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You find yourself at the Greenjack table. Greenjack is similar to Blackjack, except that it is completely different. It is played with a deck of only 16 cards, divided into 4 suits: Red, Blue, Orange and Green. There are four cards in each suit: Ace, King, Queen and Jack. Ace outranks King, which outranks Queen, which outranks Jack - except for the Green Jack, which outranks every other card. If two cards have the same face value, then Red outranks Blue, which outranks Orange, which outranks Green, again except for the Green Jack, which outranks everything.
Here's how the game is played: you are dealt one card face up, and the dealer is dealt one card face down. The dealer then makes some true statements, and you have to work out who has the higher card, you or the dealer. It's that simple!
Round 2:
You are dealt the Blue King and the dealer makes three statements:
1. My card would beat a Green King.
2. Knowing this, if my card is more likely to be a Jack than a Queen, then my card is a King. Otherwise, it isn't.
3. Given all of the information you now know, if my card is more likely to beat yours than not, then my card is Red card. Otherwise, it isn't.
Who has the higher card, you or the dealer?

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You: After #1 you know that you have the Blue King (BK) and the dealer's card is higher than the Green King, so the dealer can only have one of the following cards: RA, RK, BA, OA, OK, GA, GJ, therefore by #2 their card is a King. They are now left one of the following: RK, OK. Of these two, 1 could beat your card, therefore by #3 their card is not Red. So the dealer must have the Orange King, which your card beats. QED.

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