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Learn How to Win the Pick 3 Lottery

2008-01-10 04:43:00 by k5115000 in Games Articles
 
...mathematical formulas and proven laws we see that the work of scientists and mathematicians can be directly applied to this game, we are talking about the "Law of Large Numbers" and the "Poisson distribution" in probability theory. Since the average Pick 3 lottery player wouldn't even imagine that the secret to beating this incredible odds...
 
 
 
 
 
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Editorial: Hate Math? Start Playing Video Games

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2008-01-05 17:09:58 by Stephany in Gaming Today
...mathematical concepts were just boring and frustrating to me. Once I got past Algebra II, I was in way over my head and bored beyond belief - which lead my wonderful High School counselor to suggest putting me in general math when all my other classes were in advanced. Nothing looks better on a high school transcript when you are trying to...
 
 
 
 
 
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Jeff Freeman: The Epic MMO

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2008-05-10 15:06:15 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
...Mathematical Problem The book explains that the topic often came up over tea, the occasional speculation as to who might be doing what, followed by nothing happening. Not very epic, even if it rhymed But the book opens with this quote Archimedes will be remembered when Aeschylus is forgotten, because languages die and mathematical ideas do...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Fine Art of Balance: A Game Career Guide

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2008-01-02 20:46:30 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...mathematical balance. The method is fair and looks good on paper, but is still out of balance. The gray drop items in MMOs that arent worth anything but money or the difficulty scaling in Oblivion are two very good examples of problems with the system Rather than go on about all the balance issues in games that frustrate and infuriate...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Physics of Super Mario Galaxy

2008-01-07 04:39:04 by RawmeatCowboy in Go Nintendo
 
...mathematical equations that are used to answer this question, but for an idiot like me, its just a fun read Article here
 
 
 
 
 
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Doodling + Physics = Fun!

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2008-01-07 11:09:01 by Steve in Gaming Today
...mathematical equations. While this type of software works at a rather ambitious level, an author going by the internet persona xavierenigma has come up with a web-based (Flash to be exact) drawing applet that offers similar physics manipulation. Mind you, this is no where near as robust as the MIT grads offerings. Still, its a rather neat...
 
 
 
 
 
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IndieGames' Best Freeware Games By Cactus In 2007

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2008-01-13 08:00:05 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...mathematical precision and unruly chaos, and their gameplay is tight, balanced and challenging Best Freeware Games by cactus 2007 1. Akuchizoku Akuchizoku is a horizontal shooter which features three levels and three different pilots, two difficulty levels and two modes of gameplay. The difficulty adjusts the amount of bosses and enemies you...
 
 
 
 
 
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No Limit Texas Holdem Starting Hands

2008-01-14 04:52:00 by k5115000 in Games Articles
 
...mathematical theories. So through out the time you are participating in any poker related game you will need to know basic strategies that are going to help you make the most money by improving your odds without thinking too much about it Limit hold 'em vs No limit holdem There are two big variations on texas holdem poker, limit and no...
 
 
 
 
 
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Recruiting for the Cause in Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops + Trailer

2008-01-15 18:35:41 by Jonathan in Gaming Today
 
...mathematical symbol to the games title. As this trailer shows, youll now be able to work through levels with a completely different set of objectives and you can now recruit enemy soldiers over to your side, forming a squad of your own. Then youll be able to take these characters, with their own special skills, online to battle it out with...
 
 
 
 
 
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Funding Your Power Ball Jackpot Quest

2008-01-26 21:15:00 by k5115000 in Games Articles
 
...mathematical premise that can actually help in achieving the ultimate goal I think we can all agree that using your pets birthday or numbers that you heard on a TV show is a relatively nonscientific strategy that has the potential to waste a lot of time. However, increasing the number of picks that you make during a given period and...