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Math Trek : Improving the Odds in RISK, Science News Online, July 12, 2003
by crankymessiah at 12:39 pm EDT, Jul 15, 2003 |
] RISK is a classic board game of global conquest. First
] published in 1959, this war game remains a popular
] pastime - and continues to attract mathematical
] attention. Recent analyses reveal that the chances of
] winning a battle are considerably more favorable for the
] attacker than was originally suspected.
]
] "The logical recommendation is . . . for the attacker to
] be more aggressive," says statistician Jason A. Osborne
] of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, who
] presented his findings in the April Mathematics Magazine. |
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RE: Math Trek : Improving the Odds in RISK, Science News Online, July 12, 2003
by flynn23 at 1:51 pm EDT, Jul 15, 2003 |
crankymessiah wrote:
] ] RISK is a classic board game of global conquest. First
] ] published in 1959, this war game remains a popular
] ] pastime - and continues to attract mathematical
] ] attention. Recent analyses reveal that the chances of
] ] winning a battle are considerably more favorable for the
] ] attacker than was originally suspected.
] ]
] ] "The logical recommendation is . . . for the attacker to
] ] be more aggressive," says statistician Jason A. Osborne
] ] of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, who
] ] presented his findings in the April Mathematics Magazine. only if you're in a fortified South America or North America! |
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