I had so much fun with the War simulator I decided to write another simulator for Blackjack (or 21). It offered a more challenging set of rules to implement, and I was curious whether playing "by the book" actually improved your odds of winning or not. Like the War simulator, I implemented this simulator in … Continue reading Blackjack (a.k.a 21) Simulation →

After playing the card game War recently, I wonder about the probability of winning, and on average, how many "battles" were fought and how many wars waged in a single game? Intuitively, I figured the odds of winning were 50-50 because there really is no strategy to the game; it's all chance. To explore my … Continue reading War Sim (the card game) →