Comments on: “Higher or Lower” – Easy card game? Part I http://www.mickybullock.com/blog/2009/09/higher-or-lower-an-easy-card-game-part-i/ Maths to the Masses Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:23:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: gry planszowe http://www.mickybullock.com/blog/2009/09/higher-or-lower-an-easy-card-game-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-86 gry planszowe Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:29:53 +0000 http://www.mickybullock.com/blog/?p=363#comment-86 I've shared you article on digg, well done I’ve shared you article on digg, well done

]]> By: Micky http://www.mickybullock.com/blog/2009/09/higher-or-lower-an-easy-card-game-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Micky Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:02:46 +0000 http://www.mickybullock.com/blog/?p=363#comment-82 Hi Zaccheaus. Am I right in thinking the only change you have made here is to make Ace high? If so, the probability is exactly the same as in the case where Ace is low. The number (or letter) on each card is really just a name for that card - it has no numerical significance other than to tell you which order the cards come in. In the case that Ace is low, the cards are named 1, 2, 3, ...., 13 In the case that Ace is high, the cards are named 2, 3, 4, ...., 14. (There are still 13 cards in an order) You could play the game with cards numbered 26, 27, 28, ....., 38 and the mathematical reasoning would remain the same. Thank you for your post. Does this answer your question? Micky Hi Zaccheaus. Am I right in thinking the only change you have made here is to make Ace high?
If so, the probability is exactly the same as in the case where Ace is low. The number (or letter) on each card is really just a name for that card – it has no numerical significance other than to tell you which order the cards come in.
In the case that Ace is low, the cards are named 1, 2, 3, …., 13
In the case that Ace is high, the cards are named 2, 3, 4, …., 14. (There are still 13 cards in an order)
You could play the game with cards numbered 26, 27, 28, ….., 38 and the mathematical reasoning would remain the same.

Thank you for your post. Does this answer your question?
Micky

]]> By: zaccheaus knox-hooke http://www.mickybullock.com/blog/2009/09/higher-or-lower-an-easy-card-game-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-81 zaccheaus knox-hooke Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:35:35 +0000 http://www.mickybullock.com/blog/?p=363#comment-81 How would you work out the probabilities if Ace was high and you had to correctly predict the sequence of all 13 cards of one suit. With the same rules as before that in the event of an equal number of cards the strategy would be to predict higher. Thanks How would you work out the probabilities if Ace was high and you had to correctly predict the sequence of all 13 cards of one suit. With the same rules as before that in the event of an equal number of cards the strategy would be to predict higher.

Thanks

]]> By: “Higher or Lower” – Part II – The Secret Garden of Maths http://www.mickybullock.com/blog/2009/09/higher-or-lower-an-easy-card-game-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-29 “Higher or Lower” – Part II – The Secret Garden of Maths Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:30:38 +0000 http://www.mickybullock.com/blog/?p=363#comment-29 [...] Part I we calculated the probability of winning a single-suit version of the Higher of Lower card game.  [...] [...] Part I we calculated the probability of winning a single-suit version of the Higher of Lower card game.  [...]

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