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¿Question #2057?
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Randy Cox: What level of certainty. If you're looking for 100.0000, I'll go with 40, but if close within an order of reason is all you're looking for, I'll say 15.
Caerid: To statistically guarentee it you have to deal 40
lord nurgle: 52
MartinWin: 40
Usually_Insane: I'll go with the masses, 39 + 1
Crescent: 13*3+1
jessitron: to be totally sure? 40
GrimJester: I immediately searched for The Unbeliever's answer... yeah, I thought so. Sheesh, that guy is cruel.
Vitriool: 40
peapicker: 40.
SirEvelyn: 40
WatchmanX2000: statistical solution or absolute answer?
cgund: There's no "should" about it. 40.
chockle: 40
Lori713: 13*3+1
aleo09: 1
Wrayman: 40?
Wibblenut: 40 seems the obvious guess?
michely: You should ask Knizia, I am sure he would figure it out.
Darkknight: 40
DHEK: 40?
TheDS: 40
POvidiusNaso: 40.
dsmeyer: 40. But is this your card?
taratr98: 40.
KentuckyKid: If "sure" means "sure", then 40.
frieque: 40?
greglios: 40
Nekura: 40
eomer: 40
grandslam: 40
Dorque: 40
zombiegod: 5?
CMOT Dibbler: 15.
hacksword: 40
fFish: 40
FrozenHoHos: 42 (with the 2 jokers) Wait a minute...42...OH MY GOD!!
kevinwho: Well, that depends on whether I can look at them as I deal. My answer, therefore, is either "As many as it takes" or "40."
marshalljansen: To be 100% certain of getting a heart you need to deal out all but 12 cards... so 40.
mergryphon: 4
Deeghter: 52!
Linguist: 75%
Loquutus: 40
jasta6: 40
brainrob: 40
Odat: I'm going to say 40. If you don't have a heart by then, go kick the wizard.
brianbloom: 52-13 + 1 = 40
arkibet: 40
xlorp: 40, although 42 is a common misconception.
skrutsch: 40
Domokun: 40 - This would get you all 13 of the other suits and 1 heart (assuming that you didn't draw a heart earlier)
swedgamer: 40
archduke: depends if you have to deal face up or face down.
Null Signature: 40
CharlieWonka: 40
Great Dane: 40
Lord_Prussian: 40, definitely 40.
AWildEep: 52 / 4 * 3
The Unbeliever: 42
BaSL: 40
CameronL: I'll have to say 40, Wink
Big A: 40
Sceadeau: 13*3+1=40, go go gadget 8th grade math
mandj2001: 40
puffinge: 8
Belash: 40
shumyum: Anywhere between 39 and 52.
sdownin: 40.
snoozefest: 40; or 1 if you get to pick which card to deal out
ValJor: 40
Wintergoblin: 13
LudesFactor: 40
Windopaene: 43
steadym: 39
gnomehome: 40
TimTheEnchanter: 40
djlg: 40
Flyspeck23: 40.
jttm: 40
solove: 40
Blackwind: 14
DJinSD: 40
Tim Synge: None - I'm sure I'll obtain 13 hearts, come what may.
AlorielLelyn: We're off to see the wizard? Actually, to make sure you get a heart, you'd have to deal 40 of them. Just in case they are all at the bottom of the stack.
chaddyboy_2000: 40?
skelebone: 40 is the minimum for certainty.
CDRodeffer: 40
CortexBomb: 40
Spielfreak: 1, as I'm never heartless.
coolpapa: 40
MisterCranky: Ha, I see Octavian assumed the cards were face down, and shuffled.