A Game You Can Always Win

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

Комментарии • 6 тыс.

  • @Vsauce2
    @Vsauce2  6 лет назад +11622

    three curious bros

  • @tristanpowell85
    @tristanpowell85 5 лет назад +5831

    I tried this with a friend, and I kept saying "let me explain this to you" and he would say "no, no, I'll win eventually."
    Poor guy.

    • @PikachuComments
      @PikachuComments 5 лет назад +78

      Lol lol lol!

    • @leptonparticle238
      @leptonparticle238 5 лет назад +130

      It's very simple tho, I've figured out how to win this game and all of it's different varieties when I was in elementary school. So it's easy to figure out the priciple by yourself.

    • @thewayfayer3268
      @thewayfayer3268 5 лет назад +190

      @@leptonparticle238 ok bud

    • @eduant.s8870
      @eduant.s8870 5 лет назад +4

      Q00 likes

    • @destroyerd8120
      @destroyerd8120 4 года назад +3

      Tristan Powell lol

  • @mrpiforever
    @mrpiforever 6 лет назад +5529

    When the teenager is alone in their room:
    "I guess I'll just... play with myself."

    • @-wrsmith-2436
      @-wrsmith-2436 6 лет назад +50

      @Dally :/ mainly teenagers though.... i should know

    • @FrogsGD
      @FrogsGD 6 лет назад +26

      HUEHUE

    • @TheSketchAlex
      @TheSketchAlex 6 лет назад +16

      420 likes...you are lit!

    • @Lego_Bespin_Guard
      @Lego_Bespin_Guard 6 лет назад +50

      @@dumbmonkey1313 nah it mainly starts around 12 or 13 so it is a teen thing

    • @xredrxses9543
      @xredrxses9543 6 лет назад +11

      I thought that was well 😂

  • @dailysacrificedoublee
    @dailysacrificedoublee 4 года назад +3638

    “Grab a friend”
    I’ve already lost…
    Edit: The amount of people offering to be my friend is actually wholesome. The amount of people that can relate is depressing.
    Edit 2: We should all get together and play Minecraft.

  • @dcrafti
    @dcrafti 4 года назад +2705

    This is basically what's described early on in the book "How to Cheat at Everything".

    • @TheCoconutnutisabigbignut
      @TheCoconutnutisabigbignut 4 года назад +39

      I wonder if there's something called how to cheat in my math test-

    • @tartatuga1333
      @tartatuga1333 4 года назад +12

      Whoa! Everything? Can i do the cheat of blinding-teacher so i can cheat at the test?

    • @arneshpal7702
      @arneshpal7702 3 года назад +2

      XD lol lmao! 😂

    • @shsjjhsh
      @shsjjhsh 3 года назад +1

      hi

    • @Vexmaxxing
      @Vexmaxxing 3 года назад +3

      Where do I get this at?

  • @Aboredbulborb
    @Aboredbulborb 4 года назад +1887

    “I’m gonna play with myself”
    If I said that my dad would laugh

  • @Thatguy-nh4by
    @Thatguy-nh4by 6 лет назад +2888

    I’m a normal guy.
    I see matchsticks with numbers written below them in a thumbnail,
    I click.

    • @Thatguy-nh4by
      @Thatguy-nh4by 6 лет назад +8

      Lucid199
      Sure mate suit yourself

    • @Carlos244
      @Carlos244 6 лет назад +3

      Clorox Bleach please I also need some

    • @aucore3634
      @aucore3634 6 лет назад +9

      @@Thatguy-nh4by Uh... You're not a "normal guy": you're bleach... Sooooo...

    • @momisherenow.6795
      @momisherenow.6795 6 лет назад +2

      He's THE BLEACH. The full house. The huge jug of memes. So many fun and true things to say, like the cube island getting the 3rd rune in 3-5 days.

    • @lemonclorox5534
      @lemonclorox5534 6 лет назад

      Clorox Bleach hi brother

  • @Sam-Pound
    @Sam-Pound 5 лет назад +2690

    How to always win a game:
    Step1: play with yourself
    Step2:enjoy :D

    • @Sam-Pound
      @Sam-Pound 5 лет назад +6

      @Saleh Habbab so
      ....

    • @chimmychuck
      @chimmychuck 5 лет назад +59

      Bet get the lotion lol

    • @Sam-Pound
      @Sam-Pound 5 лет назад +3

      @@chimmychuck HAHAHAHA

    • @Sam-Pound
      @Sam-Pound 5 лет назад +6

      @@chimmychuck I meant against yourself

    • @kristencgartner
      @kristencgartner 5 лет назад +13

      But you will also lose

  • @diamondmemer9754
    @diamondmemer9754 4 года назад +794

    Me, who can't even win an argument with my shampoo bottles: it's showtime

  • @antichrist8305
    @antichrist8305 5 лет назад +1437

    You need: a friend
    Me: *cries*

    • @elliedee75
      @elliedee75 5 лет назад +12

      Hotel: Trivago

    • @TheSnyderWeb
      @TheSnyderWeb 5 лет назад +3

      Well come on Antichrist, it's hard to be friends when you're literally called the great deceiver!

    • @yoylejuice
      @yoylejuice 5 лет назад

      Aww...

    • @liv4983
      @liv4983 5 лет назад

      Not even a friend....you can play with anyone

    • @datechboi
      @datechboi 5 лет назад +1

      BRING IT ON

  • @salmonpancakes7008
    @salmonpancakes7008 4 года назад +675

    1:32 "I win every time!"
    Yes you will if you keep playing against yourself

    • @fal4thought
      @fal4thought 4 года назад +4

      😂

    • @GoldfishEmpire
      @GoldfishEmpire 4 года назад +39

      That would also mean you would lose to yourself an equal number of times, thus always concluding in a draw.

