Gaming

Why Crossword Construction is Still Driven by Humans

October 3, 2016 by Sam

This is an original crossword I wrote which hasn’t appeared anywhere else. It gets spoiled within the post, so try solving before reading on! So why do you need humans at all? In our technology-driven world where computers are doing more and more of the tedious tasks once relegated to...

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Why Margaery Tyrell Would Make a Better Poker Player than The High Sparrow

June 30, 2016 by Rob

WARNING: SPOILERS ARE COMING In Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 10, the Sparrows are holding a trial for Cersei Lannister, which they expect her to attend. It is clear that the Sparrows have more military strength than Cersei. They have the Faith Militant, as well as the King’s army....

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If You’re Reading This, You Probably Didn’t Win the Powerball

February 8, 2016 by Todd

The buzz may be over, but let's take a look at what your odds were of winning the largest Powerball prize drawing to date anyway. The estimated jackpot was $1.5 Billion, which is more than the GDP of Djibouti (and 25 other countries). The problem with playing in a lottery...

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Fighting Games & Trading: The Game within the Game

November 23, 2015 by Chris

At SIG, we most often compare trading to games of imperfect information, such as poker, where players possess different sets of information. This is in contrast to games of perfect information, such as chess, where players know everything about an opponent’s position and can respond sequentially to each of the...

Gaming

Board Games: More than Monopoly and Poker

November 5, 2015 by Jon

While poker is a great activity to hone some of the quantitative and psychological skills necessary to be a great trader, there are many other games that provide a deeper element of strategic thinking that we can also relate to trading. At SIG, we attract all sorts of gamers, including...