tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post3670564590477363472..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Drunkard's WalkKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-47479023082839764552016-10-30T15:46:12.251+00:002016-10-30T15:46:12.251+00:00Kaor, Paul!
I was interested enough to look up Se...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I was interested enough to look up Section 8 of "The Troubletwisters," where we see Gujgengi, one of the Deodaka officials assigned by his Emperor to deal with the trader team, consulted Muddlehead. He asked the sentient computer for advice on how to improve the odds of Gujgengi winning more often at a game of chance called "akritel." In return for a fee Muddlehead calculated for him tables showing how a player could improve the probability of him winning games of "akritel" using stochastic analysis. Most amusing, esp. since the fee enabled Muddlehead to play REAL poker against the trader team later on!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-55300625385226680792016-10-30T15:08:34.935+00:002016-10-30T15:08:34.935+00:00Paul:
It's a bizarre coincidence, but one of t...Paul:<br />It's a bizarre coincidence, but one of the other sites I visit regularly is based around a fan-fiction series called "Drunkard's Walk" — I was checking that site just before I came here and saw this post.David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.com