Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Buttonmen 101

basic question -- which die should I take? not at all hard, but a basic computation. This would be in chapter 1 of my graded buttonmen-puzzle book

Button Men Game #721205
Tournament Legal challenge, copying communication from game 720250

Skills in this game: Stinger, X Swing
Player: ElihuRoot *Dead Dude* *Fanatic*
Your Button Man: Clare (6 8 8 20 X)   Score: 49 (-3.3 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 1 / 1 / 0 (Out of 3 wins)
Your Captured Dice: 20-sided die, 12-sided die, Stinger 10-sided die
6-sided die8-sided die 8-sided die
  4  1 3
Captured last turn
Stinger
8-sided die		X Swing
(with 4 sides)		  
  3  4  
Opponent: Limax *Wombat* *Is a MAN* *Fanatic*
Button Man: Buck (g8 g10 12 20 X)   Score: 54 (3.3 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 1 / 1 / 0
Captured Dice: 20-sided die, X Swing 20-sided die, 8-sided die
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1 comment:

jimmosk said...

Wow, one that's so easy I can actually calculate it! Take the Stinger; if gives you a 50% chance of victory, while taking the 4 you have only a 37.5% chance.

October 13, 2011 at 11:12 AM

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