sfladave Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Skinny's Casino Skinny Dakota has recently opened his own Casino and he has put you on the VIP list for opening night. This seeming act of kindness almost makes you reevaluate your opinion of him as a conniving little dung beetle but you soon grow suspicious that he is merely trying to get you to lose at one of his (almost certainly rigged) casino games. Curiosity inspires you to go to the Casino anyway and when you get there Skinny comes to meet you and leads you over to what looks like a Craps table. However, it’s a craps table with a slight difference and Skinny explains the rules. “Okay, here at Chez Dakota we like to do things a little differently. Here we play with three dice and each of the three dice has twenty sides. The first two dice are the “House’s” dice and the third dice is yours. The croupier over there throws the two house dice and then you roll your lone dice. If the number on your dice is in between the numbers on the houses dice, you win. If it is not, the house wins. Fancy a try?” Knowing Skinny, it’s no surprise to discover that the odd are not in your favor. Since Skinny is such a well known con merchant there wouldn’t be much point in asking if the game was fair at all. However, what is more challenging is the question, what exactly are your chances at winning Skinny’s new game? By Neil Murrell & Joe McCrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeInRoch Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Your chances of winning are 28.5%. I won't say how to figure it out, so that no one's fun is spoiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunBillsBacker Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 I just heard this puzzle last week, so i'll give my other Bills brothers a chance to answer by tommorow before I post the answer if it hasn't been answered already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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