The Game
- Roll 2 dice
- The wooden numbers flip back. Drop 1-2 numbers based on your roll. They can be any 1 or 2 numbers that add to the sum of you dice roll
- Try to get every number down

It’s pretty self explanatory, but say I roll a 3 & 5 on the dice: I can drop any combination of 8 only, 7&1, 6&2, 3&5 - then those numbers are out.

I’ve been curious about if this game can be “solved,” in the sense that there is always an optimal route to maximizing your odds of a victory. If anyone else finds it fascinating I’d love to hear thoughts on it.

I found two ways to solve this one with pen & paper, one quite elegant, the other with lots of algebra.

Only sharp minds can solve this! 🔥

What’s the missing number? Comment your answer 👇