Ũrĩa wa gũthoma macookio maku
- Kĩero gĩaku kĩonesagia namba ya mathambĩa ũciirĩirie mbere. Kũruta namba hakuhĩ na 50 nĩ kĩero 0: ndũciirĩirie ũrĩa angĩ no ta. Hakuhĩ na 33 nĩ kĩero 1: "andũ nĩmakũruta ta 50". Hakuhĩ na 22 nĩ kĩero 2: "andũ nĩmacooke kũciiria gacũũru kamwe". Gĩtugĩ kĩmwe nĩ 2/3 ya gĩtugĩ gĩrĩa gĩatũũrĩte mbere [1].
- Macookio ma game theory nĩ 0. Angĩtuĩka o mũndũ aciirĩirie nginya hingo ya mũthia, o namba ingĩthii ikĩhũthĩrĩra ikĩruta 0. Atheethi a tene matigĩkaga ũguo, nĩ ũndũ ũcio 0 itigĩaka ithaana rĩa andũ [1][2].
- Ĩtingĩthaana: namba ĩrĩ igũrũ ya 66.7 ndĩngĩthaana, tondũ o ta andũ othe mabataririe 100, gĩtangĩro gĩgũtuĩka 66.7.
- Mũthaana wa kĩyumweru gĩkĩ nĩakoneka rũciinĩ rwa mũthenya wa mũthia wa gĩcigo (gĩcigo gĩothe nĩ kĩumweru, kuuma mũthenya wa mbere nginya wa ĩtandatu, UTC). Tũtiũonesagia mũigana wa rĩu mbere ya mũthia: nĩgũthiiria ũrĩa wa gũthaana. Gĩcigo nĩ kĩrĩ na haja ya athiithi atarĩ o mahiũ 30 nĩguo gĩtuĩke na macookio.
Namba njega ya gũthaana nĩ ĩrĩkũ?
Gũtirĩ namba ĩmwe njega ya gũthaana: nĩ ũndũ wa namba iria andũ angĩ magũthaana. Magerio ma andũ maingĩ, gĩtangĩro kĩarĩ hakuhĩ na 13 nginya 22. Athomi a Financial Times maarĩ na mũigana wa 18.9, nĩ ũndũ ũcio gĩtangĩro kĩarĩ 12.6 [2]. Kũrĩ kĩgerio kĩa rũrĩrĩ rwa ndeto rũitwo Danish rĩarĩ na athomi 19,196, mũigana warĩ 32.4 na gĩtangĩro 21.6 [3].

Taũra karatathi gaka: Thoma 2/3 ya Mũigana. Helibrain. 2026. https://helibrain.com/ki/guess-two-thirds-of-the-average. CC BY 4.0.
Ciugo cia kwĩhũthĩra
- Kĩonesagia atĩa: namba ya mathambĩa ũciirĩirie mbere ũkĩrora ũrĩa andũ angĩ megũka gwĩka. Athomi a mĩario ya ũthũũri nĩmetaga level-k thinking [1][4].
- Kĩgerio kĩa tene: mũrongo wa mbere wa kĩgerio gĩa Rosemarie Nagel kĩa 1995, athomi maathomire 36.7 na mũigana, na namba iria ciahanĩtwo mũno nĩ ciaikaraga hakuhĩ na 33 na 22 [1].
- Magerio makũru: athomi 1,476 a Financial Times maathomire 18.9 na mũigana (namba ya gũthaana yarĩ 13), na athomi 19,196 a Politiken maathomire 32.4 [2][3].
- Kũhũtũka kwa 33: mũhũthĩro wa New York Times wa 2015 warĩ na athomi ta 56,000; 33 nĩyo namba yarĩ ciahanĩtwo mũno [5].
- Kũruga kwa ũciarĩ: ũthomi John Maynard Keynes nĩaageranĩtie soko rĩa mĩgũnda na kĩgerio kĩa mũndũ mwega, harĩa ũgũthaana ũrĩa andũ angĩ magũthaana nĩguo wĩthaane [6].
Mchezo ũrĩa ũtwaraga
- Ta namba yothe kuuma 0 nginya 100 na ũikane nayo.
