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What Are the New London Mulligan Odds?

Frank Karsten

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ChannelFireball

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2019

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🇬🇧 English

Karsten computing the mulligan-adjusted probabilities under the London rule. The math behind every "do I keep this?" you face at turn zero.

Curator's Note

Lost to link rot — no archive.org snapshot exists at any URL variant. The 2022 update (above) incorporates London mulligan math, so the substance is preserved. If you have a copy of the original 2019 article, please reach out on GitHub.



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