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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@article{APuzzleForPirates, title = {A Puzzle for Pirates}, 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.}, url = {https://omohundro.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/stewart99{\_}a{\_}puzzle{\_}for{\_}pirates.pdf}, year = 1999, author = {Ian Stewart}, comment = {}, urldate = {2018-04-03}, collections = {Puzzles} }