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==working copy of the draft task: mind boggling card trick==
I didn't quite love the wording concerning the swapping, so I added a step (separating the taking of cards from the two piles ("red" and "black"). Also added was the concept of a "bunch" as the taking of a random number of random cards from two other piles and putting (swapping) those bunches (back) into the "other" pile(s) --- it was getting my mind a bit foggy (after all, this is a trick, and I really want to understand the intention here). I hope it's clearer. As the ole saying goes, it may be muddy, but it covers the ground.
I also thought that telling the dealer to "hold" the top card, and, as the dealer will also be taking ''another'' card (to be placed into the "red" or the "black" pile), and ''then'' the dealer has to place the card (that's being held) into a third pile (the ''discard'' pile) was a bit "heady". --- Hopefully, this is less confusing. As I said in other words, this is a "trick", and readers will be reading quite carefully and be looking for different ways to interpret what is being commanded of them to perform.
I spent some time on aligning a few statements that benefited from an over/under comparison.
One thing I didn't like about the YouTube video is that the dealer put the ''top card'' into ''two'' discard piles instead of just one pile. ''Don't do as I say, do as I do'' type of thingy. Grrrrr. ▼
▲One thing I didn't like about the YouTube video is that the dealer put the ''top card'' into ''two'' discard piles instead of just one pile. ''Don't do as I say, do as I do'' type of thingy. Grrrrr.
Also, I had some trepidations, but I Americanized the British words. If you want it back into your "flavor", er ..., I should say, "flavour", no problem, it can be changed back ''tout suite'' if you prefer the wording for the east side of the pond: mimicks, colour, randomising, and perhaps some other verbiage like pack of cards instead of deck of cards, ... -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 16:07, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
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# Assemble the cards face down.
## Turn up the ''top card'' and hold it in your hand.
### if the card is black, then add the ''next'' card (unseen) to the "black" pile.
### If the card is
## Add the ''top card'' that you're holding to the '''discard''' pile. (You might optionally show these discarded cards to get an idea of the randomness).
# Repeat the above for the rest of the shuffled deck.
; 3. Choose a random number (call it '''X''') that will be used to swap cards from the "red" and "black" piles.
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# Put the "red" bunch into the "black" pile.
# Put the "black" bunch into the "red" pile.
# (The above two steps complete the swap of '''X''' cards of the
; 4. Order from randomness?
# Verify (or not) the mathematician's assertion that:
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