Skew the Odds with Non-Transitive Dice
| Skew the Odds with Non-Transitive Dice | |
| Number | 476 |
| Broadcast Date | February 8, 2016 |
| Episode Length | 3:42 |
| Hosts | Brian Brushwood |
| Guests | Nelson, Bacca, Patrick |
Summary
The dice might not be loaded, but that doesn't mean you'll ever lose with them
Setup
Brian brought some uniquely marked dice, and is willing to bet that he can reliably defeat his opponents regardless of whatever dice they choose.
Method
Brian reveals that the only tricky thing going on here is manipulated statistics. The non-transitive layout on the dice, which he painted on top of regular dice, allows for one color to beat it, and for it to beat one other. It effectively boils down to a rock-paper-scissors style of gameplay. No one die is guaranteed to defeat its counterpart one hundred percent of the time, but given enough rolls a clear disparity should favor one over the other.
Double Dice Method
A deceptive twist on the mechanic at play with non-transitive dice, is that going from one die to two reverses the order of what defeats what.
Full Episode
Full Credits
| HOST: | Brian Brushwood |
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| GUESTS: | Nelson, Bacca, Patrick |
| CAMERA OPERATOR: | Brandt Hughes (studio footage) |
| SOUND ENGINEER: | Brandt Hughes (studio footage) |
| EDITOR / POST PRODUCTION: | Brandt Hughes |
| SOURCE EPISODE: | Scam School 96: Use Non-Transitive Dice to Cheat Your Friends! |
Links
| Preceded by: "The Most Powerful Number Puzzle" |
Skew the Odds with Non-Transitive Dice |
Followed by: "The Frozen Arm Challenge" |