Frustration (solitaire)

Frustration is a solitaire game with roots in the 1700s, and is similar to but opposite of Hit or Miss. It relies purely on luck rather than on skill, and has been the subject of several mathematical studies.[1][2]

Using Wolfram's AI technology over 100,000 games, it was established that the odds of winning are approximately 1.6%.[3]

Rules

As in the Hit or Miss, the player deals the cards, and says "ace" when drawing the first card, "two" for the second, then "three, four... nine, ten, jack, queen, king" then starts again with "ace."

The game is lost if the rank of a dealt card matches the rank uttered by the player while dealing it. The game is won if the sequence is successfully repeated four times (and the entire deck is thus dealt out) without any word/card matches causing a loss.

References
  1. Doyle, Peter G.; Grinstead, Charles M.; Laurie Snell, J. (2 April 2009). "Frustration Solitaire", arXiv:math/0703900. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. Savant, Marilyn Vos (21 August 1994). "Ask Marilyn: A hat check problem", Parade Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. Rudman, William (2019). "Frustration Solitaire", Wolfram Alpha. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

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