Optimal strategy in a dice game (Q2725306)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1619108
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1619108 |
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Optimal strategy in a dice game (English)
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12 July 2001
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Markov decision theory
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dice games
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optimal strategy
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Computer simulations had suggested that the strategy that maximizes the score on each turn in the dice game described by \textit{M. Roters} [J. Appl. Probab. 35, No. 1, 229-235 (1998; Zbl 0907.60045)] may not be the optimal way to reach a given target in the shortest time. The authors give an analytical treatment, backed by numerical calculations, that finds the optimal strategy to reach such a target.
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