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wu :: forums    riddles    general problem-solving / chatting / whatever (Moderators: ThudnBlunder, SMQ, william wu, Grimbal, Icarus, Eigenray, towr)    A fun game where smarter people have no advantage? « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: A fun game where smarter people have no advantage?  (Read 672 times) amichail Senior Riddler     Posts: 450 A fun game where smarter people have no advantage?   « on: Jun 23rd, 2009, 11:54pm » Quote Modify I would like to build a fun game where smarter people would have little/no advantage.   Perhaps a game that tests to see how random you are might do?   Do you know of any such games that are fun? IP Logged DropZap - a new kind of block elimination game towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant   « Reply #1 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 12:03am » Quote Modify A pure chance game would fit the bill. IP Logged Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB amichail Senior Riddler     Posts: 450 Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant   « Reply #2 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 12:05am » Quote Modify on Jun 24th, 2009, 12:03am, towr wrote: A pure chance game would fit the bill. But there's no sense of achievement in that.   I'm looking for something that requires some skill, but that does not reward smarter people. « Last Edit: Jun 24th, 2009, 12:05am by amichail » IP Logged DropZap - a new kind of block elimination game towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant   « Reply #3 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 12:29am » Quote Modify on Jun 24th, 2009, 12:05am, amichail wrote: But there's no sense of achievement in that. There is for some people. Especially if they're not too smart.   Quote: I'm looking for something that requires some skill, but that does not reward smarter people. That doesn't leave much, really. Anything involving strategy for example is excluded. Even mostly physical games like soccer or tennis won't fit the bill, because it involves some strategy. IP Logged Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB amichail Senior Riddler     Posts: 450 Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant   « Reply #4 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 12:31am » Quote Modify on Jun 24th, 2009, 12:29am, towr wrote: There is for some people. Especially if they're not too smart.   That doesn't leave much, really. Anything involving strategy for example is excluded. Even mostly physical games like soccer or tennis won't fit the bill, because it involves some strategy. But what about randomness?  It's hard for humans to be random.  Are smarter people any better at it? « Last Edit: Jun 24th, 2009, 12:32am by amichail » IP Logged DropZap - a new kind of block elimination game towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant   « Reply #5 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 2:54am » Quote Modify on Jun 24th, 2009, 12:31am, amichail wrote: But what about randomness?  It's hard for humans to be random.  Are smarter people any better at it? Are they smart enough to pick up a die? IP Logged Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB SMQ wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 2084 Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant   « Reply #6 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 5:10am » Quote Modify on Jun 23rd, 2009, 11:54pm, amichail wrote: I would like to build a fun game where smarter people would have little/no advantage. Then base the primary game mechanic around something not involving reasoning: reaction time, rhythm, or mouse pointer accuracy, for instance.   --SMQ IP Logged --SMQ Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant   « Reply #7 on: Jun 24th, 2009, 5:54pm » Quote Modify on Jun 24th, 2009, 12:05am, amichail wrote: But there's no sense of achievement in that. Tell that to the winner of the lottery.   And here is a candiate, maybe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTgeLEWr614 « Last Edit: Jun 24th, 2009, 6:12pm by Grimbal » IP Logged Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ => general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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