A Puzzle for Pirates
- Published in 1999
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A generalisation of the puzzle where pirates divide up a stash of coins by proposing splits in decreasing order of seniority. If a split is voted down, the proposing pirate is thrown overboard.
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- APuzzleForPirates
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- article
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- 2018-04-03
- date_published
- 1999-04-10
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@article{APuzzleForPirates,
key = {APuzzleForPirates},
type = {article},
title = {A Puzzle for Pirates},
author = {Ian Stewart},
abstract = {A generalisation of the puzzle where pirates divide up a stash of coins by proposing splits in decreasing order of seniority. If a split is voted down, the proposing pirate is thrown overboard.},
comment = {},
date_added = {2018-04-03},
date_published = {1999-04-10},
urls = {https://omohundro.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/stewart99{\_}a{\_}puzzle{\_}for{\_}pirates.pdf},
collections = {Puzzles},
url = {https://omohundro.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/stewart99{\_}a{\_}puzzle{\_}for{\_}pirates.pdf},
year = 1999,
urldate = {2018-04-03}
}