diff --git a/include/game_state.h b/include/game_state.h
index d652b95..43b6b1f 100644
--- a/include/game_state.h
+++ b/include/game_state.h
@@ -23,7 +23,28 @@ namespace Hanabi {
     using clue_t = std::uint8_t;
     using player_t = std::uint8_t;
     using hand_index_t = std::uint8_t;
-    using probability_t = boost::rational<unsigned long>;
+
+    using probability_base_type = unsigned long;
+    using rational_probability = boost::rational<probability_base_type>;
+
+/**
+ * Define macro
+ * NUSE_RATIONAL_PROBABILITIES
+ * to use floating-point arithematic for the stored probabilities
+ * instead of rational representations
+*/
+
+#ifndef NUSE_RATIONAL_PROBABILITIES
+    using probability_t = boost::rational<probability_base_type>;
+#else
+    using probability_t = double;
+#endif
+
+    inline std::ostream& print_probability(std::ostream& os, double prob);
+    inline std::ostream& print_probability(std::ostream& os, const rational_probability& prob);
+
+    template<typename T>
+    std::ostream& print_probability(std::ostream& os, const std::optional<T>& prob);
 
     /**
      * We will generally assume that stacks are played from n to 0
diff --git a/include/game_state.hpp b/include/game_state.hpp
index 6b64ac6..4b7eb94 100644
--- a/include/game_state.hpp
+++ b/include/game_state.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,26 @@
 
 namespace Hanabi {
 
+    template<typename T>
+    std::ostream& print_probability(std::ostream& os, const std::optional<T>& prob) {
+        if (prob.has_value()) {
+            return print_probability(os, prob.value());
+        } else {
+            os << "unknown";
+        }
+        return os;
+    }
+
+    std::ostream& print_probability(std::ostream& os, const rational_probability & prob) {
+        os << prob << " ~ " << std::setprecision(5) << boost::rational_cast<double>(prob) * 100 << "%";
+        return os;
+    }
+
+    std::ostream& print_probability(std::ostream& os, double prob) {
+        os << std::setprecision(5) << prob;
+        return os;
+    }
+
     std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, HanabiStateIF const &hanabi_state) {
         hanabi_state.print(os);
         return os;
diff --git a/src/cli_interface.cpp b/src/cli_interface.cpp
index 1dbc690..82c8557 100644
--- a/src/cli_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/cli_interface.cpp
@@ -11,17 +11,10 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <cmath>
 #include "game_state.h"
+#include <myassert.h>
 
 namespace Hanabi {
 
-    std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const std::optional<probability_t>& prob) {
-        if (prob.has_value()) {
-            os << prob.value() << " ~ " << std::setprecision(5) << boost::rational_cast<double>(prob.value()) * 100 << "%";
-        } else {
-            os << "unknown";
-        }
-        return os;
-    }
 
     std::string read_line_memory_safe(const char *prompt) {
         char *line = readline(prompt);
@@ -89,9 +82,13 @@ namespace Hanabi {
         }
     }
 
-    int representation_length(probability_t probability) {
+    int representation_length(const rational_probability& probability) {
         return 1 + static_cast<int>(std::ceil(std::log10(probability.denominator()))) + \
-                static_cast<int>(std::ceil(std::log10(probability.numerator())));
+            static_cast<int>(std::ceil(std::log10(probability.numerator())));
+    }
+
+    int representation_length(const double probability) {
+        return static_cast<int>(std::ceil(std::log10(probability)));
     }
 
     bool ask_for_card_and_rotate_draw(const std::shared_ptr<HanabiStateIF>& game, hand_index_t index, bool play) {
@@ -132,7 +129,8 @@ namespace Hanabi {
 
         for (const auto &[card_multiplicity, probability]: states_to_show) {
             std::cout << card_multiplicity.card << " (" << card_multiplicity.multiplicity;
-            std::cout << " copie(s) in draw) " << std::setw(max_rational_digit_len) << probability << std::endl;
+            std::cout << " copie(s) in draw) " << std::setw(max_rational_digit_len);
+            print_probability(std::cout, probability) << std::endl;
         }
 
         std::stringstream prompt;
@@ -235,7 +233,8 @@ namespace Hanabi {
             if (prompt.starts_with("state")) {
                 std::cout << *game << std::endl;
                 const std::optional<probability_t> prob = game->lookup();
-                std::cout << "Winning chance: " << prob << std::endl;
+                std::cout << "Winning chance: ";
+                print_probability(std::cout, prob) << std::endl;
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -349,7 +348,8 @@ namespace Hanabi {
                     std::cout.setf(std::ios_base::left, std::ios_base::adjustfield);
                     std::cout << std::setw(7) << action << ": ";
                     std::cout.setf(std::ios_base::right, std::ios_base::adjustfield);
-                    std::cout << std::setw(max_rational_digit_len) << probability << std::endl;
+                    std::cout << std::setw(max_rational_digit_len);
+                    print_probability(std::cout, probability) << std::endl;
                 }
                 if(reasonable_actions.empty()) {
                     std::cout << "Game is over, no actions to take." << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 054261d..1e3ca15 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ namespace Hanabi {
 
         std::cout.precision(10);
         std::cout << std::endl;
-        std::cout << "Probability with optimal play: " << res << " ~ " << std::setprecision(5) << boost::rational_cast<double>(res) * 100 << "%" << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "Probability with optimal play: ";
+        print_probability(std::cout, res) << std::endl;
         std::cout << "Took " << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(end - start) << "." << std::endl;
         std::cout << "Visited " << game->enumerated_states() << " states." << std::endl;
         std::cout << "Enumerated " << game->position_tablebase().size() << " unique game states. " << std::endl;