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Hawks and Doves (Posted on 2004-09-13) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Whenever a hawk meets a dove, the dove is killed. Whenever two hawks meet, they fight to death, and both are killed. And if two doves meet, nothing bad happens.

There are H hawks and D doves, and you are either a hawk or a dove. Assuming that meetings are random, what are your chances of survival?

See The Solution Submitted by Federico Kereki    
Rating: 3.5000 (2 votes)

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comment on official solution | Comment 20 of 22 |
I like Federico's official solution.  It's simple, elegant, and easy to prove.  Using N as the number of hawks minus yourself makes it all a lot easier.  Why did we all miss this very elegant interpretation?  Or did I miss the comment that didn't miss it?
  Posted by Tristan on 2004-09-27 20:16:35
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