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by yorkyorkyork 4057 days ago
Easier explenation There are 16 possibilities

   A Alice's coin
   Ac Alice's choice
   B  Ben's coin
   Bc Ben's choice
They win if A's and Bc's OR B's and Ac's are the same

   A Ac B Bc
   T T  T T  W  
   H T  T T  W
   T H  T T  W
   H H  T T  L
   T T  H T  W
   H T  H T  L
   T H  H T  W
   H H  H T  W
   T T  T H  W
   H T  T H  W
   T H  T H  L
   H H  T H  W
   T T  H H  L
   H T  H H  W
   T H  H H  W
   H H  H H  W
It's easier to check for when they are losing:

   A Ac B Bc
   H H  T T |they both stick to their choices
   H T  H T |they both flip
   T H  T H |they both flip
   T T  H H |they stick
So the winning strategy is if one of them sticks to his choice and other flips it's choice.
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Wow, that is way better explanation to check on where they may lose. Thanks!