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 ====A Solution Looking For A Problem==== ====A Solution Looking For A Problem====
-In an attempt to deflect emails and other correspondence from people who are wondering what the point of all of this is, let me state upfront: I understand that there are //plenty// of ways to quickly determine who goes first in a game.+In an attempt to deflect emails and other correspondence from people who are wondering what the point of all of this is, let me (Eric) state upfront: I understand that there are //plenty// of ways to quickly determine who goes first in a game.
  
-This mathematics of this research problem quickly overshadowed its practicality. If you want to determine who goes first in a game, just roll dice... standard dice. Sure you may have to reroll ties, but I'm sure you'll manage. Or, get all of the spades from a deck of cards and have each player draw one randomly... that'll suffice for up to 13 players.+The mathematics of this research problem long ago overshadowed its practicality. If you want to determine who goes first in a game, just roll dice... standard dice. Sure you may have to reroll ties, but I'm sure you'll manage. Or, get all of the spades from a deck of cards and have each player draw one randomly... that'll suffice for up to 13 players.
  
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