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The quantum version retains this characteristic feature, which is that both players have the same probability to win, but only now this probability varies considerably and depends on previous moves and choices. The two most important novelties of Quantum Tapsilou can be attributed to its implementation of entanglement via the use of rotation gates instead of Hadamard gates, which generates Bell-like states with unequal probability amplitudes, and the integral use of groups. In Quantum Tapsilou both players agree on a specific cyclic rotation group of order n, for some sufficiently large n. The game is based on the chosen group, in the sense that both players will draw their moves from its elements. More specifically, both players will pick rotations from this group to realize their actions using the corresponding Ry rotation gates. In the Quantum Tapsilou game, it is equally probable for both players to win. This fact is in accordance with a previous result in the literature showing that quantum games where both players choose their actions from the same group, exhibit perfect symmetry by providing each player with the possibility to pick the move that counteracts the other player\u2019s action.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/g14060072","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,20]],"date-time":"2023-11-20T11:31:36Z","timestamp":1700479896000},"page":"72","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Quantum Tapsilou\u2014A Quantum Game Inspired by the Traditional Greek Coin Tossing Game Tapsilou"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3607-9569","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kalliopi","family":"Kastampolidou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Informatics, Ionian University, 7 Tsirigoti Square, 49100 Corfu, Greece"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3741-1271","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Theodore","family":"Andronikos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Informatics, Ionian University, 7 Tsirigoti Square, 49100 Corfu, Greece"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Perc, M., Donnay, K., and Helbing, D. 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