Stephen Abrams

Math, games, and things I build.

Probability puzzles, simulations, and side projects. Formerly divergent, now converging.

• May 30, 2017

  Siege!

  Using a genetic algorithm to pick a troop allocation for FiveThirtyEight's Riddler castle-war puzzle.

• Sep 4, 2015

  72 Hours > Lifetime

  Twenty-five years of wanting to make a video game, finally done in one Ludum Dare weekend.

• Jun 17, 2015

  Jocks vs. Nerds

  In a round-robin league, how many wins does it take to guarantee a playoff spot, and how few can still sneak you in?

• May 19, 2013

  Entropy: The opposite of chaos

  Which image below looks more disorderly? Which seems more chaotic? Perhaps these seems like trick questions - they're not. They may seem like leading…

• Nov 24, 2012

  When Will This Game End?

  As it turns out, the NCAA publishes every overtime game including the number of overtimes. We'll come back to this later, but I decided to ask a more…