The tyranny of dice

Aug 06, 2010 23:04

Scrabble players often discuss the extent to which luck is a factor in the game, especially after the kind of game in which your opponent has all  the power tiles, and you're stuck trying to swap your multiple Us or Is...more than once.  Many that I have spoken to suggest that that among players of approximately equal ability (lets say within 200 ( Read more... )

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auriaephiala August 7 2010, 03:31:12 UTC
Interesting...

Maybe some players can benefit from lucky breaks more? Or are less affected by a run of bad luck?

To use another example, contract bridge (not duplicate) is certainly affected by luck, and yet the best bridge players will still dominate.

Good luck tomorrow!

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fajrdrako August 7 2010, 04:34:21 UTC
your opponent has all the power tiles, and you're stuck trying to swap your multiple Us or Is...more than once

Hmmm... sounds suspiciously like my current game.

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