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Main Author: Durve, Mihir
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03680
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author Durve, Mihir
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contents We present a Monte Carlo simulation study of the Bhikar-Sawkar card game, a non-deterministic game structurally similar to the classic Beggar-My-Neighbour, which is fully deterministic. Although both games share a common setup, key differences in their rules, particularly the reshuffling of cards after each won hand in Bhikar-Sawkar, introduce stochasticity and significantly increase the space of possible game evolutions. This inherent randomness raises a range of interesting statistical questions regarding the duration of the game, the hand-winner distributions, and the probability of winning the game for a given player. These questions are systematically investigated through large-scale simulations across multiple game configurations.
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spellingShingle Win Probabilities, Hand Sizes, and Game Duration Analysis in the Bhikar-Sawkar Card Game
Durve, Mihir
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We present a Monte Carlo simulation study of the Bhikar-Sawkar card game, a non-deterministic game structurally similar to the classic Beggar-My-Neighbour, which is fully deterministic. Although both games share a common setup, key differences in their rules, particularly the reshuffling of cards after each won hand in Bhikar-Sawkar, introduce stochasticity and significantly increase the space of possible game evolutions. This inherent randomness raises a range of interesting statistical questions regarding the duration of the game, the hand-winner distributions, and the probability of winning the game for a given player. These questions are systematically investigated through large-scale simulations across multiple game configurations.
title Win Probabilities, Hand Sizes, and Game Duration Analysis in the Bhikar-Sawkar Card Game
topic Other Statistics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03680