Solutions: http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/r4Dc0/probability-puzzle-train-hints-addedga-end#7srSuLU

I always wonder why people join GAs with low winning rate, say 0.000987 or lower.
To maximally utilize my precious points, I always calculate my chance for GAs that interest me.
For those who compute carefully like me, I found a way to DOUBLE winning rate!
Solve this simple puzzle to board my train, and have a chance to DOUBLE your chance :)

Three games in the train, all lv. 1:

Actually they are 7 games including expansions, but I only count green buttons, so whatever.
GAs ends in 3 days; hints may be posted if I find too few entries :(

Hints #1: The specific rate, "0.000987 or lower," is carefully calculated. Read the title again, and think about where it comes from :)

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Bump for solved, I guess.

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Bump

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Bump or something like that

9 years ago
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Hey pls add hints I cant hind anythink

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Well, the specific rate, "0.000987 or lower," is there for a reason :D

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What's the reason? :)

9 years ago
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To reduce the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome.
But even with brute force, you should be able to find the train in 70 clicks.

9 years ago
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And now I understand. Bump for solved!

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And now I understand. Bump for solved!
I'm not copying anyone...

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And now I understand. Bump for solved!

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And now I understand. Bump for solved!

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And now I add hints. Bump for hints!

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i have carpal tunnel now 70+ clicks

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Bump

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Well, I suppose I am not being carefully enough, since I want to DOUBLE my chances but I don't succeed :/

9 years ago
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DOUBLE potato instead of a brain...

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Bump. And double bump.

9 years ago
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bump for solved

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Another hints, please =_=

9 years ago
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Bump for hints?

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Hint....?

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bump

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A bump to you sir!

9 years ago
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I don't get it. TBH, I even don't know what to do...

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Yeah, like... even if I were to come up with, what... a number? Are we looking for a number of some kind?... Then what would I do with it? How would I find a link using that? I thought these usually had a link to a quiz thing and you could put guesses in, but there's just nothing but text here.

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Thanks and bump!

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.000987 = 9.87e-4

Thought I was smart with 987e4, guess not

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So this haunted me for days, what was the answer?

9 years ago
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I suggest that you ask the puzzler in private, because there's another puzzle working on the same principle with link to this thread.

9 years ago
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I removed my link.

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I guess I'll never know because there is no way to contact a person through this site lest you add them on Steam.

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I would like to post the answer but it will spoil Oppenh4imer's evil fun :)
Maybe 6 days later.

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That's ok too I guess.

9 years ago
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Posted!

9 years ago
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Thanks for the heads up!

9 years ago
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Do you mind if I link your solution after my rip off puzzle is finished?

9 years ago
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no problem.

9 years ago
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I posted my solution: http://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/wOv0YGj

Thanks for the idea :)

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Solutions:

  1. 0.000987 or lower: The topic is about probability of winning. Check my profile, you will find only 3 GAs with winning rate <= 0.000987. The link to train can be found in one of them.

  2. DOUBLE: Double means x2. I actually created two trains containing identical GAs, and concatenated them together. So people quitting when see "You can start from beginning again" in description are tricked. :)

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Dang it ! ! ! ! I only checked page 1 of your giveaways ! Most of them were like 100 entries so I thought the link would be somewhere else

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Closed 9 years ago by theBlindOne.