How Do I Use This Activity?

This activity allows the user to simulate the standard Monty Hall Game. The user chooses a door, and then another door is opened to reveal a stinking pig. The player must then decide to stick with the original choice or change.

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Controls and Output

• Observe three closed doors at the beginning of each round of the game:
  

• Click on a door you want to pick. The selection sign will appear on the door you picked. Here the door on the left is selected:
  

  Then one of the other two doors will open to reveal a pig.

  

• Click on one of the remaining two doors to find out whether there is the grand prize or a pig behind it.

• Click on the Let's do it again button to start a new game:
  

• Observe the data for the games when you stayed with the original door:
  

  Then observe the data for the games when you switched:

  

• Click on the Reset stats button to reset all the data to zeros: