Concept explainers
Work in pairs on the following versions of a game called NIM.
A calculator is needed for each pair
a. Player
Player
The first player to make the display read
Determine a strategy for deciding who always wins.
b. Try a game of NIM using the digits
The first player to reach
What is the winning strategy?
c. Try a game of NIM using the digits
The first player to exceed
What is the winning strategy?
d. Now play Reverse NIM with the keys
Put
Determine a strategy for winning Reverse NIM.
e. Try Reverse NIM using the digits
The target number is
f. Try Reverse NIM using the digits
The first player to display a negative number loses. What is the winning strategy?
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- Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1AlgebraISBN:9780395977224Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. ColePublisher:McDougal Littell