The Mathematics of Magic: The Gathering
A study in probability, statistics, strategy, and game theory
By Jon Prywes
May-June 1999
Here are some of Jon Prywes’ Magic accomplishments: He wrote a M...
1. A jogger runs the first 1000 m of a race in 250 sec. What is the jogger’s speed?
2. A car traveled 1025 km from El Paso to Dallas in 13.5 hours. What was its average velocity?
3. How fast was ...