happygobrokey
Dormant account
- Joined
- Jul 24, 2006
- Location
- canada
the three cards not chosen (whether you or the computer chooses it) have no bearing on the game. instead of thinking "if only i'd clicked on that ace instead of this lousy 4" think "if only that ace was next in the randomly shuffled deck instead of this lousy 4".
would it be better if the software determined the outcome and made the cards reflect a no-win or always-win situation, i.e. you click double, software chooses player lose, software gives dealer a 9 and deals out 8,7,5,2 as the four next cards from which you choose? then it's not deceptive, but it does rig the cards, but it's still the same game...
what if someone offered you to play a coin flip, but insisted it be played as a 50/50 game where she writes A or B on a piece of paper and reveals it after you guess? it changes the parameters of the game but retains the same probability. now change the game to writing a number 1-10 and the player guessing odd or even, still fair right? now say the person staging the game types "odd" or "even" as the right answer into the computer and after the player guesses one way or the other, then the computer generates a number conforming to the predetermined outcome set by the initial input. where, if anywhere, does it become deceptive/unethical? reminds me of that movie "mafia!" and the casino has games like "heads or tails" and "how many fingers [am i holding up behind my back]?" how many fingers is definitely unethical as the post-determines the winning number to give a sure loss, or lowest loss in case of players betting on all the possible numbers.
i don't play VP, does the player ever match the dealer?? i'm guessing not.
would it be better if the software determined the outcome and made the cards reflect a no-win or always-win situation, i.e. you click double, software chooses player lose, software gives dealer a 9 and deals out 8,7,5,2 as the four next cards from which you choose? then it's not deceptive, but it does rig the cards, but it's still the same game...
what if someone offered you to play a coin flip, but insisted it be played as a 50/50 game where she writes A or B on a piece of paper and reveals it after you guess? it changes the parameters of the game but retains the same probability. now change the game to writing a number 1-10 and the player guessing odd or even, still fair right? now say the person staging the game types "odd" or "even" as the right answer into the computer and after the player guesses one way or the other, then the computer generates a number conforming to the predetermined outcome set by the initial input. where, if anywhere, does it become deceptive/unethical? reminds me of that movie "mafia!" and the casino has games like "heads or tails" and "how many fingers [am i holding up behind my back]?" how many fingers is definitely unethical as the post-determines the winning number to give a sure loss, or lowest loss in case of players betting on all the possible numbers.
i don't play VP, does the player ever match the dealer?? i'm guessing not.