    • @Ltwpe
      @Ltwpe 3 года назад +4

      Lol

    • @solifa1
      @solifa1 2 года назад +2

      @@GoldfishEmpire 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Rock-fi1cb
      @Rock-fi1cb 2 года назад

      bro doesnt get it...he could do it with someone else and still win

  • @youcancallmebunnie
    @youcancallmebunnie 5 лет назад +2913

    Bold of you to assume I can do math quickly without making it look suspicious

  • @lekatamur4451
    @lekatamur4451 3 года назад +120

    Me: plays with a friend
    Friend: begins with 1
    Me: *quits*

    • @rahootrau2544
      @rahootrau2544 3 года назад +3

      Not really. He just have to not know the strategy 😃

    • @elgatitokawai55
      @elgatitokawai55 2 года назад +3

      @@rahootrau2544 if he begins with 1, there's a 99% chance he watched this video

    • @nopeno-s5r
      @nopeno-s5r 7 месяцев назад

      @@elgatitokawai55 It's 90%

    • @Willdoom-kl2mo
      @Willdoom-kl2mo 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@nopeno-s5r there are 121 million people in the us since there are 7 million views that means 1 in every 17ish people have seen it so 1/17 for a random person or 10/170 the 160/170 other 10% of them will randomly choose 1 so 16/170 people will completely randomly choose one so there is a 10/26 or 38% chance that they saw it
      tldr: it's 38%

    • @muhammedozbek7492
      @muhammedozbek7492 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@Willdoom-kl2mo There is something americans struggle to understand: Not everyone lives in us.

  • @TheFreakOnee
    @TheFreakOnee 6 лет назад +1246

    Kevin's content is so underrated despite the fact that he's one of the hardest workers on the whole platform.

    • @thomaskolb576
      @thomaskolb576 6 лет назад +112

      He's the only one who uploads more than just 3 times a year

    • @ymj4256
      @ymj4256 6 лет назад +5

      Thomas Kolb
      2 is not a good number

    • @YahyaFalcon
      @YahyaFalcon 6 лет назад +1

      Kassadyn kinda reminds me of Xbox Ahoy except he isn't in a work filled hiatus right now.

    • @RAGEAlanBun
      @RAGEAlanBun 6 лет назад +1

      Absolutely nothing better than just kicking back and watching a Vsauce2 sesh.

    • @ianofalltrades
      @ianofalltrades 6 лет назад

      Agreed

  • @szhzs6121
    @szhzs6121 6 лет назад +2346

    here's another game you can win every time:
    you: "pick a number"
    them: "45"
    you: "46, i win"

    • @kitty_forest166
      @kitty_forest166 6 лет назад +30

      Me lol

    • @Funythings666
      @Funythings666 6 лет назад +8

      😂😂

    • @zneo7226
      @zneo7226 6 лет назад +5

      dummdumm muddmudd quick
      Maths 😂

    • @mutsuhanma7807
      @mutsuhanma7807 6 лет назад

      OK Charlie Zelenoff...

    • @jav2766
      @jav2766 6 лет назад +60

      you: "pick a number"
      friend: "infinity"
      you: "infinity +2, i win"

  • @GlueHeart7
    @GlueHeart7 5 лет назад +7296

    I got only one friend
    He also watched it

    • @Neotox999
      @Neotox999 5 лет назад +445

      This deserves more than 8 likes

    • @carealoo744
      @carealoo744 5 лет назад +199

      @@Neotox999 Your reply deserves more than 8 likes ;)

    • @Neotox999
      @Neotox999 5 лет назад +83

      carealoo744 good one haha

    • @vadiks20032
      @vadiks20032 5 лет назад +39

      i got only one friend and i play with himself

    • @caseybouquet
      @caseybouquet 5 лет назад +36

      I deserve more than 8 likes *wink *wink

  • @Cole_Is_A_Mole
    @Cole_Is_A_Mole 2 года назад +52

    There is already a game like this called 21 and I thought everyone knew about it.
    Whoever says "21" loses and you count by 1, 2 or 3.
    The trick is to go 2nd and play every 4th number (4, 8, 12, 16, 20,)
    so that your opponent says 21 and loses.
    Edit: as long as you can count, you can rid of anyone's suspicions by changing the evil number.
    If it was 22, you'd go first and say 1
    If it was 23 you'd go first and say 2

    • @s_k1303
      @s_k1303 2 года назад +1

      I don't get it

    • @Aqib2
      @Aqib2 2 года назад

      Yes and another one where you count to 10. But we used to play with 25 people in school by being in a circle and people used to team up.

    • @Aqib2
      @Aqib2 2 года назад +1

      @@s_k1303
      It's some elimination game played with a group, if you say 21 you lose. Whoever doesn't say 21 wins. You always have to count up either in 1,2 or 3s.
      What's funny is you could just say 3 in a row and then the 7th person just says 19 and 20 and the 8th person is eliminated.

    • @footyvalz-e
      @footyvalz-e Год назад

      Finally, an explanation on 21 dares

  • @imanol7877
    @imanol7877 5 лет назад +2393

    I game you can always win
    *Math needed*
    Half the world can't win now

  • @itsabelle_arts
    @itsabelle_arts 6 лет назад +641

    *Sips tea while reading all of these comments saying they have no friends*

  • @MitchelD
    @MitchelD 5 лет назад +587

    The struggles of writing on a whiteboard left handes.

