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Subject: Re: Nim Game in Marienbad  *  SPOILER  *
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Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 20:59:43 EDT
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This game is a special case of "Green Hackenbush" which
is completely solved in "Winning Ways" by Berlekamp, Conway
and Guy . (I took a marvelous course in game theory from
Berlekamp some years ago ... it's a nice game if your
opponent doesn't know the theory and you do ...)