[HN Gopher] I mathematically proved the best "Guess Who?" strate...
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       I mathematically proved the best "Guess Who?" strategy [video]
        
       Author : surprisetalk
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2025-11-22 17:49 UTC (6 days ago)
        
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       | abetusk wrote:
       | The idea is that if you're winning you can just do a binary
       | search, but if you're losing, it's better to take some risks by
       | making narrower guesses.
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       | For example, let's say it's the last turn and your opponent is
       | about to win with 4 options. Instead of whittling it down to 2
       | options, it's better to guess one of the four. How outrageous
       | should your guesses be is the content of the result and paper.
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       | Paper is on archive (and linked from the video):
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       | https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.03327
        
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