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<blockquote data-quote="vikingerik" data-source="post: 139990" data-attributes="member: 3745"><p>This is still a disguised way of thinking in terms of average. Yes, the average per ball is higher in the 3-ball game. But why would the population size be measured in balls? I'd measure it in games. Per game, the additional two 1x balls can't ever hurt.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is correct, if you're measuring the population in balls. But not if you're measuring in games. The good 3-ball game requires the 2x ball and the 3x ball to both be good. The 5-ball game has the same chance of seeing a good 2x ball and good 3x ball -- but also has an additional way to do it by seeing multiple good 1x balls then the 3x ball. In other words, it's possible for the 5-ball game to afford a bad 2x ball, a luxury the 3-ball game doesn't have.</p><p></p><p>But yes, this is good stuff to think about. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vikingerik, post: 139990, member: 3745"] This is still a disguised way of thinking in terms of average. Yes, the average per ball is higher in the 3-ball game. But why would the population size be measured in balls? I'd measure it in games. Per game, the additional two 1x balls can't ever hurt. This is correct, if you're measuring the population in balls. But not if you're measuring in games. The good 3-ball game requires the 2x ball and the 3x ball to both be good. The 5-ball game has the same chance of seeing a good 2x ball and good 3x ball -- but also has an additional way to do it by seeing multiple good 1x balls then the 3x ball. In other words, it's possible for the 5-ball game to afford a bad 2x ball, a luxury the 3-ball game doesn't have. But yes, this is good stuff to think about. :cool: [/QUOTE]
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