Card Tricks and Information

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Main Authors: Chen, Aria, Cummins, Tyler, De Francesco, Rishi, Greene, Jate, Khovanova, Tanya, Meng, Alexander, Parida, Tanish, Pulugurtha, Anirudh, Swaroop, Anand, Tsui, Samuel
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Published: 2024
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author Chen, Aria
Cummins, Tyler
De Francesco, Rishi
Greene, Jate
Khovanova, Tanya
Meng, Alexander
Parida, Tanish
Pulugurtha, Anirudh
Swaroop, Anand
Tsui, Samuel
author_facet Chen, Aria
Cummins, Tyler
De Francesco, Rishi
Greene, Jate
Khovanova, Tanya
Meng, Alexander
Parida, Tanish
Pulugurtha, Anirudh
Swaroop, Anand
Tsui, Samuel
contents Fitch Cheney's 5-card trick was introduced in 1950. In 2013, Mulcahy invented a 4-card trick in which the cards are allowed to be displayed face down. We suggest our own invention: a 3-card trick in which the cards can be face down and also allowed to be placed both vertically and horizontally. We discuss the theory behind all the tricks and estimate the maximum deck size given the number of chosen cards. We also discuss the cases of hiding several cards and the deck that has duplicates.
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spellingShingle Card Tricks and Information
Chen, Aria
Cummins, Tyler
De Francesco, Rishi
Greene, Jate
Khovanova, Tanya
Meng, Alexander
Parida, Tanish
Pulugurtha, Anirudh
Swaroop, Anand
Tsui, Samuel
History and Overview
Combinatorics
00A08, 05A10, 94A15
Fitch Cheney's 5-card trick was introduced in 1950. In 2013, Mulcahy invented a 4-card trick in which the cards are allowed to be displayed face down. We suggest our own invention: a 3-card trick in which the cards can be face down and also allowed to be placed both vertically and horizontally. We discuss the theory behind all the tricks and estimate the maximum deck size given the number of chosen cards. We also discuss the cases of hiding several cards and the deck that has duplicates.
title Card Tricks and Information
topic History and Overview
Combinatorics
00A08, 05A10, 94A15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.21007