New answers tagged strategy
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What's the optimal strategy for Wordle?
In that list of wordle choices ending in S, it seems you missed a common one. Your list contains such words as
gross class chaos torus . . .
What about atlas? It's not on your list. Is that ...
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The Monty Hall loot box
Let w and p ("win" and "pool") the two limiting proportions. Because of the pity timer we have
If three goats are drawn we are guaranteed to lose. Otherwise our chances are 2:1 in ...
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Two Trains, One Track
Maybe this deserves a separate question, but… imagine the GL broke down. It can still be towed by BL. Otherwise same assignment. Is it possible?
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Two Trains, One Track
Not sure if it's optimal, but here's a solution:
Note that the same number of steps would work with larger trains:
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