"Mr. Clown, Dr. Schiller, this rule is indeed a bit unfair to Ms. Carroll, but I think that although the rules stipulate the order of throwing matches, there is no hard and fast rule that everyone should throw several matches, and 1~3 can be thrown."

"In that case, why don't we just use other games to decide how many matches to throw?"

Katie said with her hands clasped together, she seemed a little nervous, looked at the angry Carol next to her, then at the cynical clown, and finally fell on Schiller's face.

Schiller smiled as if he was very patient and asked, "So what game do you think is more suitable?" Miss Katie? ”

"Otherwise, guess the fist." Katie was a little embarrassed and said, "We take turns to guess with Miss Carroll, and if we win, we will decide how many to throw, and if we lose, we will let Miss Carroll decide." ”

"Why are we doing this?" The clown slapped the table vigorously and said, "As long as we play according to the rules, we will win, and that stupid woman will explode and die, guess what punch?" ”

"As I said, if you don't give me a fair rule, I'll raise the brazier and burn to the house!"

"As I said, as long as we don't let the matches light the flames, then it's useless for you to raise the brazier!"

The situation has reached a stalemate, but fortunately I didn't hear the voice of the organizer urging, it seems that this game should be unlimited, but it is not a way to drag it out like this.

Before entering the game, the team of several people came to the same result, that is, the starter of the whole game has a huge advantage, and if you drag too long in one game, you will miss the opportunity to watch the other team.

Just when Katie was about to say something to persuade her, the doctor on the other side spoke: "This stalemate is not the way to go, but if according to Miss Katie, everyone has a guess with Ms. Carroll, then Ms. Carroll's advantage is a little too great." ”

Carol was a little confused, she didn't actually understand the rule proposed by Katie, she just cared about being angry with the clown opposite, and now Schiller repeated it, she reacted.

Katie glanced at her and sighed in her heart, this lady Carroll is really not a good teammate, she just wanted to propose a rule that would give Carroll a great advantage, but the others disagreed, and proposed a more conservative one.

If Carol had understood her intentions, she would have understood that an alliance between the two of them was the best option at this time, and if the extra game was done while the iron was hot, the disadvantage would be able to be recouped.

It's a pity that Katie's confession is a gesture for the blind man, Carol's brain only allows her to focus on one thing at the same time, patronizing and competing with the clown, and she doesn't understand the rules Katie is talking about.

She reacted and thought about it, but she still didn't understand what Katie was saying about the rule of taking turns and guessing her boxing in her favor.

Looking at Carol's dazed reaction, Katie sighed deeply in her heart, knowing that Carol didn't know how much of an advantage this rule had for her.

It can be said that if there is a fool on the other side who agrees to this rule, then Carol will win.

Because in terms of probability, the winning rate of both sides is 50%, and if the opponent is randomly matched without being affected by any off-court factors, then the overall winning rate of each person is constant.

However, if one person and three other people take turns to guess the boxing for a round, the others guess the boxing once in a round, and one person guesses the boxing three times in a round, although when facing everyone, his winning rate is still 50%, but he guesses the boxing more times, and the comprehensive winning rate will be higher than that of a single against a single one.

But the most advantageous thing is that Carol decides to throw a few when she wins, and she has to listen to her if she loses, but the upper limit of throwing matches is three, and if you win, you can only play according to the rules of the game that are most beneficial to you, and if you lose, in addition to throwing one, you will be instructed not to throw one, and the possibility of skipping directly.

In that case, it would obviously increase Carol's bargaining chips to threaten others with the burning of the house, and if she skipped it all herself, it would not be 100% able to burn the house.

But if she can instruct others to skip, then she can burn it if she wants to, and she becomes the unquestioned ruler of the game, and if others don't listen to her, she can threaten them with their demise.

Carol thought about it for a long time and couldn't think of the deepest layer, but vaguely felt that this rule was better than the current situation, so she said in hindsight: "Then let's do it!" That's fair to me! ”

"Stop dreaming, idiot!" The clown immediately scolded viciously: "Why should we listen to you? You're just an idiot who is bound to be eliminated, and it's better to die sooner rather than later. ”

How Carol was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him, Schiller reminded him helplessly.

"Calm down, guys, it's going on like this, why don't you listen to me?"

All three of them looked at him, and after a deep groan, Schiller said: "I think guessing is a good way, but it's better to guess the boxing the same number of times, it's better for us to take turns guessing the boxing with the next family, and the winner decides to throw a few sticks for the loser, so it's much fairer." ”

Katie's eyes widened in shock, she didn't understand why Schiller would propose such a rule, in this case, as Carol's boss, she was not out of luck?

If Schiller starts to guess whether he wins or loses, in fact, the next family has the opportunity to guide the upper family to throw a few sticks, and the upper family must win in order to defend their right to decide how many to throw.

The situation is the most unfavorable for Carol, so if she wins, she will definitely instruct the loser to throw one or skip it, so after a few laps, it must be the one who can be decided by Carol to throw a few matches with the most matches left.

But on the whole, this rule is very bad for the upper family, and Schiller is the first to go to the upper house.

He originally had a first-mover advantage and could have insisted on playing according to the rules, but he made a rule and put his fate in the hands of the next family, even if there was only a 50% probability, but he should have won.

Could it be that in fact, he knew that his next family would not cheat him?

Suddenly, Katie's eyes began to roam back and forth over Schiller and Joker's faces, could it be that the two of them were on the same team?

It's not impossible, if the two of them are in a gang, it all makes sense.

The Joker won't pit Schiller, so Schiller can throw three sticks regardless of whether he wins or loses, but he also gets an additional right, that is, there is a 50% probability of manipulating Carol not to throw one, because he is Carol's next home.

