• DocumentCode
    314015
  • Title

    The value of adaptive questions in generalized Mastermind

  • Author

    Roche, James R.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Commun. Res., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    29 Jun-4 Jul 1997
  • Firstpage
    135
  • Abstract
    A generalized version of the two-person guessing game Mastermind is analyzed asymptotically. We strengthen the results of Chvatal (193) and demonstrate the value of adaptive questions: by using the answers to early questions in the formulation of later questions, the guesser can significantly reduce the number of questions that must be asked
  • Keywords
    adaptive systems; game theory; adaptive questions; feedback; generalized Mastermind; reliable communications; two-person guessing game; Context; Feedback; Mathematics; Upper bound;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Theory. 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Ulm
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3956-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISIT.1997.613050
  • Filename
    613050