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Published online 23 December 1999 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news991223-13

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Good news for losers

If you feel that life always deals you a bad hand, take heart. Scientists in Australia have proved that two games guaranteed to give a player a steady string of losses can generate a sure-fire winning streak if played alternately.

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