Expected value is an mathematical concept that determines whether a game or game setup will be profitable. Many people look at the wins and losses of each individual play into a game, but that dont
Continue readingThe Sonneborn-Berger score is an tiebreak system used in chess tournament to separate player with the same number of points. In tournament with many player with the same number of points, the organizers
Continue readingThe Buchholz tiebreak are another mathematical method of determining tie between players with the same score in Swiss-system tournament. If many players has the same score at the end of the tournament,
Continue readingA bye is a tournament concept used when the number of player does not provide even numbers. When a tournament contains an odd number of players, one player cannot be paired up with another player.
Continue readingA coin flip is a process whereby an outcome are determined through chance. Furthermore, a coin flip is one of the most common ways to represent the moddern mathematical idea of probability. When
Continue readingScoring in a game of Shut the Box depend on the sum of the remaining open tiles. When player roll the dice and knock down tiles that match the total rolled, some of the tiles will be knocked down
Continue readingFarkle is a game that use six dice to score points. Players roll the dice to earn points; the more points a player score, the better the player is at playing Farkle. Players score points by rolling
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