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Divide your troops among the battlefields. The computer will do the same using a randomized algorithm. Whoever has the more troops at a battlefield will win that battlefield. Whoever wins the most battlefields will win the game.
Parameters
Battlefields:
3
5
7
9
11
The computer gets 100 troops.
You get:
50
100
150
200
Your army
Battlefield 1
Battlefield 4
Battlefield 7
Battlefield 10
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 8
Battlefield 11
Battlefield 3
Battlefield 6
Battlefield 9
Troops Left
100
Results
Battlefield 1
Battlefield 4
Battlefield 7
Battlefield 10
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 8
Battlefield 11
Battlefield 3
Battlefield 6
Battlefield 9