  • @JamesJacobs-h5c
    @JamesJacobs-h5c 3 месяца назад +31

    Bro really said "I guess I'll just play with myself" 💀

  • @gavroshtheswift9959
    @gavroshtheswift9959 6 лет назад +545

    To guarantee you’re never scammed by one of your friends in these games; always request to go first. If your friend refuses, you win without winning

    • @omega5040
      @omega5040 6 лет назад +53

      I let them go first then adjust my numbers to get 12, then continue from there. Or to throw them off I adjust my number later in the game to say 67, then continue from there.

    • @awesomeami2010
      @awesomeami2010 6 лет назад +9

      @@omega5040
      Even if you go second you can still just adjust your picks to the multiples of 11

    • @imjustadude3468
      @imjustadude3468 6 лет назад +8

      It shouldn't matter as long as you do not know the trick. If the friend realized this, he would just accept, go whenever asked, and play to his trick that you likely have not figured out. I liked where you were heading, but it's not quite foolproof.

    • @ferddagamer1277
      @ferddagamer1277 6 лет назад +3

      You can win without going first with the method..

    • @austinbryan6759
      @austinbryan6759 6 лет назад

      What's cool with the numbered on that's different than the matchstick one is that it actually doesn't matter if you go first or not

  • @iamsooriginal7239
    @iamsooriginal7239 5 лет назад +2301

    A game you can always win...
    Or can you?
    *Vsauce theme plays*

  • @Tatsu4242
    @Tatsu4242 3 года назад +59

    I thought it was where you took their number and played the “mirrored” number where it starts mirroring from 5-6 so 1 and 10, 2 and 9, 3 and 8, and so on until its 5 and 6

    • @kexinlittle5752
      @kexinlittle5752 3 года назад +1

      Me struggling what are u saying since my math is very low*

    • @nytefalgaming2363
      @nytefalgaming2363 3 года назад +4

      @@kexinlittle5752 he’s just saying the same thing but in a different way, 10+1=11 9+2=11 and so fourth mirrored and subtracting from 11 in this game is the same

  • @nox9458
    @nox9458 5 лет назад +355

    Twist: The opponent decides to go first.
    "A game you always lose!"

    • @PolrisTired
      @PolrisTired 5 лет назад +31

      Clever, but it turns out you can still win by doing the same strategy, and eventually you'll still leave them with 89 and win. I've tried it before

    • @martii0120
      @martii0120 5 лет назад +5

      @@PolrisTired the opponent plays 1, what do you do then?

    • @namenlos3679
      @namenlos3679 5 лет назад +16

      (You are A)
      B: 1
      A: 4 (any number) =5
      B: 9 =14
      A: 9 (because it's just important to get the the 23, because 1, 12, 23 and so on) = 23
      B: 7 =30
      A: 4 (because 7+4=11)
      You can play with any numbers. Numbers between 1 and x. Then you have to play to x². And your goals isn't 11, but x+1. So with numbers from 1 to 16, you play to 256. After your 1, you have to add in your second turn the difference because the current progress and 17.
      (Sorry for my weird english lol)

    • @martii0120
      @martii0120 5 лет назад +7

      @@namenlos3679 B:1
      A: 3
      B: 8
      A: 1
      B: 10
      A: 5
      B: 6
      and so on. The opponent will 100% win if he plays 1 and if he knows the strategy. Yes, you can win if he doesn't do it on the first 1 or simply does not know it

    • @alimuzz.
      @alimuzz. 4 года назад +1

      Yall smart in this comments

  • @julieragbeernmbr1fan
    @julieragbeernmbr1fan 5 лет назад +150

    Title: A Game You Can Always Win
    Me: Or can you?

    • @iane7474
      @iane7474 5 лет назад

      @Liftsky its called 130 moon men

  • @ny6846
    @ny6846 6 лет назад +220

    “..even those of us who use skeletor to explain math games”
    AND THIS IS WHY I LOVE YOU KEVIN

    • @OpiumOctopus
      @OpiumOctopus 6 лет назад +1

      I'll get you He-man Nyahhhh!!!

  • @coolno3806
    @coolno3806 4 года назад +20

    0:22 congratulations,you played yourself

  • @unsolicitedd
    @unsolicitedd 6 лет назад +607

    If u forget the sequence...
    1
    12
    23
    34
    45
    56
    67
    78
    89

    • @alexanderpye8613
      @alexanderpye8613 6 лет назад +20

      Exactly, just keep bringing the number to a multiple of 11, plus 1.

    • @trevpavey3505
      @trevpavey3505 6 лет назад

      For?

    • @arvid8734
      @arvid8734 6 лет назад +2

      Omg thank u so much

    • @steven4565
      @steven4565 6 лет назад +4

      My friend challenged me to this game and he forgot the sequence. He lost to me 21-0

    • @epfootballshort
      @epfootballshort 6 лет назад +5

      It’s just counting to 10 but not saying 10 see 123456789
      And it’s 1223344556677889

  • @Daliman13
    @Daliman13 5 лет назад +485

    Me clicking on this video: "Oooh, I can screw with my friends with this."
    *requires you go first*

    • @bobjoe2228
      @bobjoe2228 4 года назад +41

      technically, no. watch the whole video

    • @huh968
      @huh968 4 года назад +1

      @@theAstarrr yeah but if you go first you can guarantee a win, whereas if you don't the friend can just turn it around on you

    • @xetearVI
      @xetearVI 4 года назад +1

      @@theAstarrr I thought this game required the going first too but if you think abt it just get the following numbers that you said and you good to go.

