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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2017, 08:23:00 am »
2 more, leaving 4.
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2017, 08:42:13 am »
"pulls a white flag out of nowhere"
I'll have to admit defeat here. Wanna try the other rule now? 12, you go first.
OOOOO.OOOOO.OO

(The periods aren't spaces. Just there to make it easier to count which token is which #)
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2017, 08:47:32 am »
Very well. I currently think that player 2 wins this variation with optimal play, but here I go.

OOOOOOO OOOO

This seems a good move.

Edit: Maybe player one does have an advantage, thinking deeper into it.

Edit2: Yeah I'm probably overthinking this, p2 should win in my theory.
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2017, 09:00:13 am »
I'll take #5

OOOO OO OOOO

"takes token, puts into vending machine, gets can of root beer"
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2017, 09:14:26 am »
Interesting choice.

OOOO OO OOOO

I'll take two number nine's the middle two tokens.

OOOO OOOO

Edit: I'm pretty sure copying/mirroring moves is a win for me if this continues.
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #20 on: January 07, 2017, 09:25:03 am »
I'll take number 9 #2.

O OO OOOO

would you like.. \~~/    \~~/ <--extra dip?
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #21 on: January 07, 2017, 09:37:58 am »
O OO OO O

Never mind my initial assessment was correct (or my first move was awful, which seems likely.)

Then again you could miss the best move. Believe me that no matter my choice, you have a perfect winning strategy. Or I could be hilariously wrong and missed something obvious. In any event well played. Let's continue this game though of course.
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2017, 09:43:38 am »
If I take #2, you could take one from the second pair and end up winning. If I take 2 and 3, you can take 4 and 5, winning.

I'll take #1
OO OO O
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #23 on: January 07, 2017, 09:54:40 am »
Precisely. My move.

OO OO

In retrospect, I should have taken two tokens to make the following shape when I could have. So yes I did miss something obvious.

O OO OO
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2017, 10:07:16 am »
WE ARE Number 1...

O OO
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #25 on: January 07, 2017, 10:09:58 am »
OO Gotta go for a bit after this.
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #26 on: January 07, 2017, 10:16:31 am »
!!! You could've won if you took one token from the pair! I take two and win!

Anyone else wanna play a game? "sips from root beer"
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Re: Nim, a Simple Game
« Reply #27 on: August 18, 2017, 05:58:33 pm »
I'll play...
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