Star Trek: Sargasso Sector (Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers Book 42)

By Paul Kupperberg

STARFLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS
The project appeared mundane sufficient: clearaway a "junk pile" of deserted ships which are adrift in a zone of house that's within the manner of a convoy of colony vessels en path to a brand new global. however the S.C.E.'s missions by no means remain regimen for terribly long...
peculiar occurrences commence occurring everywhere in the U.S.S. da Vinci, compounded via the truth that none in their recommendations for clearing the ships seems operating. quickly, the very nature of fact turns into endangered, and Soloman needs to interface with a strong alien computing device to maintain the da Vinci from falling sufferer to the...
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Such a lot of them have been particularly minor, yet what are the percentages they could proceed that means? The longer we’re held the following, the much more likely the opportunity we’ll event a catastrophic failure, a structural abnormality, or perhaps human mistakes which could ruin this send. ” “We’re simply an coincidence ready to happen,” he acknowledged. “Bet on it,” Gomez agreed. The carry doorways opened and, as a kangaroo hopped onto the bridge, the da Vinci’s sensors selected that second to crash. Soloman settled himself at the ground beside the Uncertainty force and commenced shuffling the playing cards. “Define ‘game of chance’? ” the force inquired. “Diversions which are depending on likelihood, akin to the drawing of a particular card or the rolling of cube to accomplish a particular quantity to figure out victory or loss. Your civilization has no such video games? ” Soloman was once shocked. so much civilizations around the universe had built such video games, and he could have guessed tradition that built this mode of go back and forth might have such. “The Khnndak attained mastery of likelihood millennia in the past. video games of likelihood, less than such stipulations, could comprise no part of probability. ” “Yes, i guess that’s so,” acknowledged Soloman. “Still, if you’re , i'll educate one such video game to you. ” “Explain. ” Soloman dealt palms of five-card poker, all faceup, to illustrate to the force how the sport was once performed. He speedy defined the fifty-two card deck, different matches contained therein, a number of the odds of accomplishing the specified fingers, and the tools of making a bet. A unmarried simulated hand and the force indicated its knowing of the basics. The Bynar amassed the playing cards again up, shuffled, reduce the deck, then dealt, turning the Drive’s playing cards towards a visible sensor at the wall. Soloman had drawn a couple of fours and 3 dead playing cards. In a true video game, he may most likely have folded his hand on this kind of pair, yet there has been extra at stake the following than successful a around of playing cards. “We every one discard the playing cards that don't healthy into our fingers and draw an equivalent variety of new playing cards within the wish of accomplishing a greater hand. ” This he did, discovering himself little at an advantage than he were along with his unique playing cards. He requested the force, “How many playing cards do you need? ” “I will continue the preliminary choice. ” “Really? ” Soloman reached over and grew to become the Drive’s playing cards, unprepared for the surprise of seeing an ideal royal flush, simply as he had dealt it. “Remarkable,” Soloman acknowledged. He collected the playing cards, shuffled completely, and dealt out one other hand. Even after drawing 4 new playing cards opposed to an ace, he couldn't larger the immediately flush held by means of the force. a 3rd hand produced one other royal flush for the force, through complete homes, a immediately, pairs (three occasions in a row), 3 of a type, a 3rd royal flush, and 3 extra straights, all the exact same. the simplest hand Soloman was once in a position to in achieving have been that preliminary pair of fours. After that, even the humblest pair of deuces had eluded him. “Fifteen fingers during which you’ve been dealt not anything under 3 of a sort, together with not only one yet 3 royal flushes.

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