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(1 pt) We shall denote a position in three-pile Nim by (a,b,c), so that there are a chips in the first pile, b in the second, and c in the third. Given the following position in Nim, list all winning moves. As an example, if the piles are (2,2,2) then we can list all winning moves as...

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Hi, i have an assignment to make a code for a connect 4 game,using module and subroutines, but as of now I am stuck, and do not now where to go. Any help would be great. here's what I have so far. I'm stuck on how to declare where the X's and O's will show up and how to determine when 4 in a row...

I keep hearing how it is not as serious as Chernobyl and many other conclusions.. but I see a siituation that keeps getting worse.. 4 reactors in danger of melting down, exploding fission materials. What is it going to take to get it under control? With most workers sent home due to...

I am writing a browser based multiplayer game. The basic idea is that you are the leader of a very advanced spacefaring civilization. Your objective is to gather resources and develop your technology further. You gather resources by mining stars. The more stars you control, the more resources...

I have been developing an entangled lotto game to simulate a simple Bell gedanken experiment described by David Mermin in his article: "Is the moon there when nobody looks? Reality and the quantum theory" where the polarizations are measured at 120 degree angles. I know this is not possible for...

Back in the olden days before there were internets and ipods and thousands of cable channels for entertainment, we made up games to amuse ourselves. This one was passed around quite a lot and is supposed to give insight into your life. Keep in mind that it is just a silly game for amusement and...

Hello there, Somebody I know has asked me if i could help him with the following: He has an idea for a game show and what is the best way to protect the format of this new game show.At present there is no gameshow that has the format that he has.He also asked me if I could put down on paper...

Homework Statement Two players A and B place in alternated way pens on the quadratic table. http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3051/grazn.jpg (my table is not quite quadratic as it should be) The only condition is that the pens cannot come into a contact with one another. The player who can...

So after reading the planet of lies thread I thought it would be interesting to figure out the optimal way to play the number game described. It is played as follows: There are five players and ten rounds. During each round every player picks a number between 1 and 5, This choice is secret...

Introductory Narrative: This is a story game where the posters of the thread will think up creative responses to the threats posed by the antagonists in the story. The succeeding chapters will be provided and act as an expansion pack for the game, just like an online RPG. When the poster...

Game Theory a problem which is a bit similar to the "Impossible Puzzle" From numbers 1 to 10, two integers X, and Y (not necessarily distinct) are chosen by a referee . The referee informs secretly to Joe the integer U where U = X + Y . The referee informs secretly to Bob the integer V where V...

I need help with finding the probability of the following game, I am making game for my data management class. The game consits of one die, so rolling anything between 1 and 6, there is 10 spots from the beginning to end and every 3 spots there is a hurdle where the player has to flip coin to...

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I'm using my nintendo wii for my gamecube games and I just read in the maual that it's ok to remove the panels on the side to plug in the memory card and the controler if the system is horazontal whitch mine is I never done that before and I was woundering if it would hurt my system the maual...

CAPATALISM "free-market system: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods, characterized by a free competitive market and motivation by profit" Encarta World English Dictionary. Will a free market economy, on it's own with no...

If anyone has ever played the party game, Mafia, you will love this game! This is a kill or be killed, battle of wits, deception and manipulation between an informed minority and an uninformed majority. At the beginning of the game, everyone will be given a role. Some will have actions that...

Hi, everyone: I am trying to prepare a class for tests of randomness. I am trying to use as output, the 6 numbers of an (actual) lottery. Would a test of runs of the means of the winning numbers be effective here? I am thinking of selecting, say N=50 consecutive...

hey, I'm in a grade 12 probability and statistics class, and I've been assigned to create a board game and calculate the probability of winning. All my ideas get to complicated and I am finding my self confused so I am trying to keep it relatively simple. It is a board game where the first...

The concept of the game: You are presented with the titles of two papers. One paper is a real one posted at the arXiv. The other is fake, with the title automatically generated using a context-free grammar. Your job: Guess which is the real paper. After guessing you will be presented with...

Fun Game Theory, Guessing a Number With a "Twist" You and I are playing a game. I begin by picking an integer from 1 to 2011 (inclusive). On each turn you try to guess my number. I then tells you whether your guess is too high, too low, or correct. If your guess is not correct, I add or...

Simple Nim Game Due Tonight. Please Help! Design and implement a Nim class and a NimGame application to allow two human players to play the game of Nim. The game starts with four piles of stones. The first pile has 3 stones, the second pile has 5 stones, the third pile has 7 stones, and the...

