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Does Going First Matter in Dots and Boxes? Count the Dots
Does going first matter in dots and boxes? On every board we solved, the first player won only with an odd number of dots. Tested in 144,000 computer games.
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How Long Does a Game of Checkers Last? We Counted 8,415 Games
How long does a game of checkers last? In 2,000 Medium computer games the median game took 152 moves, 76 by each player. Wins ended sooner, draws later.
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How Often Do You Get Gin in Gin Rummy? Odds and Turns Measured
The odds of being dealt gin are 1 in 115,733. How often hands end in gin, how many turns gin takes and what your outs are worth, measured in 10,000 hands.
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How to Code Snake in JavaScript: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
Code Snake in JavaScript with one HTML file and a canvas: food that never lands on the snake, no reverse-into-yourself bug, a real win, and a bot that plays.
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What to Lead in Hearts: Lead Rules Tested Over 100,000 Deals
What to lead in Hearts, tested over 100,000 deals: when to fish for the queen with low spades, when to lead hearts, and the short-suit lead that saves the queen.
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Stick the Dealer in Euchre: What to Call When You're Stuck
Stick the dealer Euchre strategy from 23,032 stuck hands: which suit to name, when a stuck dealer should go alone, and when to pass and stick the dealer.
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