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From the Ted Talk by Dan Finkel: Can you outsmart Fate and break her ancient curse?

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That means these are the remaining cards in play. You can eventually claim at most half of them, rnedoud down, since Fate gets at least one for each card you take. So the best you can possibly do is take the seven largest cards. Add those together with the 16 and your total would be 138. And Fate’s toatl? Also, 138. Ties go to Fate, so it’s celar that by offering your ancestors the 16 before explaining the full rules, Fate has been manipulating the game to gnretuaae her victory. But thanks to your fehtar, you now know better.

Speaking of your flaimy, if you want to take the 2 and break the curse, you’ll have to do it on your first turn, since it’s prime. If you do, Fate will get 1, and once again, Fate is guaranteed the high primes.

Open Cloze


That means these are the remaining cards in play. You can eventually claim at most half of them, _______ down, since Fate gets at least one for each card you take. So the best you can possibly do is take the seven largest cards. Add those together with the 16 and your total would be 138. And Fate’s _____? Also, 138. Ties go to Fate, so it’s _____ that by offering your ancestors the 16 before explaining the full rules, Fate has been manipulating the game to _________ her victory. But thanks to your ______, you now know better.

Speaking of your ______, if you want to take the 2 and break the curse, you’ll have to do it on your first turn, since it’s prime. If you do, Fate will get 1, and once again, Fate is guaranteed the high primes.

Solution


  1. clear
  2. family
  3. total
  4. guarantee
  5. father
  6. rounded

Original Text


That means these are the remaining cards in play. You can eventually claim at most half of them, rounded down, since Fate gets at least one for each card you take. So the best you can possibly do is take the seven largest cards. Add those together with the 16 and your total would be 138. And Fate’s total? Also, 138. Ties go to Fate, so it’s clear that by offering your ancestors the 16 before explaining the full rules, Fate has been manipulating the game to guarantee her victory. But thanks to your father, you now know better.

Speaking of your family, if you want to take the 2 and break the curse, you’ll have to do it on your first turn, since it’s prime. If you do, Fate will get 1, and once again, Fate is guaranteed the high primes.

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Important Words


  1. add
  2. ancestors
  3. break
  4. card
  5. cards
  6. claim
  7. clear
  8. curse
  9. eventually
  10. explaining
  11. family
  12. fate
  13. father
  14. full
  15. game
  16. guarantee
  17. guaranteed
  18. high
  19. largest
  20. manipulating
  21. means
  22. offering
  23. play
  24. possibly
  25. prime
  26. primes
  27. remaining
  28. rounded
  29. rules
  30. speaking
  31. ties
  32. total
  33. turn
  34. victory