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in reply to Re^5: Puzzle: Given an array of integers, find the best sequence of pop / shift...
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Okay, I understand what you are saying - but I'm still not sure if I buy it. Isn't this mistakenly assuming (like I did in my original reply) that each player (or at least player 2) will take the highest of the two available numbers at each turn?