Two losing games can combine to form a winning game.
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Overview
Parrondo's paradox describes a situation where a combination of losing strategies results in a winning strategy. It's often linked to ratchet mechanisms in physics or finance.
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Pro Tips
Try simulating Game A or Game B alone (they drift down). Then try Alternating (it drifts up!).
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Fun Facts
"Game A is a biased coin (slightly losing)."
"Game B depends on your current capital (modulo 3). Use bad coin if divisible by 3, good coin otherwise. It is also losing on average."
"Alternating A and B randomly or periodically (like AABBAABB) produces a steady win!"
