http://mathfactor.uark.edu/2006/05/a-puzzle-from-peter-winkler/ The Math Factor Podcast Site Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:52:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 http://mathfactor.uark.edu/2006/05/a-puzzle-from-peter-winkler/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:41:26 +0000 http://theserver.uark.edu/~strauss/?p=34#comment-1007 If all of the coins are of the same denomination, it seems to be that even an optimal strategy would be insufficient to give the first player a strictly greater total than the second player, assuming there is an even number of coins. However, a more interesting version of the game might be played with each coin being of a different currency, and the winner being the person who’s total is highest when the values of the coins they collected is converted to some predetermined comparison currency using current exchange rates.

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