    • @ccbgaming6994
      @ccbgaming6994 2 года назад

      For that game specifically. Take a game like reaching 20 and a max 4 per turn. You would actually want your opponent to start. This is because the optimal starting number is the remainder of goal# / (maxperturn +1) and here it is 0.

  • @princesslea7077
    @princesslea7077 5 лет назад +154

    Friend :lets play this game
    Other friend : ok
    Friend : i pick one first
    Other friend hhmm
    Friend your turn
    Other friend: im sorry to break it to you but ...
    Friend: what ?
    Other friend :i watched the video
    Friend : oh

    • @Mike20321_
      @Mike20321_ 4 года назад +3

      Nooooooo

    • @sz2yn
      @sz2yn 4 года назад +1

      @@Mike20321_ luckly i am from argentina, and i dont think my frieds see this kind of videos so i still can win

  • @kinghightech3217
    @kinghightech3217 4 года назад +100

    everyone:"wow this is cool"
    Me:"wow that white board is so cool"

  • @mangocorpse8433
    @mangocorpse8433 6 лет назад +118

    5:56 that moment when you realize what you are doing in your life

  • @GoldfishEmpire
    @GoldfishEmpire 5 лет назад +145

    Vsauce2: Plays with match sticks
    Smokey the Bear:

    • @linkthehero1234
      @linkthehero1234 5 лет назад +9

      *A N G E R Y*

    • @Mike20321_
      @Mike20321_ 4 года назад +1

      @@linkthehero1234 aH yeS, boll gats

    • @strawberry-vi2eu
      @strawberry-vi2eu 4 года назад +1

      I have a Smokey the bear sign near my house and it’s literally cursed

  • @mr.macsek8457
    @mr.macsek8457 4 года назад +164

    I have no friends, but I can play with my sleep paralysis demon lmao

    • @Bxll_Bxll
      @Bxll_Bxll 3 года назад +1

      Sad life man

    • @GenericCatboy
      @GenericCatboy 3 года назад +3

      Can I join? Please.

    • @legacy-funhouse
      @legacy-funhouse 3 года назад +3

      I think if you win then your sleep paralysis demon chokes you

  • @tonas3843
    @tonas3843 4 года назад +7

    The number game was introduced to me in a holiday trip. About 11 years ago. In a vehicle filled with strangers, people challenged me this game and I always lose, I was so frustrated that 9 years later, I had enough math knowledge to actually solve the way to always win by myself, which was this way, I was so proud. That's all my comment is, just wanted to share one of my only successful of something.

  • @ickodelight5551
    @ickodelight5551 5 лет назад +96

    Why i cant play this game :
    1. i dont have friends
    2. i am bad at math
    3. i dont remember anything

    • @irenaveksler1935
      @irenaveksler1935 4 года назад

      Hristo Georgiev you don't have friends and you can't do 11-whatever your ""friends"" number was even tho you don't have any also you can probably play this with a family member that hasn't watched the vid

    • @atnarcticadys4739
      @atnarcticadys4739 4 года назад

      Hhaa

    • @dvijtyagi
      @dvijtyagi 4 года назад

      Lol

    • @hollie2107
      @hollie2107 4 года назад

      4: we are in lockdown

    • @diamondrainbowbutterfly7558
      @diamondrainbowbutterfly7558 3 года назад

      Write it down and play with ur family

  • @scipio5916
    @scipio5916 6 лет назад +108

    I’ve been stuck in a vsauce videos loop for hours. I can’t get out, it’s all too interesting. Someone help.

  • @levihott7157
    @levihott7157 6 лет назад +67

    VSauce 2 is honestly so underrated the videos are so well done

  • @yaskko5555
    @yaskko5555 3 года назад +11

    “I win every time”
    Ye that’s bound to happen if you play against yourself

  • @shorikito7201
    @shorikito7201 6 лет назад +1378

    I Can't play this game
    Im bad at Math

    • @thomasgarcia9637
      @thomasgarcia9637 5 лет назад +14

      Im not, my favorite subject in school is math.

    • @santaana5437
      @santaana5437 5 лет назад +1

      My favorite is reading

    • @corinth9140
      @corinth9140 5 лет назад +9

      *lMaO mAtHs Is eAsY*
      just kidding im not one of those people

    • @lcox1188
      @lcox1188 5 лет назад +5

      I love math!

    • @mads7687
      @mads7687 5 лет назад +8

      Use calculator.

  • @thatoneguy9582
    @thatoneguy9582 5 лет назад +58

    “A game you can always win”
    “A game you can never win”
    the duality of man

  • @bmcRN
    @bmcRN 6 лет назад +85

    6:40 "...to make sure all his plays match up with the series"
    Heh. "match" up

    • @zeppex9984
      @zeppex9984 5 лет назад +1

      Notifing you that you got 82 likes

  • @TheFISSYChannelOfficial
    @TheFISSYChannelOfficial Месяц назад +3

    "i will just play with myself" has a totally different meaning to it as well

  • @TaiStar42
    @TaiStar42 6 лет назад +1034

    NIM is
    WIN upside-down

    • @Architector_4
      @Architector_4 6 лет назад +47

      iNIM !

