About the Book: How to Win: A Mathematical Approach to Games and Puzzles
A New York Times bestselling mathematician reveals how math can take your game
playing and puzzle solving to the next level.
Imagine entering a bingo parlor where one thousand cards are in play. "Ill bet
that the winning card is horizontal instead of vertical, " a man says. Should
you take the bet? Or suppose youve reached Final Jeopardy! with $7, 000 to your
opponents $8, 000 and $4, 000. What should you wager?
Or imagine youre at the blackjack table. The dealers up card is a