Probability in Solitaire

Enrique · #1 12-31-2006, 08:01 PM

Does anyone know what the odds are of winning in solitaire (patience game)?

I mean the normal solitaire game.

TripleDES · #2 01-01-2007, 01:06 AM

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It is one of the embarrassments of applied mathematics that we cannot determine the odds
of winning the common game of solitaire.

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Taken from this paper: Solitaire: Man versus Machine

Enrique · #3 01-01-2007, 02:20 AM

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It is one of the embarrassments of applied mathematics that we cannot determine the odds
of winning the common game of solitaire.

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Taken from this paper: Solitaire: Man versus Machine

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Thanks for the link.
The paper does give some nice estimates.
Apparently their algorithm of playing wins it 70% of the time.

SamIAm · #4 01-01-2007, 04:57 PM

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We will study a version of solitaire in which the identity of each card in each position is revealed to the player at the beginning of the game

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Lame.
-Sam