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Non Transitive Dice - Set 2




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  There is such a thing as free lunch  Buffett once had lunch with Jack Byrne and used a set of non transitive dice to illustrate how proper insurance underwriting requires understanding the odds. After beating him once, Buffett offered Byrne the winning dice and played for lunch -- you can guess what happened!   Marcelo P. Lima

Non Transitive Dice - Set 2
Another variation on Non Transitive Dice, this time based on a set of three dice. The number combinations are 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4; 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 6; and 2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 5. In this case, the first die beats the second in 25 out of 36 possibilities, the second beats the third in 21 out of 36 chances, and the third beats the first in 21 out of 36 tries.

Michael Phillips writes to point out that Bradley Efron designed some further sets of Non Transitive Dice, including
2,3,3,9,10,11
0,1,7,8,8,8
5,5,6,6,6,6,
4,4,4,4,12,12

and

1,2,3,9,10,11
0,1,7,8,8,9
5,5,6,6,7,7
3,4,4,5,11,12

Thanks for this, Michael

These dice are unique to Grand Illusions

Made in UK

Price: £3.99 [$6.30] (Including VAT at 20%)

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