Jake VanderPlas 12/18/2017

Simulating Chutes & Ladders in Python

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This article details a programmer's approach to analyzing the classic children's game Chutes & Ladders (Snakes and Ladders) by modeling it as a Markov process. It walks through simulating the game in Python to determine the expected number of turns and the distribution of game lengths, and includes a section on analyzing it as an Absorbing Markov Chain.

Simulating Chutes & Ladders in Python

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