Two men play a card game and the stake is one penny a game. At the?
Posted by gitterdun in Card GamesOct 12th, 2009 | one responseashraf c asked:
Two men play a card game and the stake is one penny a game. At the end one has won three games and the other has won three pennies. How many games did they play?
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They played 9 games. Below is one way possible outcome
Player A won three games. At that point Player B is now down three cents, but wins the next six games for a total net win of 3 pennies. So Player A wins three games and Player B wins three pennies:
Game 1 winner: A
Game 2 winner: A
Game 3 winner: A
Game 4 winner: B
Game 5 winner: B
Game 6 winner: B
Game 7 winner: B
Game 8 winner: B
Game 9 winner: B