The Old New Thing

The mathematical card game Krypto and reaching a level of proficiency where the rules break down

August 7, 2013 Aug 7, 2013 08/7/13

Raymond Chen

There is a mathematical card game known as Krypto. The rules are simple: Each card has a numeric value. Six cards are dealt face-up in the center of the table: One card is designated as the objective card. The object of the game is to combine the remaining five cards in any order using the basic four arithmetic functions so that the result ...