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by brandmeyer 2364 days ago
> 2. If guessing always considered both odds and potential reward for each option, at least heuristically.

Same here. To add a pinch to this, say there are two regions of the visible board that must be answered by guessing. If one has 1-in-3 odds of failure, and the other has 2-in-3 odds of failure, then make the guess on the one with better chances.