A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

Matroid bingo

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Richard Green
Sep 15, 2025
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Matroid bingo is a simplified version of the game of bingo. Each player receives a card containing a subset of the numbers 1 up to n. The caller has a jar of balls numbered 1 up to n, selects a ball at random from the jar and calls out the number, and each player whose card contains that number marks that number off. The winner is the first player to ma…

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