a row of dashes representing each letter or number of the word. Rules may permit or forbid proper nouns , such as names, places, brands, or slang. If the guessing player suggests a letter which occurs in the word, the other player writes it in all its correct positions.

  6. Bulls and cows - Wikipedia

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    This software uses "A" to denote "bulls" (digit in the correct position) and "B" to denote "cows" (digit in the wrong position). Bulls and cows (also known as cows and bulls or pigs and bulls) is a code -breaking mind or paper and pencil game for two or more players. The game is played in turns by two opponents who aim to decipher the other's ...

  7. Induction puzzles - Wikipedia

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    In some versions, they compete to be the first to guess correctly; in others, they can work out a strategy beforehand to cooperate and maximize the probability of correct guesses. [ 18 ] One variation received some new publicity as a result of Todd Ebert's 1998 Ph.D. thesis at the University of California, Santa Barbara . [ 19 ]

  8. Roulette - Wikipedia

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    If a player bets on a single number in the American game there is a probability of 1 ⁄ 38 that the player wins 35 times the bet, and a 37 ⁄ 38 chance that the player loses their bet. The expected value is: −1 × 37 ⁄ 38 + 35 × 1 ⁄ 38 = −0.0526 (5.26% house edge) For European roulette, a single number wins 1 ⁄ 37 and loses 36 ⁄ 37:

  9. Wordle - Wikipedia

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    Wordle is a web-based word game created and developed by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle. Players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, with feedback given for each guess in the form of coloured tiles indicating when letters match or occupy the correct position. Wordle has a single daily solution, with all players attempting to ...