Optimal play in ‘Guess Who?’ #openaccess in The Mathematical Gazette
Suggests using questions with an embedded paradox to produce three responses from your opponent - yes, no, or argh paradox head explodes - allowing you to narrow down the suspects more quickly.
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We prove an optimal strategy for the children's game Guess Who? assuming the official rules are in use and that both players ask ‘classical’ questions with bipartite responses. Applying a technique...
