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mfb submitted a new PF Insights post
Intransitive Dice with a Twist
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Intransitive Dice with a Twist
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What is the question?
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It is an Insights article, not a question thread. What exactly are you missing?
I saw a YouTube video, maybe on Numberphile, which introduced this idea of nontransitive dice. Your article takes it to another level.
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scottdave said:
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Someone at reddit found a proof that all fair intransitive dice need the same average.
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I love this stuff, but it makes my head hurt 
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Two more recent research papers:
Intransitive dice tournament is not quasirandom
The probability that a random triple of dice is transitive
And an article discussing them:
Mathematicians Roll Dice and Get Rock-Paper-Scissors
Intransitive dice tournament is not quasirandom
The probability that a random triple of dice is transitive
And an article discussing them:
Mathematicians Roll Dice and Get Rock-Paper-Scissors
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Very cool, thanks for writing this!