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imtoooldforreddit t1_irhm5il wrote

Reply to comment by houstoncouchguy in Is hangman a solved game? by TheSoapbottle

Solving doesn't mean a forced win for the guesser though. Just means optimal strategies are known

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DerpSouls t1_iriu9jl wrote

Doesn't solved game mean that the game's result is known, many steps early, assuming optimal play?

While the solution is obtainable the outcome of the game is still unknown even with 'perfect' play in this case

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[deleted] t1_irhn138 wrote

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imtoooldforreddit t1_irhnqf1 wrote

Not quite, solved just means ideas strategy is known. If it's not a perfect information game, then you won't really be able to predict it like you describe

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