- Namba iria andũ othe magũthomera kĩyumweru gĩkĩ nĩigĩtangĩrwo hingo gĩcigo gĩcio kĩrĩkia, na gĩtangĩro kĩa namba nĩ 2/3 ya mũigana ũcio.
- Mũndũ ũrĩ na namba ĩrĩ hakuhĩ nĩ ũgũthaana. Angĩtuĩka nĩ aathaani aingĩ, nĩmagĩgaihana ũthaana. Mũthenya wa mbere, karatathi nĩkĩonesagia athiithi a kĩyumweru gĩkĩathira, mũigana, gĩtangĩro, namba ĩathaana na ũrĩa o namba yathomirwo.
Gĩcigo gĩothe, nĩ gĩtũũra gĩtangĩra thomoro ĩmwe ya mũndũ. Tũtangaga thomoro ĩmwe kwa browser na ĩmwe kwa muungano wa internet, nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ arĩa marĩ hamwe kũrĩ muungano (thukuru, ofisi kana nyũmba) matangagwo ta mũndũ ũmwe kĩyumweru. Thomo ya keerĩ ndĩtangagwo. Rĩrĩa ũrĩkia gũthoma, karatathi nĩkĩonesagia harĩa namba yaku yathiiire kũrĩ rũrigi rwa kũciiria na ũrĩa ingĩathire kũrĩ magerio marĩa marĩtũũrĩtwo igũrũ.
Ũrĩa mchezo ũgeragia, na kũruga gwagu
Athomi a mĩario ya ũthũũri metaga mchezo ũyũ p-beauty contest, na p = 2/3 haha. Rosemarie Nagel nĩetire ũtuĩke kĩgerio kĩa lab kĩa mũno mwaka wa 1995 [1]. Kĩrĩa kĩaiguĩrwo: andũ matigĩkaga kũciiria nginya 0, na matirũtaga namba hĩndĩ ya kũthirĩrĩria. Aingĩ nĩmatigaga thutha wa mathambĩa 1 kana 2 ma "acio nĩmeciiria atĩ niĩ nĩndeciiria".
Gĩciaro kĩu, atĩ andũ nĩmeciiria mathambĩa matano matheru ma ũrĩa angĩ, nĩgĩtũũkĩtie level-k na cognitive hierarchy models cia kũciiria ũthũũri [4][7]. Magerio ma marũa ma ndeto maathirire thuutha, o hamwe na athomi ngiri, nĩmoonyirie mathambĩa macio macio ma 33 na 22, hamwe na gĩkundi kĩa andũ methire 0 kana 1 [2].
Ũrĩa mchezo ũyũ ũhota na ũtahota kũkuonia
Kĩero gĩaku nĩ kĩrorete thomoro ĩmwe ya mchezo ũmwe. Gĩtirĩ kĩgerio kĩa ũmenyo, na kĩero kĩrĩ igũrũ ti kĩega gũkĩra: ũthaana nĩ wa mũndũ ũrĩ na ũhoti wa gũtũma mũingĩ wa andũ, na mũingĩ wa andũ nĩmatigaga thutha wa mathambĩa 1 kana 2. Thomo ya kĩero 4 nĩ ũciari mwega wa kũciiria, no mĩhĩrĩga mĩingĩ nĩyũmĩrĩra thutha wa gĩtangĩro.
Athiithi a haha nĩ arĩa moingaga kĩyumweru kĩu, ti gĩcunjĩro kĩa athiithi gĩtũũraga kĩmwe, nĩ ũndũ ũcio gĩtangĩro nĩkĩhũthĩrĩraga kuuma kĩyumweru gĩmwe nginya kĩrĩa kĩngĩ. Magerio marĩa marĩtũũrĩtwo marĩ na mawatho magĩtũũra mehitĩte: Financial Times nĩyendaga namba cia mũgongo mũthaka, na Politiken na Spektrum nĩciarĩtĩrĩtie namba cia decimals [2][3].
Ciũria iria ciũragwo mũno
Namba ya gũthaana 2/3 ya mũigana nĩ ĩrĩkũ?
