Card

Puzzles

• counting.matchShuffle a deck of cards, then deal one card at a time, counting off "Ace, deuce, ... New
• die.shuffleA dealer shuffles six cards, numbered 1 to 6 in order, by rolling a die six times: on the i-th roll, the... New
• flushWhich set contains proportionately more flushes than the set of all possible poker hands?
• glimpsed.aceA slightly less-than-honest bridge player (south) caught a glimpse of a card dealt to her opponent on the... New
• guess.suitFrom a standard (52-card, well-shuffled) deck of cards, the player is dealt seven cards, face down. New
• last.diamondCards are dealt to five players until the deck is exhausted.
• more.acesGiven that a bridge hand contains an ace, or given that it contains the ace of spades, in which case are... Added material
• poker.handsFrom a 52 card deck it is possible to deal 2,598,960 different five-card poker hands. New
• red.aceA bridge player glimpses a red ace in West's hand; West then leads the ace of diamonds. New
• shuffling.algorithmWhat is wrong with this card shuffling algorithm, and how can a bridge deal be stored in 12 bytes so that... New
• two.of.each.suitIf a standard 52-card pack is dealt out at random to four players, what is the probability that each player... New