Luck Versus Brains in our Better-Known Games. 1911.

For Sale is a Full Page removed from "The Sketch,  July 12th, 1911." called "Luck Versus Brains in our Better-Known  Games." showing that "A Blow for Believers in Gambling Systems :  Where Luck or Brains are Predominant."

   Chess- Luck- 0%  -  Skill  100%
   Roulette-  Luck 100%  -  Skill   0%
   Baccarat- Luck- 98%  - Skill 2%
   Whist or Bridge-  80% - Skill 20&

Professor Charles Richet, of the French Academy of Medicine, has recently made a calculation of the relative values of luck, brain, and labour in the achievement of success in life.  He has also estimated the proportionate extent to which these three elements into success in the better-known games, such as chess, roulette, baccarat, whist, or bridge.  His results are represented pictorially in the above diagrams, and it will be a low to those who pin their faith on gambling systems to discover how large an influence the Professor ascribes to luck, or chance, in most of these games.  Chess is the only game to which he finds luck does not count at all.  In the others represented it is all-important.  In roulette, for instance there is no skill at all, in baccarat there is 98 per cent. of luck to 2 per cent. of skill; and even in whist of bridge only 20 per cent. of skill to 80 per cent. of luck.

Condition is Very Good.