So allow me to explain to you an impressive trick that all the best card cheats know and that has some interesting mathematics hidden behind it. Nonetheless, to this day my family refuse to play cards with me-even Uno.Īlong the way, I did learn a thing or two though. Unfortunately, I wasn’t very good at it, usually announcing my intentions to cheat before offering to play a quick game with someone. (The opening credits on YouTube will attest to the programme’s brilliance.)ĭespite the incompatibility of combining crime-fighting and card cheating I told my family that that was to be my chosen career.
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