Timothy Byrd:
> Huh? Where am I going wrong, then? For a simple contest I get these
> results:
> Actor skill = 21, opp skill = 5
> The actor wins in (1+32+257+6) = 296 cases = 74.00%
> The opp wins in (0+1+22+62) = 85 cases = 21.25%
> They tie in (4+0+14+1) = 19 cases = 4.75%
Nowhere: exactly right, according to _my_ odds-calculator program. ;-)
> Actor skill = 41, opp skill = 10
> The actor wins in (19+172+180+0) = 371 cases = 92.75%
> The opp wins in (0+0+1+9) = 10 cases = 2.50%
> They tie in (0+0+0+19) = 19 cases = 4.75%
Ditto.
Cheers,
Alex.
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