    • @AlSmaq
      @AlSmaq 6 лет назад +78

      uh that depends which axis you're rotating on

    • @Architector_4
      @Architector_4 6 лет назад +58

      +AlSmaq
      I'll just drop this GIF instead of choking on own words: gyazo.com/54a4259cd8cebbb1e190f5ce078199d3

    • @DDG98
      @DDG98 6 лет назад +2

      Architector #4 n

    • @casoozh
      @casoozh 6 лет назад +22

      rotated 180 degrees*

  • @ayyyblyat6229
    @ayyyblyat6229 6 лет назад +88

    I cant count so i cant win

  • @kofukurose7409
    @kofukurose7409 6 лет назад +327

    I saw this video last night and I studied the number game to win in every situation except the one that your opponent starts with 1 and knows the series. When I went to school I challenged my math teacher to play this game to end a bet we had. It turns out he figured out the pattern already while I was explaining the game to him. I lost but I also won every other match I had with the teachers and my friends leaving them confused on how I won every single time. I also figured out the mathmetical explanation it's a pattern which is 11n+1 (you get rid of the 1 first and then add 11 in total each time to reach 89 which is n=8 11x8+1=88+1=89)
    Well thank you for reading this long ass comment and don't forget to like the video and support this awesome channel 👍

    • @normalthingamajig
      @normalthingamajig 5 лет назад +1

      @DYLAN MCCAIN yesn't

    • @mads7687
      @mads7687 5 лет назад +2

      I don't understand.. ; -;

    • @cristis7907
      @cristis7907 5 лет назад +2

      Kofuku Rose you actually don t need to be a math teacher to figure the pattern out , i did it when my friend was explaining the game to me and i am 13 ffs

    • @blandcoffee7355
      @blandcoffee7355 5 лет назад +2

      @DYLAN MCCAIN there are no curse words

    • @Veniz_
      @Veniz_ 5 лет назад +3

      You challenged your math teacher well... You sound like a math teacher

  • @frankiev116
    @frankiev116 4 года назад +44

    “If I separate your moves by 11...I RULE THE WORLD!!! Or at least, this simple number game...gotta start somewhere”
    😂😂😂😂😂You sounded so sad😂😂

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 6 лет назад +664

    I'm still waiting for top ten spit facts Vsauce

    • @NotShola
      @NotShola 6 лет назад +29

      Why tf are you everywhere? 😂

    • @idirisahmed1584
      @idirisahmed1584 6 лет назад +24

      Justin Z. Who the hell are you and WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE, your on all genres, even on grinning anime opening vids (ahem ahem all Tokyo ghoul openings)

    • @matheusjezini
      @matheusjezini 6 лет назад

      This aint no Matthew Santoro

    • @marimaycry
      @marimaycry 6 лет назад +6

      Why do so many people impersonate this guy

    • @thechannelofeandmx4784
      @thechannelofeandmx4784 6 лет назад +18

      Creator: *releases video*
      *WILD JUSTIN.Y APPEARS!!*

  • @greenestgoblin2717
    @greenestgoblin2717 4 года назад +190

    Him: "i guess I'll just play with myself"
    Me: *That did not sound right*

    • @pxpsiperson
      @pxpsiperson 4 года назад +5

      Go away coronavirus

    • @greenestgoblin2717
      @greenestgoblin2717 4 года назад +6

      @@pxpsiperson no im here to stay

    • @crixs1531
      @crixs1531 4 года назад +5

      @@greenestgoblin2717 If we find the cure you cant stay here anymore

    • @fal4thought
      @fal4thought 4 года назад

      ??????

    • @bigsloganza6861
      @bigsloganza6861 3 года назад

      It sounds perfectly normal

  • @IzukuMidoriya-tl8ie
    @IzukuMidoriya-tl8ie 5 лет назад +138

    *~me when I play with my friends~*
    “1” “2””3””4””5........” etc.

    • @imaginebeingapngtuber3124
      @imaginebeingapngtuber3124 4 года назад +2

      hi izuku

    • @PUCCl_
      @PUCCl_ 4 года назад +2

      Izuku is terrible, hes like pichu. He harms himself while fighting

    • @doommedd
      @doommedd 4 года назад +2

      So?

    • @milanek1527
      @milanek1527 4 года назад

      Izuru

    • @Moon-yq5yf
      @Moon-yq5yf 4 года назад

      Why is there always either an afton or an mha character in a video I watch XD

  • @strangerdanger991
    @strangerdanger991 3 года назад +1

    Me: ok time to play
    My cousin: with me right
    Me:stares
    Cousin: With me . . right?

  • @ronanhiggz9364
    @ronanhiggz9364 6 лет назад +209

    0:21 Kinky.

    • @Omaroka
      @Omaroka 6 лет назад +3

      Ronan H No.

    • @MikeGamePro
      @MikeGamePro 6 лет назад +18

      waiting for someone to take that out of context

    • @Replicant-ru3bw
      @Replicant-ru3bw 6 лет назад +4

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @not.spir0s
      @not.spir0s 6 лет назад

      Ronan H Hey! This is Vsauce, no naughty!

    • @Pvddai
      @Pvddai 6 лет назад

      I’m ur 200 th like

  • @bigbosscheese60
    @bigbosscheese60 6 лет назад +47

    3:18 i always knew the Vsauce guys were evil.

    • @sannavunk4029
      @sannavunk4029 6 лет назад

      @The Wither Empire same

    • @rurall
      @rurall 6 лет назад +1

      *i rule the world*

  • @simmersixoxo9182
    @simmersixoxo9182 5 лет назад +66

    Me playing the number game with my friend
    Also me: fonds out she has also watched this video

  • @darrellwillis4871
    @darrellwillis4871 5 лет назад +13

    @1:38 I was kind of expected to hear "I'll win every time because I'm playing against myself".
    I'm get some serious Yu-Gi-Oh season 0 vibes from Nim-like games though.