That's why he sacrificed himself to win and created a rule that seemed to be unfavorable to his previous family, and he didn't just want to win 100 percent, he wanted 50 percent more to make sure Carroll was eliminated.

No, it can't be so arbitrary, Katie thought of another possibility, maybe the two of them didn't know each other before, and this rule was Schiller's signal to the Joker to form an alliance.

There can be three winners in this game, so instead of guaranteeing a three-person victory, one person is guaranteed to be eliminated.

Extrapolating in this way, this rule is actually a code for her, and Katie thought about it and felt that she understood what Schiller meant.

The Joker decides Schiller, Katie decides the Joker, Carol decides Katie, and Schiller decides Carol.

If Joker, Katie and Schiller form an alliance, the Joker doesn't pit Schiller, and Katie doesn't pit the Joker, then even if Carol wants to pit Katie, Schiller can pit Carol.

But don't forget, Katie is Carol's boss, she can turn her face at the last moment and throw the match directly, anyway, this rule is not set by the system, she doesn't guess the fist and throws it directly, what can Carol do to her?

But this served the purpose of paralyzing Carol, and Carol was hopeless, so she was likely to choose to skip all of them and drag everyone to die together.

But now that she has the right to decide how many people to vote, she will feel that she has an advantage, maybe she can win by luck, so until the last moment, she will not be willing to die together, after all, if she has a chance to win, why give up the victory?

This solves the problem that Carol wants to threaten everyone with the burning of the house, and with Carol's IQ, she will not be able to react for a while.

But the only problem is that he has to make this bait, which is risky, in case Carol reacts halfway, this plan is thankless.

Wait, maybe not, Katie looked down at the brazier on the table again, as if she had suddenly figured out something, her face pale and covered in cold sweat.

She turned her head to look at Carol, who was still arguing with the clown, and then at the doctor who was smiling and groaning on the other side, and tried to swallow her screams of horror, and silently clenched her fists.

Carol finally got impatient, and she slapped the table hard, and black crumbs and red flames flew from the shaking charcoal.

"That's it, guess the boxing to win or lose, the winner decides to throw a few if you lose, hurry up and start."

Schiller smiled and nodded, but the clown still said in that flamboyant tone: "Some people will be irritable when things are not going well, which is a sign of impatience, composure, and rational thinking." ”

"You ......"

"Alright, Ms. Carroll, think about your teammates too." Katie glanced at Schiller's expression, plucked up the courage and said, "This is already the fairest rule for you, if we play according to the rules, you can't do anything, right?" ”

Carol actually knew that this made sense, so she sighed deeply, suppressed the anger in her heart, and turned her head to look at Schiller.

Schiller turned around and held out a hand at the clown, who snorted his teeth and stretched out a hand, and the two of them did not shout any slogans, but gestured at the same time.

Schiller stone, clown scissors, Schiller won, so he decided how many matches he threw himself, and Schiller did not pick up the matches and count, but lay them flat on the table, his slender fingers catching the wooden pole of the match.

Carol was suddenly attracted by his movements, felt her heart lift, and when she saw him pick up three matches, she could not help but be disappointed, and a wave of resentment and resentment welled up from her heart.

Schiller adjusted the position of his arm, as if trying to aim as best he could, and the first match was thrown into it, but it was easily thrown into the hole exposed by the overlapping charcoal, and the big head was up, only the pole was partially poked into the charcoal that was about to burn out, and the flame was not ignited.

Schiller threw another one, landing almost in the same spot, and Katie was almost cheering for him.

After using two, Schiller put down the other match he was holding.

Carol's eyes widened, and Schiller smiled and nodded at her and said, "Ma'am, I can see that you are a powerful warrior, and I am just an ordinary doctor, if I meet in the future game games, I hope you will take care of it." ”

Carol was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Schiller meant, so she nodded at Schiller and said, "Don't worry, doctor, I admit your affection." ”

Katie breathed a sigh of relief, and it was her turn to guess the punch with the Joker.

"Rock, scissors, paper!"

The moment the slogan was shouted, the two shot at the same time, the clown was scissors again, and Katie was also scissors, and the two were tied, so the second round began.

This time Katie is stone, and Katie is relieved to see the Joker's two fingers outstretched.

She saw Schiller's plan to form an alliance with the Joker, but she didn't want to offend Carol, because as Schiller said, Captain Marvel is very powerful, and if it is encountered in a future game that does not limit his ability, it will be a very big help, so try not to offend.

So she nodded to the clown and said softly, "Two, thank you." ”

The clown pursed his lips with a bored expression, he didn't adjust his posture and aim at all like Schiller, and threw both matches into the gap with a casual throw, and the flame was still not ignited.

It was Carol's turn to guess the punch, and this time Katie won again, throwing three matches into the gap herself, but Carol didn't have a problem.

The main thing is that she wants to throw three of them herself, but if the other people throw two, she can't do it, because it is very likely to offend the other three.

Now that Katie has three throws, she can throw three too, but first to make sure she wins her next Schiller.

Carroll was mindful when she was guessing with Schiller, and she deliberately put her hands behind her back first to prevent the surgeon from judging her punch by looking at the direction of muscle activity.

"Rock, scissors, paper!"

In an instant, cloth against stone, Carol won.

She couldn't help but cheer, let out a shrill chirp like a balloon that had suddenly deflated, and then propped up the table with her hands as if she had lost some strength, her eyes full of joy for the rest of her life.

She aimed the match at an angle with her trembling fingers, but the first match went wrong, and although it was thrown into the gap, the big end of the match was ignited when it ran through the hot coals on it.

With a "whew", the flames rose.

Under the light of the fire, the faces of the four people were different.

(End of chapter)