The first three 3x3 matrices are bimatrix games. Find the Nash equilibria for each game (the upper left entry clues this as Russell Crowe played John Nash in A Beautiful Mind), and take the corresponding letters from the fourth matrix. Reading down these letters spells SECURE.
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(Russell Crowe's Bacon number 2, The scrabble value of EQUILIBRIUM 24) |
(Forbidden other words per word in Taboo 5, 7's in a Mu deck 10) |
(Pieces on a side in Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation 9, Supply Centers in Diplomacy 34) |
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(Total cards changing hands during taxation in The Great Dalmuti (not counting merchants) 6, Level when characters choose their paragon path in Dungeons and Dragons 4e 11) |
(Maximum phases in a turn of Race for the Galaxy, 5 Types of basic energy in the Pokemon TCG 8) |
(Winning combinations of 3 in Tic-Tac-Toe 8, Questions on a Trivial Pursuit Card 6) |
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(Splittable card in Sorry! 7, Value of shooting the moon in Hearts (for everyone else) 26) |
(Properties in the red color group of Solar Quest 3, Hits needed to win Battleship 17) |
(Max players in Axis and Allies 5, Classes in Team Fortress 2 9) |
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( Probability of having exactly 3 coins in your initial hand in Dominion 5/12, Other side of 2 in Fearsome Floors 5) |
(Probability of winning a street bet in American Roulette 3/38, Value of being hunted by a more powerful NPC who appears frequently and wants to mildly punish PC in HERO 5e 20) |
(Probability of being dealt a 0 after two cards in Punto Banco (1 deck) 95/663, Combined magic, healing, trap prevention, and health for the year 1 paladin in Dungeon Lords. 11) |
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(Probability of having 13+ high card points in bridge 0.2679, Hands played in game of Barbu 28) |
(Probability of rolling an easy 6 in Craps 1/9, Blocks in a Jenga set 54) |
(Probability that three random cards form a set in Set 1/79, Base rent on Park Place 35) |
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(Probability of being dealt a pair in Texas Hold'em 1/17, Points associated with the Dragon in Tichu 25) |
(Probability of getting a natural blackjack in an initial 52-card deck 32/663, Maximum losing score, when double-skunked in Cribbage 60) |
(Probability of hitting a trifecta among 8 indistinguishable horses 1/336, Cloister tiles in Carcassonne (without the river) 6) |
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( Alchemist ratmen in Small World 12, Asian territories in Risk 12) |
( Winning combinations of 4 in Connect 4 69, First-round value of paintings by the top artist in Modern Art 30,000) |
(Legal opening moves in Chess 20, Possible codes in Mastermind 1296) |
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(Pieces in Bughouse on both sides 64, Possible outcomes in Clue 324) |
(Maximum points a side can advance on a single roll of Backgammon 24, Crop spaces on a Puerto Rico board 12) |
(Spaces in Candyland 134, Locations on a Go board 361) |
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(Cards in Canasta 108, Traditional value of two Queens of Spades and two Jacks of Diamonds in Pinochle 300) |
(Possible board positions after 2 moves of Othello 12, Tiles in Rummikub 106) |
(Number of pieces in a full game of Trouble 16, The value of Blind nil in Spades 200 |
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Neighbor of A, G, and S in Scattergories (T) |
Blue in Magic (U) |
Piece that successfully attacks the marshal in Stratego (S) |
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Multiplicative identity in twenty-four (A) |
Viper of Street Fighter (C) |
Penalty for third failure in HORSE (R) |
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Build a pylon in starcraft 2 (E) |
Strafe right in Counter-strike (D) |
Disc-mate of 12 in Settlers of Catan (H) |