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Gin Rummy Strategy: When to Knock, Tested Over 10,000 Hands
Gin rummy strategy tested by computer: when to knock or wait for gin, how often knocks get undercut, which discards to take, and which cards feed your opponent.
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How to Play Spades: Rules, Bidding and Scoring for Beginners
How to play Spades step by step: partners, bidding, trump, when you can lead spades, and how scoring works, with bags, Nil and worked examples.
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Othello Strategy: Reversi Tips Tested Over Thousands of Games
Othello strategy that wins: count moves, not discs, take corners, stay off X- and C-squares. Every Reversi tip tested in thousands of computer games.
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Pyramid Solitaire Strategy: How to Win, Tested on 500 Deals
Pyramid Solitaire strategy checked by an exact solver: how many deals can be won with 1, 2 or 3 passes, why grabbing every pair loses, and what to do instead.
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Are All Solitaire Games Winnable? What the Research Says
Not every solitaire game can be won. See what share of Klondike deals are winnable in Draw 1 and Draw 3, why real win rates are lower, and how FreeCell compares.
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Best Wordle Starting Words (and Why They Work)
The best Wordle starting words, like CRANE, SLATE and TRACE, plus strong second-word pairs, how to read the colors, and how to escape the dreaded _IGHT trap.
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