a remarkable bet \n heads and tails bet with three coins, presentation for walter penney's coin flipping paradox \n karl fulves
1970
epilogue
Karl Fulves
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A Remarkable Bet
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1970
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Epilogue
(Issue 10)
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77
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a dice paradox \n \n gene finnell
1971
epilogue
Gene Finnell
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A Dice Paradox
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1971
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Epilogue
(Issue 12)
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90
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a card game paradox \n \n gene finnell \n toronto dice \n howard lyons
1971
epilogue
Gene Finnell
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A Card Game Paradox
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Related to
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1971
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Epilogue
(Issue 12)
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91
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toronto dice \n note \n howard lyons \n a card game paradox \n gene finnell
1971
epilogue
Howard Lyons
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Toronto Dice
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Inspired by
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1971
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Epilogue
(Issue 13)
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99
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las vegas dice \n non-transitive dice, also as packets of cards, see also p. 410 for idea by stewart olney \n bradley efron
1971
the pallbearers review vol. 5-8
Bradley Efron
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Las Vegas Dice
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Jan. 1971
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The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8
(Vol. 6 No. 3)
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393
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shirley quimby's method \n for non-transitive dice set \n shirley quimby
1971
the pallbearers review vol. 5-8
Shirley Quimby
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Shirley Quimby's Method
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Jan. 1971
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The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8
(Vol. 6 No. 3)
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393
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end game \n three objects moved according to instructions, outcome predicted
- history
- the children's game (rock paper scissors)
- the system
- a variation
- two betting games
- addendum
- the second game (with cube/die)
- the election game \n robert e. neale
1973
the pallbearers review vol. 5-8
Robert E. Neale
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End Game
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Feb. 1973
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The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8
(Vol. 8 No. 4)
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593
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a new sucker bet \n non-transitive dice \n r. c. h. cheng
1983
epoptica
R. C. H. Cheng
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A New Sucker Bet
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June 1983
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Epoptica
(Issue 4)
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232
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non-transitivity with a magic slant \n \n mel stover
1984
epoptica
Mel Stover
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Non-Transitivity with a Magic Slant
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Aug. 1984
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Epoptica
(Issue 6)
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391
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introduction \n \n martin gardner
1991
swindle & cheat
Martin Gardner
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Introduction
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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sporting events \n chapter intro \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Sporting Events
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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3
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spot check \n four dice, performer always wins \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Spot Check
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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4
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rapid transitive \n six dice, performer wins \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Rapid Transitive
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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tri color \n six dice, performer and spectator each take two, performer wins \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Tri Color
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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6
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shareholder \n six dice, performer against two spectators, performer wins \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Shareholder
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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6
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dominant dice \n second phase for previous dice game \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Dominant Dice
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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a penny saved \n coin layout, game with die, performer wins \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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A Penny Saved
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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8
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high stebbins \n (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 \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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High Stebbins
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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10
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alien dice \n nontransitive dice principle with only two dice \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Alien Dice
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1991
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14
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digit detective \n two spectators play "high card wins" with a packet, performer divines card value that was added previously \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Digit Detective
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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15
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post position \n horse race on paper \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Post Position
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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16
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paper hanger \n stack of bills is cut, game with top bills, performer has better chances \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Paper Hanger
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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the cheshire cat \n chips and cups are used for game in which performer has better chances \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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The Cheshire Cat
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1991
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20
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crossroader \n poker chips chosen from two cups, high number wins, audience decides who wins in the long run \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Crossroader
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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high dice \n set of three nontransitive dice \n sam schwartz
1991
swindle & cheat
Sam Schwartz
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High Dice
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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24
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square numbers \n columns and rows in magic square as nontransitive set with special properties, applied to chips game
- the basic squares
- alien numbers
- twofer
- advantage player \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Square Numbers
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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25
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games without numbers \n chapter intro, scissors-rock-paper \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Games Without Numbers
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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25
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paper race \n four papers sticking out underneath cover, whoever choses the paper that is on top of the other's choice when cover is removed wins \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Paper Race
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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chain reaction \n endless chain as game between two participants \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Chain Reaction
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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35
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short straw \n percentage game with three straws in three cups each \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Short Straw
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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38
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playing the slots \n box with four slots, performer and spectator chose one, more money comes out of performer's slot \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Playing The Slots
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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39
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threesome \n percentage game with chips in cups \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Threesome
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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41
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the right bettor \n percentage game with picture cards of animals \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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The Right Bettor
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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42
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road race \n \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Road Race
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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code nine \n nontransitive game with cut-in-half tickets that have half numbers on them \n karl fulves \n mentalism by design \n james g. thompson jr.
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Code Nine
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Related to
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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46
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jan-ken-ponder \n rock-paper-scissors variant with coins or chips \n philip t. goldstein \n jan-ken-pon \n philip t. goldstein
1991
swindle & cheat
Philip T. Goldstein
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Jan-Ken-Ponder
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Related to
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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48
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pathways \n nontransitive game with cards that have a maze-like path on them \n dr. a. k. austin
1991
swindle & cheat
Dr. A. K. Austin
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Pathways
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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markers \n 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 \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Markers
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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52
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bibliography \n nontransivity in print \n karl fulves
1991
swindle & cheat
Karl Fulves
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Bibliography
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1991
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Swindle & Cheat
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the penney paradox \n sucker bet \n nick trost \n "penney-ante" (walter penney, the journal of recreational mathematics, oct 1969) \n "on the paradoxical situations that arise from nontransitive relations" (martin gardner, scientific american, oct 1974) \n trine \n lewis jones
1997
the card magic of nick trost
Nick Trost
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The Penney Paradox
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Related to- "Penney-Ante" (Walter Penney, The Journal of Recreational Mathematics, Oct 1969)
- "On the Paradoxical Situations that Arise from Nontransitive Relations" (Martin Gardner, Scientific American, Oct 1974)
- Trine (Lewis Jones, 2002)
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1997
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The Card Magic of Nick Trost
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89
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simplex non-transitiv poker die \n die with four poker cards on each side \n tomas blomberg
2014
blomberg laboratories
Tomas Blomberg
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Simplex Non-Transitiv Poker Die
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2014
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Blomberg Laboratories
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315
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