How to Win: A Mathematical Approach to Games and Puzzles

A New York Times best-selling mathematician reveals how math can take your game playing and puzzle solving to the next level

Imagine entering a bingo parlor where one thousand cards are in play. “I’ll bet that the winning card is horizontal instead of vertical,” a man says. Should you take the bet?

Or suppose you’ve reached Final Jeopardy! with $7,000 to your opponents’ $8,000 and $4,000. What should you wager?

Or imagine you’re at the blackjack table. The dealer’s up card is a four, and...