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Guess ⅔ of the Average
A famous game-theory puzzle that measures how many steps ahead you really think.
by MindYourPuzzle
A legendary puzzle used in economics experiments and quant interviews — it measures how many steps ahead people actually think.
Everyone in a large group picks a whole number from 0 to 100.
The winner is whoever's guess is closest to two-thirds (⅔) of the average of all the guesses.
Everyone is trying to win, and everyone knows that everyone is trying to win.
What number should you pick?
(Answer with a single number.)
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