You're the rootin'-tootinest cowboy in your town. You think you're pretty hot stuff because you can take your daddy's lucky pistol and hit what you're shooting 1/3 of the time--much better than any of the inbred hillfolk in the rest of the town, who have trouble using a shovel due to their malformed appendages.
Anyway, riding into town one day is a bandit on the run from the law. He thinks he's hot stuff because he can hit what he's shooting 1/2 the time. And right after him is the Sheriff, who is a badass who hits what he's shooting every time.
However, the Sheriff sees the Bandit standing on your end of the street, and he thinks you two are in cahoots. He says he'll shoot either of you if you shoot at him. The Bandit doesn't care who he has to shoot to get out of there. And, with the sweat beading on your brow and the sun at high noon, you know the only way to get out of this situation is with your daddy's lucky pistol.
You decide to shoot first.
The problem: Each cowboy gets one shot per round. Everyone shoots in this order: you (with 33% chance of hitting), the bandit (50% chance of hitting), the Sheriff (with 100% chance of hitting). Once everyone has fired a round, the cycle repeats until only one person is left standing.
You are the first person to fire. Where do you shoot first?
Anyway, riding into town one day is a bandit on the run from the law. He thinks he's hot stuff because he can hit what he's shooting 1/2 the time. And right after him is the Sheriff, who is a badass who hits what he's shooting every time.
However, the Sheriff sees the Bandit standing on your end of the street, and he thinks you two are in cahoots. He says he'll shoot either of you if you shoot at him. The Bandit doesn't care who he has to shoot to get out of there. And, with the sweat beading on your brow and the sun at high noon, you know the only way to get out of this situation is with your daddy's lucky pistol.
You decide to shoot first.
The problem: Each cowboy gets one shot per round. Everyone shoots in this order: you (with 33% chance of hitting), the bandit (50% chance of hitting), the Sheriff (with 100% chance of hitting). Once everyone has fired a round, the cycle repeats until only one person is left standing.
You are the first person to fire. Where do you shoot first?