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Winning Ways is the greatest contribution of this century to the burgeoning field of recreational mathematics. -- Martin Gardner
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In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games. Now carefully revised and broken down into four volumes to accommodate new developments, the second edition retains the original's wealth of wit and wisdom. The authors' insightful strategies, blended with their witty and irreverent style, make reading a profitable pleasure.
Winning Ways is the greatest contribution of this century to the burgeoning field of recreational mathematics. -- Martin Gardner
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In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games. Now carefully revised and broken down into four volumes to accommodate new developments, the second edition retains the original's wealth of wit and wisdom. The authors' insightful strategies, blended with their witty and irreverent style, make reading a profitable pleasure.
In Volume 3, the authors examine Games played in Clubs, giving case studies for coing and paper-and-pencil games, such as Dots-and-Boxes and Nimstring.
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"These games, based on an idea of H.W. Lenstra, are similar in that they all involve turning things over, but we shall see that they call for a variety of strategies." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
capturable coin, misère form, misère play, strategic stones, strategy stealing argument, odious number, wandering stones, endgame problem, blocking stones, circled position, hound moves, switching game, backbone sequence, good reply, turning games, end theorem, live spots, sixth rank Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Richard Nowakowski, Cambridge Univ, Sylver Coinage, New York, Martin Gardner, Abacus Position, Mock Turtles, More Games of No Chance, David Wolfe, Winning Ways, Dawson's Kayles, Oxford University Press, Fibonacci Nim, Hare's Strategy, Long Chain Rule, Recreational Math, Fibonacci Quart, Finding the Right Combinations, Greg Martin, Leo Moser, Theory Ser, Aaron Siegel, Altitude Decrements, Discrete Math, Double-Dealing Leads New!
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"These games, based on an idea of H.W. Lenstra, are similar in that they all involve turning things over, but we shall see that they call for a variety of strategies." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
capturable coin, misère form, misère play, strategic stones, strategy stealing argument, odious number, wandering stones, endgame problem, blocking stones, circled position, hound moves, switching game, backbone sequence, good reply, turning games, end theorem, live spots, sixth rank Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Richard Nowakowski, Cambridge Univ, Sylver Coinage, New York, Martin Gardner, Abacus Position, Mock Turtles, More Games of No Chance, David Wolfe, Winning Ways, Dawson's Kayles, Oxford University Press, Fibonacci Nim, Hare's Strategy, Long Chain Rule, Recreational Math, Fibonacci Quart, Finding the Right Combinations, Greg Martin, Leo Moser, Theory Ser, Aaron Siegel, Altitude Decrements, Discrete Math, Double-Dealing Leads New!
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- Games of No Chance (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications) by Richard J. Nowakowski on 15 pages
- More Games of No Chance (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications) by Richard J. Nowakowski on 10 pages
- The Master Book of Mathematical Recreations by Fred Schuh on 5 pages
- Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations by R. C. Bell on page 129, and page 228
- Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions by Martin Gardner on page 197, and page 229
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