Thoma 2/3 ya mũigana ndĩrĩ na namba ĩtũũraga ĩrĩ ĩmwe. Game theory yaria 0, tondũ o mũthiithi arĩ na mũtugo wa gũthiĩ thĩ ya andũ angĩ othe. No andũ a rĩu nĩmatigaga thuutha wa mathambĩa 1 kana 2, nĩ ũndũ ũcio kũrĩ magerio marĩtũũrĩtwo namba ya ũthaana yarĩ gatagatĩ ka 13 na 21.6 [2][3]. Namba njega ya gũthaana nĩ 2/3 ya ũrĩa ũciirĩirie andũ angĩ nĩmagũthoma na mũigana.
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũma 0 itithaana?
Namba 0 no ĩthaane angĩtuĩka o ta andũ othe meciirĩtie nginya mũthia. Kũrĩ magerio ma rĩu, andũ aingĩ magũthoma hakuhĩ na 33 kana 22, na angĩ magũthoma namba nene, iria igũtũũra mũigana ũrĩ igũrũ. Kũrĩ kĩgerio kĩa Financial Times, mũigana warĩ 18.9 na gĩtangĩro 12.6, harĩa haatari na 0 [2].
Nĩ atĩa mũciiri wa "kĩero 2"?
Mũciiri wa kĩero 2 nĩarora atĩ andũ angĩ nĩmaciirĩria gĩtugĩ gĩmwe mbere (nĩmagũthoma ta 33), nake acooke gũthiĩ gĩtugĩ gĩmwe mbere: 2/3 ya 33 nĩ ta 22. Mchezo-inĩ wa Helibrain, kĩero gĩaku nĩ gĩtugĩ kĩa rũrigi rwa kũciiria (50, 33, 22, 15, 10) harĩa namba yaku ĩrĩ hakuhĩ mũno [1].
Nĩngĩhota kũruta thomo inyingĩ?
Ĩĩ, no thomo yaku ya mbere kĩyumweru gĩothe nĩyo ĩtangagwo kũrĩ gĩcigo. Thomo iria ikuihĩ nĩikonekania kũrĩ rũrigi, no ititangagwo, nĩ ũndũ ũcio gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota kũhũthĩra macookio kwa gũthoma marĩa maingĩ. Gĩcigo kĩerũ gĩambĩrĩria o mũthenya wa mbere.
Mchezo wa Helibrain 2/3 nĩ wa mahũthĩro ta ũrĩa?
Ĩĩ. Mchezo wa Helibrain 2/3 na macookio mothe ma kĩumweru nĩma mahũthĩro: gũtirĩ kwandĩka, gũtirĩ barua ya email, gũtirĩ kũrĩha. Helibrain nĩĩgĩa mbeca kuuma kĩhĩtũ kĩayo, kĩrĩ na mũgawo wa mahũthĩro na mĩgawo ya kũrĩha; ndũrĩ na haja ya kĩhĩtũ gĩkĩ nĩguo ũthome.
Magerio marĩ hamwe
- Ũũgi wa balloonŨrĩa ũtũĩrĩra ũũgi rĩrĩa kũhũũra guothe gũkũhe mũciĩ, no kũhũũra o gwothe kũgĩtũma balloon yũme.
- Mũũno wa makarata macio manaŨrĩa ũmenyaga na ihenya ciakwa iria igũcokia mbeca, rĩrĩa mĩtugo ĩhithe.
- Kĩgerio kĩa kũmenya mĩario ya matrixŨrĩa ũonaga mĩtugo ya mũhari na ũmĩhũthĩra.
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Taũra karatathi gaka: Thoma 2/3 ya Mũigana. Helibrain. 2026. https://helibrain.com/ki/guess-two-thirds-of-the-average. CC BY 4.0.
How this test works
This is a weekly strategy game. Pick a whole number from 0 to 100. When the week ends, everyone's guesses are averaged, and the winner is whoever comes closest to two thirds of that average. Right after you guess, you see how many steps ahead of other players your number suggests, and how it would have done in famous contests. Economists first ran this game as a lab experiment in 1995.
Version 1 · Cite this test:
Helibrain (2026). Guess 2/3 of the average, v1. https://helibrain.com/guess-two-thirds-of-the-average/methods
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