Games Of Chance In Different Cultures
Games Of Chance In Different Cultures
Games Of Chance In Different Cultures
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THIS PROJECT WAS MADE BY-STUDENT- MANDEEP KAURMENTOR- PROF.KHAZANOVDEC(2008)
GAMES OF CHANCE INDIFFERENT CULTURES
1. Explore games of chance in different cultures2. Learn about the rules of the games3. <strong>In</strong>vestigate how laws of probability apply tothose games
1. Reviewed the literature2. Did a web research on mathematical games3. Applied laws of probability and counting methods toanalyze games of chance
RESULTS
NIM•GAME OF STRATEGY•NIM ORGINATED INCHINA•NIM BEGAN IN 15 thCENTURY•THE NAME NIM ISTAKEN FROMGERMAN MEANING“TAKE”
•THERE ARE11 GAME PIECES PLACED ON A SURFACE•EACH PLAYER TAKES1 OR2OF GAME PIECES TAKING TURNS•THE PLAYER WHO PICKS UP THE LAST GAME PIECE LOSES
GROUPS OF 3
-THE FIRST PLAYER-THE SECONDPLAYER
• IN SIMPLE GAMES OF STRATEGY, THE PROBABILITY OFONE OF THE PLAYER WINNING IS 100% , IF CORRECTSTRATEGY IS FOLLOWED
LU-LU•EARLY HAWAIIAN PLAYEDLU-LU WITH VOLCANICSTONES•IT WAS SOURCE OFCOMMUNICATING
•THERE ARE FOUR GAME PIECES• THE PLAYER SHAKES THE PIECES AND TOSSES•IF ALL THE PIECES FALL FACE UP, THE PLAYER SCORES 10POINTS AND TOSSES THE SECOND TIME• IF ALL PIECES DO NOT FALL FACE UP ,THE PLAYER COUNTSTHE NUMBERS OF DOTS THAT FACE UP AND TOSSES THE FACEDOWN PIECES• THE PLAYER WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE IS THE WINNER
• LU-LU IS A GAME OF CHANCE HAY NUN SHIN• SO THE PROBABILITY OF WINNING IS NOT 100%
2 2 2 2= 16
= 1/16= 1/16P(SUM OF 4)= 1/16 + 1/16=2/16 =1/8
DREIDEL• THE GAME DREIDELORIGINATED INGERMANY• DREIDEL IN YIDDISHMEANS TO SPIN THETOP• DREIDEL IS A FOURSIDED TOP, EACHSIDE HAS A HEBREWLETTER ON IT• NUN- NOTHINGGIMEL- ALLHAY- HALFSHIN- PUT INHAYSHINGIMELNUN
•ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE CAN PLAY THIS GAME• EACH PLAYER BEGINS THE GAME WITH EQUALNUMBEROF GAME PIECES ABOUT 10-15 SUCH AS PENNIES, NUTS• IN BEGINNING OF THE ROUND EVERY PLAYER PUTS ONEGAME PIECE IN THE CENTER KNOWN AS THE “POT” IFTHE POT IS EMPTY OR HAS ONLY ONE PIECE LEFTEVERY PLAYER SHOULD PUT ONE GAME PIECE IN POT• SPIN THE DREIDEL ONCE, DEPENDING ON THEOUTCOME YOU GIVE OR GET A GAME PIECE FROMPOT• NUN – THE PLAYER GETS NOTHING• GIMEL- THE PLAYER GETS ALL THE GAME PIECES• HAY- THE PLAYER GETS HALF GAME PIECES• SHIN- THE PLAYER PUTS GAME PIECE IN THE POT
PROBABILITY OF GETTING A GIMEL =1/4IN THE GAME OF DREIDEL PROBABILITY OFWINNING IS NOT100%
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