View Full Version : Episode 84: Napkin Chess - another unbeatable puzzle! [Discussion]
travislopes
10-22-2009, 05:22 AM
This week: a rigged game of skill & a simple sucker bet!
Watch and download here. (http://revision3.com/scamschool/nakinchess)
dapperrogue
10-22-2009, 05:41 PM
I saw this as a logic puzzle on the XKCD boards, as a game you play with the devil himself. The task there was to figure out how he could beat you every time. http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=155
I love how winning is so simple - I just do what you do, but opposite. Like 31, or Nim. I suppose you need to have an even number of each coin, right?
shwooddotcom
10-22-2009, 08:29 PM
I saw this as a logic puzzle on the XKCD boards, as a game you play with the devil himself. The task there was to figure out how he could beat you every time. http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=155
I love how winning is so simple - I just do what you do, but opposite. Like 31, or Nim. I suppose you need to have an even number of each coin, right?
Glad you dug it!
greymatters
03-18-2010, 08:22 AM
There's some interesting St. Patrick's Day coverage of the Napkin Chess scam in Bar game: place the last coaster (http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2010/03/17/bar-game-place-the-last-coaster/).