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Seems to me like you'd want to go first... because at most, you get 3 attempts... and by going first there is always a chance you don't die on each one of your attempts, whereas by starting 2nd, you end up at 100% chance of death on your 3rd try... plus your odds are technically better for each one of your attempts if you are 1st...

1st attempt: Player A 1/6 die, Player B 2/6 die
2nd attempt: Player A 3/6 die, Player B 4/6 die
3rd attempt: Player A 5/6 die, Player B 6/6 die

Although, I'm not exactly sure that is a mathematically sound explanation... perhaps it is more of a "gut instinct" answer?? Huh

However, the reality is that for player B to shoot, it requires player A not to die. That would change the probability.

For example, for the first attempt:

There are

Player A dies: 1/6 chance
Player A lives, Player B lives: 5/9 chance
Player A lives, Player B dies: 5/18 chance

Following this, what I'd previously posted begins to flip the odds in B's favor (provided my math is correct) quickly. Right now it seems as if Player A is the better option: and it would be, if it was only one round.

Ok, here is one more puzzle for those who solved the probability cases, but now it is more physics:

QUESTION: What bullet hits glass first on the following image?

It would be #2 based on the cracks of the glass. Right? I don't see any other way it would make sense to me so it must be true Tongue

Your answer is correct!