Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 27 | 80 | One chooses a color and then, if one draws two ostraca of that color from the urn, one doubles one's money. |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 77 | There were also 'Urn Games', playable for different amounts. |
| 27 | 78 | In these games, one generally draws marked ostraca from an urn, with one result or another. |
| 27 | 79 | In one 'Urn Game', even numbers of red and black ostraca are placed in an empty urn. |
| 27 | 80 | One chooses a color and then, if one draws two ostraca of that color from the urn, one doubles one's money. |
| 27 | 81 | In such an arrangement the odds are clearly unfavorable to the player who, mathematically, has only one chance in four of winning. |
| 27 | 82 | But such considerations are often unlikely to deter the zealous gambler. |
| 27 | 83 | In gambling, more seems to be involved than mathematics, probability, and rationality. |
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There were also 'Urn Games', playable for different amounts.
In these games, one generally draws marked ostraca from an urn, with one result or another.
In one 'Urn Game', even numbers of red and black ostraca are placed in an empty urn.
One chooses a color and then, if one draws two ostraca of that color from the urn, one doubles one's money.
In such an arrangement the odds are clearly unfavorable to the player who, mathematically, has only one chance in four of winning.
But such considerations are often unlikely to deter the zealous gambler.
In gambling, more seems to be involved than mathematics, probability, and rationality.
- (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 27)