Re: Turn Based Games

Bruno Wolff III wrote:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Wayne Rasmussen wrote:
> >
> > In Scientific American, there was a game where both players secretly pick
> > a number { 1,2,3,4,5}.
> > You score points equal to what  number you selected unless:
> >    1)  The number you picked is one less than the opponent.  In this case
> > you get the sum of both numbers.
> >    2)  The number you picked is one greated than the opponent.  In this
> > case you get zero points.
>
> It isn't hard to find the optimal strategy for this game, so unless people
> were going to write programs to try to find systematic poor play in their
> opponents it probably isn't a good choice.

It would be fun and educational to see your solution!

I noticed you didn't supply another option for a game?