1991
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Karl Fulves
72 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
31 entries
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Martin Gardner Introduction
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Karl Fulves Preface
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Karl Fulves Sporting Events chapter intro
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Karl Fulves Spot Check four dice, performer always wins
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Karl Fulves Rapid Transitive six dice, performer wins
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Karl Fulves Tri Color six dice, performer and spectator each take two, performer wins
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Karl Fulves Shareholder six dice, performer against two spectators, performer wins
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Karl Fulves Dominant Dice second phase for previous dice game
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Karl Fulves A Penny Saved coin layout, game with die, performer wins
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Karl Fulves High Stebbins
  • (A) spectator cuts packet and takes top card, performer next, high card wins
  • (B) high card wins with twelve-card packet, three cards each, performer has better odds
  • (C) high card wins variation with better odds for performer
  • (D) high card wins combined with faro shuffle to shift odds to first or second player
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Karl Fulves Alien Dice nontransitive dice principle with only two dice
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Karl Fulves Digit Detective two spectators play "high card wins" with a packet, performer divines card value that was added previously
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Karl Fulves Post Position horse race on paper
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Karl Fulves Paper Hanger stack of bills is cut, game with top bills, performer has better chances
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Karl Fulves The Cheshire Cat chips and cups are used for game in which performer has better chances
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Karl Fulves Crossroader poker chips chosen from two cups, high number wins, audience decides who wins in the long run
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Sam Schwartz High Dice set of three nontransitive dice
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Karl Fulves Square Numbers columns and rows in magic square as nontransitive set with special properties, applied to chips game
  • The Basic Squares
  • Alien Numbers
  • Twofer
  • Advantage Player
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Karl Fulves Games Without Numbers chapter intro, Scissors-Rock-Paper
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Karl Fulves Paper Race four papers sticking out underneath cover, whoever choses the paper that is on top of the other's choice when cover is removed wins
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Karl Fulves Chain Reaction endless chain as game between two participants
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Karl Fulves Short Straw percentage game with three straws in three cups each
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Karl Fulves Playing The Slots box with four slots, performer and spectator chose one, more money comes out of performer's slot
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Karl Fulves Threesome percentage game with chips in cups
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Karl Fulves The Right Bettor percentage game with picture cards of animals
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Karl Fulves Road Race
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Karl Fulves Code Nine nontransitive game with cut-in-half tickets that have half numbers on them
Related to 46
Philip T. Goldstein Jan-Ken-Ponder rock-paper-scissors variant with coins or chips
Related to 48
Dr. A. K. Austin Pathways nontransitive game with cards that have a maze-like path on them
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Karl Fulves Markers ideas related to nontransitive games
  • Simple Sets (Dualities, Royal Family)
  • Unequal Sets
  • A Nontransitive Pyramid
  • Flat Dice
  • Parity Dice (4 Thru 9 Dice, 2 Thru 10 Dice, 1 Thru 12 Dice, 36 Number Dice)
  • House Dice
  • High Percentage Games
  • 3 Blind Dice
  • Little Bingo
  • Odds On
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Karl Fulves Bibliography Nontransivity in print
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Data entered by Denis Behr.