The Achilles Heel of the GSR-Shuffle ∗ A Note on New Age Solitaire
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We show that winning the game New Age Solitaire only depends on the number of rising sequences in the deck used. The probability of winning for the special case of a new deck that is shuffled using the GSR-shuffle (and two variants) are studied. We show that this game pinpoints the Achilles heel of the GSR-shuffle as is demonstrated using the variation distance.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007