To the Editor of the "Nontu-Cutxa Datty News' ut to you in to-day's "News" by "Not Kobe," to which you request 4 reply, is not difficult of solution but, like nearly all of this type, is tedious in working out. Tt would be too lengthy 2 matter to indicate the complete calculation in a letter such as this, but the writer would be happy to show it to "Not Kobe" if he cares to communicate with him, P. 0, Box No- 665, (1) in the case of throwing one die once, or twice if necessary, to improve 2 aces and 2 treys, there fare 10 chances of winning out of a total of 26 chances, i.c., the chances fare 1.6 to 1, against the player, (2) If the player elects to try improve 2 aces against the 4 ixes against him, by throwing the other 3 dice the second throw and one or more the third throw, as may be necessary, (there are 20 chances. in 216 of his winning outright on the second throw), we have the fol. lowing results: Out of a total of 17,516 chances he has 1,766 of winning and 3,984 of tying, ie., the chances, apiinst his winning, tying, or either winning or tying are, respectively, 9, 8.4 or 2 to 1 approximately. 'If' we take into account the "one flop" that will follow a tic, we have half of 3,984 or 1,992 to aid to the 1,756 chances of winning, making 3,748 chances of winning: against the 4 sixes, (tying now elipuinated), out of 17,516, giving the final result of the whole odds. against the thrower winning against the 4 sixes almost exactly ly we have the result, that the relative preference to be given to the two methods of playing the hand—for 5 treys or for 4 sixes, is nearly 2.3
Tam, ete.
Watte Stevens.
Shanghai,
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