Pick'em Reality

[ssteveh]

I mostly play Pick'em, which I assume is the same as Pick a Pair.  Does anyone know the answer to this:  When you make your pick, are the two face-down cards the same regardless of which stack you pick?

[faygo]

No

[davidearl]

     Yes

[davidearl]

     They are the same game.




     Dave

[Vman96]

      Yes

This is techicially wrong. The cards are different in the piles for both games. The games "Pick 'Em" and "Pick A Pair" are the same though.

[ssteveh]

So I got a Yes and a No.  While it doesn't change the way I play, a Yes means that I would know the outcome after the fact had I chosen the other pile.  Someone I was playing next to once told me he saw a machine malfunction that showed the cards face up and they were the same, but I find it hard to believe.

[faygo]

So I got a Yes and a No.  While it doesn't change the way I play, a Yes means that I would know the outcome after the fact had I chosen the other pile.  Someone I was playing next to once told me he saw a machine malfunction that showed the cards face up and they were the same, but I find it hard to believe.
 
Malfunction is the operative word. Game is played with one deck, I, like you, find this to be unbeliveable. On second thought, they could have been the same but not the identical suits.

[Vman96]

Malfunction is the operative word. Game is played with one deck, I, like you, find this to be unbeliveable. On second thought, they could have been the same but not the identical suits.

I could see not noticing the suits would be more likely. However, for the long-term results of the game, it makes no difference if the final two cards in each pile are duplicated or not, as long as they were randomly selected for the first pile. Putting the exact same two cards underneath each pile would violate Nevada and other states' laws though, but NOT New Jersey's! Hi DaBurglar!

[davidearl]

I mostly play Pick'em, which I assume is the same as Pick a Pair.  Does anyone know the answer to this:   
 
 
     This is what I was trying to answer with my yes answer. I thought my 2nd reply made that clear. Sorry for the miscommunication.
 
 
 
 
     Dave