God's imitator

Chapter 451 Optimal Strategy

He Xiaojun was unable to serve as a spectator in the previous game, so he was unaware of the win rate of the "Sage" players who adopted this rule.

However, judging from the current situation, the winning rate should be quite considerable.

After all, only when they see a high win rate will these players choose to follow suit, and it may even become the mainstream method during this period.

Suddenly, He Xiaojun noticed something and quickly went to one of the screens to start a poll.

The other players were all looking down and thinking about their strategies. After glancing up at He Xiaojun, they indifferently raised their signs to agree.

He Xiaojun wanted to vote to hear what was happening in this room because the "sage" in this room had also used the "digital bomb" rule designed by the previous "↑ Wheel of Fortune".

The player he faced off against happened to be the '↓Hermit' who had witnessed the entire process as a spectator.

Although He Xiaojun was just a spectator, he couldn't help but feel uneasy at this moment.

Can we win?

"Our 'reverse' camp is still lagging behind, whether in terms of record or rules we propose."

"Shouldn't some strong player step up?"

……

Inside the room, the Hermit had finished reading the rules and was now looking at his opponent.

It is the upright "Sun".

The rules he gave were almost identical to those given by '↑Wheel of Fortune' before, with only some differences in wording and details, but they did not affect the gameplay.

The Hermit considered for a moment and asked, "If you had to choose a playing card, which one would you pick?"

↑Sun paused for a moment, but quickly replied, "King of Hearts."

The Hermit did not continue the topic; clearly, he had not gotten the answer he wanted.

"I choose the second option, to play by your rules."

"But before that, I want to say that the rules of this 'number bomb' are actually just simple rules applicable to the early stages of the game."

"Because the 'thief' side actually has the guess with the best chance of winning."

"While I can't guarantee a win, no matter what number you set, my chances of winning are greater than yours."

"This is a relatively simple algorithm problem."

"Now, the choice is yours: you can choose not to block out the sounds in the room. In that case, my method of guessing the numbers will be heard by all the audience, and some of them will naturally be inspired by it and change their own strategies."

"Alternatively, you can block out sounds in the room."

"I don't care, it's mainly up to you."

'↑Sun' was stunned. Clearly, '↓Hermit's' tone was very confident, which made him uneasy.

After a moment's consideration, '↑Sun' nodded: "Okay, I choose to mute the sound."

Although he felt that "↓The Hermit" was bluffing, he dared not gamble.

If such an algorithm truly exists, and can significantly increase the 'thief's' chances of winning, then viewers will quickly popularize it.

Although the audience cannot communicate with each other, they will definitely continue to use this method to crack more rooms with "digital bombs" in later games, which will be seen by more audiences, thus making the secret of this set of rules impossible to hide within one or two rounds of games.

However, if sound is muted, "↓Hermit" won't be able to pass this method on to other players. Therefore, players including "↑Sun" might still be able to continue earning game currency for two or three more rounds using the "Number Bomb" rule. Of course, this also has advantages for "↓Hermit" as well.

His perfect solution was not heard by other viewers, so he could enjoy it all to himself for a while.

Players who encounter '↓Hermit' later may suffer further, but it doesn't matter to '↑Sun', because according to the game's matchmaking mechanism, he will definitely not encounter '↓Hermit' again during the free matchmaking phase.

Therefore, blocking out sound inside the room is in the mutual interest of both parties.

The audience can no longer hear any sounds from the room.

The Hermit didn't start the game immediately, but suddenly asked, "The Wheel of Fortune gave you two numbers, right?"

↑Sun was clearly taken aback. Although he was wearing a mask, you could still tell that he was a little confused.

Because this statement came suddenly and was somewhat unexpected.

But before he could answer, the '↓Hermit' had already obtained the information he wanted and officially started the game.

"I choose box number 19, 'The Sun'."

↑Sun paused for a moment, because it was exactly his mask, but he quickly realized what was happening and shook his head: "The special number is smaller than it."

The Hermit didn't care and continued, "For the second box, I choose number 17, 'The Star'."

↑Sun seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "The special number is smaller than it."

At the beginning, the bluffing tactics of '↓Hermit' made him a little nervous, afraid that he would guess the correct number as soon as he opened his mouth.

Although that possibility seems a bit far-fetched, anything is possible in this game.

However, after failing to guess the number twice in a row and still being some distance from the actual number set by '↑Sun', he gradually felt more at ease.

Currently, the remaining numbers are in the range of '1~16 (inclusive)', making it almost impossible for '↓Hermit' to guess them correctly on the third try.

Once you pass the third time, you will enter the "high-risk zone for death" at times 4, 5, and 6.

In the previous game, ↑Sun tried to copy this "number bomb" strategy for the first time and got a taste of success. The opponent also died on the fifth try.

Based on his experience, players guessing numbers will likely run out of numbers to guess after '4, 5, or 6' attempts, which is the most deceptive aspect of this game.

『窃贼』一方是“1、2、3、7、8次猜中”，而『贤者』一方是“4、5、6、9或更多次猜中”。

The probability of guessing a number more than 8 times is very low, almost negligible, so at first glance the rules seem fair.

However, the actual win rates are quite different.

The author cannot explain the specific principles behind this, but from a practical point of view, that is the case.

The Hermit paused slightly before continuing, "The third number, I guess 16, 'Tower'."

The sun paused for a moment: "Special numbers are smaller than it."

At this moment, he realized that the situation seemed to be different from before.

In the previous game, when the 'thief' player guessed for the 4th, 5th, and 6th time, the range of possible numbers kept narrowing down, so much so that even if they used the 'close to the edge' strategy to guess slowly, they would still step on a landmine.

But this time, the strategy of '↓Hermit' is indeed a bit special. The current number range is still in the state of '1~15 (inclusive)'.

(End of this chapter)