O89 Twin Islands: How Conditional Equal-Island Choices Work

Exactly two equally sized hazard islands

Choose 4, 6 or 8 hazards on a 4×4 board. Hazards must form exactly two connected components of equal size using shared-side adjacency only. Four hazards split into two pairs, six into two groups of three, and eight into two groups of four. Diagonal touching does not join components.

Every legal layout is equally likely. There are 126 layouts for four hazards, 248 for six and 288 for eight. The hidden layout is sampled once at the start and never moves after a choice. One captured stake covers the round.

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Each choice uses its own conditional probability

After the opened safe cells are known, let N be the number of legal layouts consistent with that history. For an unopened cell let K be the number of those layouts where it is safe. Its safe probability is K/N. Each eligible cell shows that probability; it is not a generic remaining-safe-cells ratio.

The quote starts at 0.97. A safe reveal changes quote q to q×N/K, using the probability of that very chosen cell before revealing it. A hazard ends the round with zero return. Collect returns captured stake times quote, with fractional carry. The identity (K/N)×(q×N/K)=q explains 97% expected gross return for choices using revealed information. This is not a win probability or a guaranteed session return.

Local virtual balance and fractional carry

The initial balance is 1,000 free virtual coins without monetary value or prize entitlement. The settled balance and fractional payout carry are kept in local browser storage when available. A fraction is carried into later settlements rather than discarded on each payout.

Restore balance is available only while idle and below the minimum stake of 10. It sets the balance to 1,000, rather than adding 1,000, and preserves the fraction. It is a manual button, not an automatic reset or a refund for an interrupted round.

Known hazards and proven-safe choices

If K=0 the cell is a known hazard and cannot be chosen. If K=N it is proven safe, so choosing it does not change the quote. A next quote above 1,000× is disabled. If no eligible uncertain choice remains, the round settles automatically; otherwise collection is available after one safe reveal.

The layout constraint can make different cells have different probabilities. After a safe reveal, a particular cell’s chance may rise or fall; risk does not necessarily increase uniformly across the board. Choices change which results are reached, without changing the stated expected gross return.