  • @thanhnhan7900
    @thanhnhan7900 5 лет назад +22

    Me: Let's play a game
    Friend: Ok i go first
    Me: darn....

  • @fn9869
    @fn9869 6 лет назад +148

    Umm...
    Square
    10:20

    • @jrcoolcat101
      @jrcoolcat101 6 лет назад +3

      Circle

    • @ovi5986
      @ovi5986 6 лет назад +2

      Triangle

    • @jrcoolcat101
      @jrcoolcat101 6 лет назад +7

      Parralelathingy

    • @humphred4912
      @humphred4912 6 лет назад +4

      I thought you would mention the fact that he said he would "play with himself" at the start of the video

    • @fn9869
      @fn9869 6 лет назад

      CarrotTimeGaming everyone's already mentioned that.

  • @pranavkekunnaya07
    @pranavkekunnaya07 4 года назад +33

    I actually thought of this when my mom taught me this game

  • @chrisconnolly8905
    @chrisconnolly8905 5 лет назад +29

    I made a program like this in programming. The computer can usually beat you, depends on who goes first.

  • @totallynotgill5155
    @totallynotgill5155 5 лет назад +1193

    I can't win because
    I have no friends :)

  • @cyronara2344
    @cyronara2344 5 лет назад +208

    I already have a game I never lose
    Smash bros against my brother

    • @chriiis7002
      @chriiis7002 4 года назад +8

      Zhyper your pfp is me when i hear someone want to play smash with me

    • @rafaeldias8987
      @rafaeldias8987 4 года назад +8

      I'm really worried whether this is literal or the game....

    • @Phikinnie
      @Phikinnie 4 года назад +4

      @@rafaeldias8987 why’d you think it would be that way, obviously not the game! That’s disgusting!

    • @parasalahat871
      @parasalahat871 4 года назад

      ToxicMatter Same

    • @JamieThePhrog
      @JamieThePhrog 4 года назад

      Lmao

  • @inz4ni7y49
    @inz4ni7y49 4 года назад +19

    0:04 I felt that everyone felt that

  • @peeelan
    @peeelan 4 года назад +10

    “I guess I’ll just play with myself then”
    Demonitezed

  • @jacobmeade1045
    @jacobmeade1045 6 лет назад +1410

    I tried it and lost.

    • @Looooren
      @Looooren 6 лет назад +547

      can't even win a game that is impossible to lose, that's sad

    • @FlyfishermanMike
      @FlyfishermanMike 6 лет назад +177

      Then you're terrible at math!

    • @suwinkhamchaiwong8382
      @suwinkhamchaiwong8382 6 лет назад +162

      1.you start 1
      2.they say a
      3.the formula is 11 - a = b
      4.you say b
      5. Repeat from step 2

    • @Meme.Machine
      @Meme.Machine 6 лет назад +71

      The absolute state of american "" education ""

    • @BlackMesaEmployee
      @BlackMesaEmployee 6 лет назад +27

      CIER what no that’s basic algebra

  • @Qweba
    @Qweba 6 лет назад +76

    why can't Skeletor and Mr. T just work together?

  • @theffects9545
    @theffects9545 4 года назад +3

    Mirror: hi me it’s nice to see me am I ready to play
    Me: yes I am

  • @hi-gm3tx
    @hi-gm3tx 5 лет назад +22

    “All you need is a friend”
    That’s out of the question can’t do this

  • @seabassjames8222
    @seabassjames8222 6 лет назад +12

    I remember making a program in one of my programming classes for an AI that plays a game where you take 1, 2, or 3 stones from a basket until the basket is empty, and it seems like a similar concept.

  • @supersparerib
    @supersparerib 5 лет назад +20

    There is another game similar: Eleven. When you are in the finals, just make sure you say six.

    • @scarthy7318
      @scarthy7318 3 года назад

      actually, if you start in that game you win. if you say 1,2 they say anything you can always win by saying 6. same with unlucky 13. you always want to be second because you always want to say 8, and if you always want to say 8 you need to say 4

  • @imlocksaw
    @imlocksaw 2 года назад +9

    If only i could do maths in my head

  • @Frosty14748
    @Frosty14748 6 лет назад +27

    Nothing can *match* this video's quality!

  • @kartikpatil8462
    @kartikpatil8462 5 лет назад +25

    3:11 the way he says 100 sounds like chris griffin from family guy

  • @clayman0430
    @clayman0430 6 лет назад +631

    but what if your friend is doing the same thing?
    will you both win?

    • @pinguin1009
      @pinguin1009 6 лет назад +291

      you need to start

    • @BigDBrian
      @BigDBrian 6 лет назад +140

      if both players are playing optimally, the winner will be decided by whoever starts.

    • @rmsgrey
      @rmsgrey 6 лет назад +21

      There are variants where the second player will always win (if both players know what they're doing) - for example, if you're trying to be the one to get the total to 99 (or avoid being the one to get the total to 100). But it's still determined by who starts - or who is the last player to make a mistake.

    • @BigDBrian
      @BigDBrian 6 лет назад +26

      that's why I was careful with my words ;) "The winner will be decided by whoever starts" does not imply that the one who starts is the winner. Just that it's determined based on who starts.

