Uses only mouse to click. To begin a new race, select "Start a Race". When you are ready to input your answer, select "Guess Top 3".
Credits: ME! And the people who created the images I stole (the horse and the audience). Inspiration: I was browsing the interwebs and came across a post asking a very mathematical question: "Out of 25 total horses, what is the least number of races it would take to be able to figure out which 3 horses are the fastest. You can only race up to 5 horses at a time and the horses always run the same speed". I decided to create a simulator to help me try to answer this question. This is the result of that work. It's also one of the few projects I have actually finished to a decent degree so I decided to share. What I would improve if I had more time (and cared more): I would include a log of the race results you could reference. I kept track on a piece of paper, but it would have been nice to have a list in the program itself of the past races you have ran and the places each horse came in. I also would improve the art/animation of the race itself. It is kind of the main feature of the program (running race after race after race) so making that part more interesting would definitely increase motivation to use the program. My Stats: The least number of races I was able to run to know FOR SURE (without guessing) was 11 races. Let me know if you found a faster way!
