Yes. I will sit out this one. But good luck to everyone else.
More about that set of Dopers who would recognize this easily: Are they from a particular geographical area? Of a particular age? Players of a particular game? Audience of a particular book/movie/show/song/etc?
So is it true that when you said you saw 4045 and were disappointed, you also saw two other numbers, but the presence of the 4045 rendered them irrelevant?
is it board game?
dice game?
card game?
video game?
sports game?
drinking game?
None of the above
Kind of. In spirit I will say yes but the way you wrote the question technically no.
None of the above
I’m curious. If you know about the numbers did you figure out what I’m doing?
So you’re playing a game, presumably a gambling game since you said you expected to benefit financially from seeing the right numbers. But you wouldn’t necessarily expect other players of that game to be able to easily answer your question. Is that all right?
Do all of the number sequences you would expect to see in this context contain exactly four digits and start with 4?
Yes. I think so. In my younger days…
yes
I’m not sure what you’re asking
You said that you thought that some subset of Dopers would quickly recognize this answer. Later, you said that this subset wasn’t “Players of a particular game”. So, it sounds like you’re saying that you’re playing a game, but that other people who are familiar with this game are no more likely to be able to solve the puzzle than people who aren’t. Is that accurate? (I suppose it could also mean that the game is one almost everyone is familiar with)
Are you playing this game in a casino?
Does this involve cybercurrency in any way?
I would say that they have a slight advantage.
Let’s say yes.
No
Are you gambling on some sporting event, or other competition involving people not personally known to you? (and if so, sports or other?)
Would every person playing this game also be thinking of 4-digit sequences starting with 4?
Is it relevant that all the “disappointing” numbers have a 0 in the second digit?
Is it relevant that only the “happy” number contained a 9?
no
no
No and no
Is there some arithmetical/mathematical connection about the numbers? Like they add up, or evenly divide?
Is the fact that you saw 3 of the 4490’s important, or would one 4490 also make you happy?
Can you confirm that its not the actual numbers that are relevant, but rather an item that is identified by the number that causes you disappointment or joy?
Would all players of the game have been happy/disappointed by the same numbers as you? Would some of them?
When you were disappointed, would one expect there to be some other player who was happy? And vice-versa?
Did you choose those numbers as numbers you would be happy/disappointed with, before you saw them?
Would it be possible to make a reasonably educated guess as to which numbers you’d be more likely to see, before you saw them?
No
Very important
Can confirm
Yes
Nope
Nope
I would say yes.
And as a clarification after that last round of questions: I said “I saw a 4045” I did not say “I saw 4045”.