c/til · by Don_Dickle@lemmy.world · 1y

TIL Of Shannon's number. This number states that the game of chess holds more move possibilities than the entire universe holds atoms.

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/which-greater-number-of-atoms-universe-or-number-of-chess-moves

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h3mlocke@lemm.ee · 26 pts · 1y

Go players be like 🙄

Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y (2 replies)

How many universes could a game of Magic the Gathering make?

f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 1y

Let's just say "many!" The game is also proven Turing-complete so you can build a general-purpose computer within it, if you like.

My quick description of MtG to interested non-players: "One of the original CCGs, created by a math professor, like chess but you build your army from a pool of tens of thousands of pieces which is then randomized. Richard Garfield somehow patented turning cards sideways. 😅"

Skyline969@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y

Standard or commander?

DScratch@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 1y

And then Anarchy Chess joins the server.

linearchaos@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y (5 replies)

I mean, there are nearly as many ways to shuffle a deck of cards as there are Adams in the universe.

casino@feddit.nu · 16 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I sure hope there aren't 52! Adams in the universe, where would they all live?

quilan@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

In the Adam singularity, naturally!

linearchaos@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Voice dictation gets it wrong every now and then but I'm not about to spend the time to change it.