Hi my son (11) had a question about probability, which is beyond my mathematical capability. We were playing Rummikub and he had a therory that being the second person to pick up tiles would mean he has a greater chance of picking up a joker.
Rummikub Problem:
There are 106 tiles, 2 of those tiles are jokers and each player picks up 14 tiles. The player who picks up the highest tile at the start gets to go first and gets to pick up their 14 tiles before the other players. Is this actually an advantage, or would you be more likely to pick up a joker if you picked up 2nd, 3rd, 4th…?
* The player who picks up the highest number can also decide whether they want to keep that number or put it back.
Any help would be much appreciated!!
Thank you
Rummikub Problem:
There are 106 tiles, 2 of those tiles are jokers and each player picks up 14 tiles. The player who picks up the highest tile at the start gets to go first and gets to pick up their 14 tiles before the other players. Is this actually an advantage, or would you be more likely to pick up a joker if you picked up 2nd, 3rd, 4th…?
* The player who picks up the highest number can also decide whether they want to keep that number or put it back.
Any help would be much appreciated!!
Thank you