A six-shooter is loaded with three cartridges in consecutive chambers, before two persons start to play "Russian Roulette" until one is dead.

If the cylinder isn't spun after each attempt, would you rather be the first shooter, or the second?

What would be your answer if there are only TWO cartridges, of course in consecutive chambers?

(In reply to re: Doesn't matter by Tristan)

I was only thinking of the original state of the gun when I mentioned consecutive or not, spun or not.  Say you load 3 bullets in a 6 shooter, consecutive or not, then spin the cylindar.  The first shooter has a 3/6 chance of survival for the first turn. The second shooter has a 100% chance of surviving the first turn.  It doesn't  matter if the bullets are consecutive or not, you don't know if the next shot is empty or not, and if you spin after each turn the odds are still 3/6 each time. If you don't spin the odds go up of being shot, or as I stated, the probabilities go down for survival. <br><br>
My statement about the least number of turns was a bit off the mark. I guess that I meant that you want to take the least number of turns. 

Posted by bob909 on 2004-09-30 04:15:43