11 Feb '05 12:24>
Now since you got into probabilities, I read that problem a few months ago. A game is set between player A and B in the following fashion:
1) The first player writes the numbers from 1 to 18 on three 6-sided dices (empty) without repetition.
2) The second player investigates the dices and chooses one.
3) The first player takes one of the two dices left and discards the last
4) Both players throw their dices. The one that shows higher number wins.
Question: Which of the players has better chance of winning. If you were player A would you go first or second and why?
1) The first player writes the numbers from 1 to 18 on three 6-sided dices (empty) without repetition.
2) The second player investigates the dices and chooses one.
3) The first player takes one of the two dices left and discards the last
4) Both players throw their dices. The one that shows higher number wins.
Question: Which of the players has better chance of winning. If you were player A would you go first or second and why?