    • @rmsgrey
      @rmsgrey 6 лет назад +11

      I was carefully not disagreeing with you with my words :)

  • @powerguidao6249
    @powerguidao6249 3 года назад +1

    *Is 89*
    "You fool! You cant win! I know your every move!"
    "My every *legal* move... 0.9"
    "NANI"

  • @KentoNishi
    @KentoNishi 6 лет назад +202

    The max a person can say is 10.
    To make each round consistent, calculate the number of numbers to count.
    10+1=11, 11 per round.
    To get 100 you need them to say 99.
    99%11=1
    Say 1, then count up at the complement of 11.
    *Thus, each "round" the numbers add up to 11.*
    This formula works with any numbers.
    I remember this because I calculated it on my own, and trolled everyone in class.
    *This is what 8th graders with no friends do in free time.*

    • @lesliechrum6823
      @lesliechrum6823 6 лет назад +5

      Kento Nishi same

    • @tushannarya8870
      @tushannarya8870 6 лет назад +28

      Kento Nishi you do realise this is exactly what he explains in the video

    • @muriloaugusto8559
      @muriloaugusto8559 6 лет назад

      Kento Nishi I didn’t understand

    • @Eternap
      @Eternap 6 лет назад

      +Top is life i was going to comment same thing

    • @calandr4
      @calandr4 6 лет назад

      As an 8th grader with no friends I approve this.

  • @tripples6161
    @tripples6161 6 лет назад +34

    21’s is a game you can always win

  • @contaminating
    @contaminating 5 лет назад +36

    6:06 theres a bug @ mr T's left leg lmao

    • @Kobstar
      @Kobstar 5 лет назад +2

      The hand is so well positioned

    • @lunarsprinkle6580
      @lunarsprinkle6580 4 года назад

      I don't see it 😕

    • @nourganouni
      @nourganouni 4 года назад

      @@lunarsprinkle6580 me neither 😕

  • @maniamhungry4896
    @maniamhungry4896 2 года назад +1

    My friend : Alright, the sum is 89, and now it's your turn.
    Me : Are you joking, right?
    My friend : No, just say 1 and I'll win
    Me : 0.5
    My friend : What?

  • @TheFoolishSamurai
    @TheFoolishSamurai 6 лет назад +279

    Wait... I've seen these riddles/games before...
    A TV show when I was a kid? Anyone else?

    • @harley_trader
      @harley_trader 6 лет назад +24

      Cyberchase S1 E18 Problem Solving in Shangri-La

    • @flaviopenalonzo3724
      @flaviopenalonzo3724 6 лет назад +15

      Cyberchase? The episode with the game with the greens and red dragons?

    • @TheFoolishSamurai
      @TheFoolishSamurai 6 лет назад +7

      I had a feeling it was that. Thanks.

    • @harley_trader
      @harley_trader 6 лет назад

      Yes

    • @harley_trader
      @harley_trader 6 лет назад +3

      kimcartoon.me/Cartoon/Cyberchase-Season-01/Episode-18-Problem-Solving-in-Shangri-La?id=12002

  • @JamieMacFlint
    @JamieMacFlint 6 лет назад +15

    Vsauce videos are the only videos I use the bell notification for. Keep it up guys!!

    • @JamieMacFlint
      @JamieMacFlint 6 лет назад +1

      IhaveaPlaystation4 I subscribe to a lot, it’s that I only care to watch the new vsauce videos vs just catching up on the other ones

  • @ElsePoem
    @ElsePoem 6 лет назад +61

    He never said what happens if the other person goes first

    • @MrJed87
      @MrJed87 6 лет назад +21

      You hope he doesn't know the pattern and get onto it when you can. So if he says any number but 1, you can get onto 12, if he says 1, just pick randomly and you'll be able to get on 12 or 23 on the next turn, unless he happens to land on 12, etc. It's unlikely he'll land on a number in the pattern 9 times in a row, if he does he's either extremely lucky or has figured out the pattern, both of which you can't do anything about.

    • @ElsePoem
      @ElsePoem 6 лет назад +1

      @@MrJed87 ok thanks

    • @bianca_242
      @bianca_242 6 лет назад +2

      At the match stick game you still win even if you go first even if you dont

    • @bianca_242
      @bianca_242 6 лет назад

      @Kat i didnt try that but i almost telled everyone in my family the strategy exept for my dad

  • @1kuzuki
    @1kuzuki 4 года назад +54

    Complicated theory of “what if both players know the trick”
    Ok then we’ll just see how many times each one is gonna avoid the other from getting close to 100 and eventually one of them will win, it will be almost pure luck.
    The match stick one will not always work, so when they reach 5 matches say skeletor took 1 match, T took 1 match, then skeletor took 2 matches... T will loose

    • @shail6878
      @shail6878 4 года назад +10

      T will not take 1 match duh

    • @user-iq7mk3gb9w
      @user-iq7mk3gb9w 4 года назад +8

      Who goes first will win.

    • @The-Lorax
      @The-Lorax 4 года назад +6

      T will take 3 then

    • @megasceptile422
      @megasceptile422 3 года назад +2

      But if T takes out 3 matches then Skeletor is left with last match to lose .

    • @ccbgaming6994
      @ccbgaming6994 2 года назад +1

      Then you set different numbers and see who knows the generalized trick :)

  • @ruebenllongoria836
    @ruebenllongoria836 5 лет назад +7

    8:03
    Patrick: Firmly grasp it...firmly grasp it

    • @aymanashour3637
      @aymanashour3637 5 лет назад +1

      Wow...I clicked on that time and it was the time I was already in !!!!
      *Dun dun duuunnn*
      Ok good for me

    • @madelinesoliven3462
      @madelinesoliven3462 4 года назад

      listen with ur
      eyes closed

  • @trungcrafter4304
    @trungcrafter4304 5 лет назад +36

    U playing with urself so u can win both way...
    GENIUS!

    • @pandora6498
      @pandora6498 5 лет назад +1

      Or you can lose both way

  • @kyuchanhan5135
    @kyuchanhan5135 6 лет назад +171

    I like how I realized how to win during the demonstration

    • @spoopyghost6722
      @spoopyghost6722 6 лет назад +27

      Ahem subtle brag

    • @user-ur9to8rs4b
      @user-ur9to8rs4b 6 лет назад +25

      iM sO SmArT

    • @saraahmed5072
      @saraahmed5072 6 лет назад

      I like how your lieing!

    • @quentinAxe
      @quentinAxe 6 лет назад +1

      @@saraahmed5072 you're * and no. I learned by doing that too.

    • @ginoyesano5649
      @ginoyesano5649 6 лет назад +8

      GG Clips
      You corrected 'your', but not 'lieing'? It's lying

  • @notanutshell2143
    @notanutshell2143 3 года назад +1

    *me who looses every game I play*: I’m listening

  • @getout6603
    @getout6603 5 лет назад +30

    In the beginning i just thought of...
    If your opponent said either
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Your number should be
    10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 respectively.....so you can skip subtracting to 11
    Just put into mind that
    1 is to 10
    2 is to 9...and so on

  • @PhthonosTheon
    @PhthonosTheon 6 лет назад +18

    This is a sort of Quirkology trick! Richard Wiseman will be proud of you!

  • @jasondeng7677
    @jasondeng7677 5 лет назад +16

    i got lost here: 0:04

  • @coconunut2013
    @coconunut2013 8 месяцев назад +1

    Keep the number of matches odd if you did the first turn and even if otherwise

  • @imveryangryitsnotbutter
    @imveryangryitsnotbutter 6 лет назад +321

    Solution to the puzzle at the end:
    Pull the up-pointing match a tiny ways up. The wood-ends of the matches make a tiny square in the center.

    • @9nikola
      @9nikola 6 лет назад +150

      I love how you watched long enough to see the puzzle, but you didn't watch long enough to see him solve it :P

    • @imveryangryitsnotbutter
      @imveryangryitsnotbutter 6 лет назад +34

      ...Well I certainly have egg on my face.
      I just assumed that he wasn't going to show the solution, to encourage us to figure it out for ourselves.

    • @rmsgrey
      @rmsgrey 6 лет назад +7

      Or move the rightmost one to run vertically upwards from the leftmost point of the left match to give the numeral 4 7-segment style.

    • @mattmills7867
      @mattmills7867 6 лет назад +2

      It makes 2 squares though.
      1. At Z=0
      2. At Z=width of match stick

    • @mikeyhartinger53
      @mikeyhartinger53 6 лет назад +4

      I actually didn't catch what he meant at the end so I appreciate it lol

  • @bitlucky1587
    @bitlucky1587 6 лет назад +151

    What if you both did the same strategy

    • @gary1972
      @gary1972 6 лет назад +30

      What if u shut up

    • @nhatphuinh5043
      @nhatphuinh5043 6 лет назад +92

      Actually, if both are going to do the same strat, the one who goes first wins

    • @BIaccCat
      @BIaccCat 6 лет назад +2

      Da Nub Gunnrt nothing gets by you, huh?

    • @nhatphuinh5043
      @nhatphuinh5043 6 лет назад +4

      Yes i'm too good *flex*

    • @ploperdung
      @ploperdung 6 лет назад +2

      U have to be the first player to win, if you're the second player you're very likely to win if you use this strategy

  • @realmarker
    @realmarker 4 года назад +28

    5:03 they are literally touching eachother 😂

  • @smileyfacehdle
    @smileyfacehdle 2 года назад +4

    0:22 he knew what he was doing

    • @Kami_26
      @Kami_26 2 года назад

      Me too, what he meant.pkay with myself 🤣

  • @Lahgic
    @Lahgic 6 лет назад +15

    Anyone else remember that Episode of Cyberchase with this game in it with the dragons

    • @erubianwarlord8208
      @erubianwarlord8208 6 лет назад +1

      god I haven't thought of that show in ages remember the symmetry episode

  • @Benizzor
    @Benizzor 6 лет назад +8

    *"I guess I'll just play with myself"*

  • @myahackeberg9755
    @myahackeberg9755 5 лет назад +12

    "vsauce! kevin here!" exerts massive chaotic evil energy and always will.

  • @brandonbombplays9304
    @brandonbombplays9304 3 года назад

    You can do this with tic tax toe, if you always go first.
    First, you go in the middle.
    Then, if they go into a corner space, you pick one which is one corner space away.
    For example, if they go top left, you can go bottom left or top right, and if they pick top right, you can go top left or bottom right.
    Then, they are forced to block you, since otherwise you can just win with the diagonal. Once they do this,you can just go 4 spaces clockwise from their original move, and you have 2 possible winning spaces, which they can only block one of.
    However, if they first go into a side middle space, you can go 2 spaces clockwise or counterclockwise and force the enemy to block your sideways winning condition. Then, you just go one below your previous move, and have 2 winning conditions.

  • @Milklover1131
    @Milklover1131 6 лет назад +14

    I used the match game to win $5 so far since i first watched this video