Hello Just took on a new hobby..being game design know a little c# and decided to try my hand at xna...the problem is I am also trying my hand at vectors and matrices also, as I know this with gaming goes hand in hand. Kinda picking up the basics to vectors but with matrices not got a great...

Hi, I've played Fantasy Football and Fantasy Hockey. Now, I'm looking for a interactive, virtual simulation election games. Any suggestion?

This seems to be a fairly simple probability question but it's stumping me for some reason. "You flip a fair coin until you get a head and win x dollars, where x is the number of flips it takes to get a head. (e.g. H = win $1; TH = win $2; TTH = win $3, and so on.) How much should you pay to...

I was wondering what the given chance of landing on any specific spot on the map on a board game {Life}. In the previous thread someone else had they were using 2 die with a similar question. I on the other hand have a game of Life with numbers 1-10 on it. At first I was probably doing it the...

Suppose A and B play over and over , independently a game which each time results in either a win for A , a win for B or draw (meaning no decision) with probabilities P(A), P(B) and P(D). Suppose they keep playing until the first game that does not result in a draw , and call the winner of that...

I am trying to program the elastic collision response between a ball and an immovable obstacle (such as a rock with infinite mass). However I can't seem to figure out the angle at which the ball would bounce off of the object. Both objects are to be considered as circles, with their positions...

Homework Statement I am trying to emulate the physics in an online Disney game. Kid vs Kat Katapult Katastrophe It helps to describe it graphically, so if you wish to take a look, play as Kat (the right option) at the following link: bit.ly/doqEkp IMPORTANT: Play as KAT (not Coop) the...

Homework Statement In a game of pool, the cue ball strikes another ball of the same mass and initially at rest. After the collision, the cue ball moves at 3.10 m/s along a line making an angle of 27.0° with its original direction of motion, and the second ball has a speed of 2.30 m/s. Find...

anyone who wants to play a game of chess with me ?

In the card game Snap, two players each start with half of a shuffled deck. Alternately, each player turns up the top card of their pile. When the top cards of the face-up piles match (but are obviously different suits), the first person to say “snap” gets both face-up piles. When a player...

Kurdt sent me the link to this game yesterday. This game is rated E for Evo. In other words, it's fun and easy. Uhm, not that I am. :rolleyes: Anyway, go here http://zazka.com/file.php?f=381. Go to *Crush the Castle* and click *Play*, click "New Game", and go forth. The first castle...

Homework Statement Homework Equations Px = mVcostheta Py = mVsintheta Theta = tan-1(y/x) Magnitude of P = (Px^2 + Py^2)^(1/2) The Attempt at a Solution Px = .165*2.84cos64.6 = .201 N*s Py = .165*2.84sin64.6 = .4233 N*s a) Theta2 = tan-1(-.4233/.201) = 64.6 degrees b)...

Homework Statement In the game of Risk, battles are decided by the rolling of dice. Suppose that there are two armies, red and blue. The red army rolls three dice and the blue army rolls two dice. Whichever army rolls the highest number (on a single die) is declared the winner. In the...

As many of you have already guessed I refer to Einstein and his famous quote that the only way to win at roulette will be to steal money from the casino...obviously meaning that you can't devise a mathematical strategy to beat roulette. Over the years of course some people have tried to beat the...

I am trying to teach myself the basic theory behind combinatorial game theory regarding impartial games, the solution to Nim, and the Sprague-Grundy theorem. I understand most of it, but I have a few questions about parts that are still unclear to me. 1. Why are Nim-sums computed using binary...

Hello, This is my first post and if anyone can direct me to any links that would help I would appreciate it, but I'm having trouble understanding this on my own. I am developing a game with a physics engine and the scope I have in mind would require these calculations. I understand some of...

First of, a simple question. If we have 3 games with surreal equivalents, let's say *1/2 *-1/2 and *1/4, (where positive means in favor of player left) if left goes first he wants to keep that sum of those 3 games greater than or equal to 0 to win right? Homework Statement For every...

1) Problem 1 For every i; j with 1<=i; j<=8 find a nim heap which is equivalent to the i x j game of Chop. CHOP Game Start with an i x j array of boxes viewed as a plank which is secured only at the lower left hand corner. Each player is a pirate, and they alternate turns. On each turn a...

Homework Statement (The December 31 Game) Two players alternately name dates. On each move, a player can increase the month or the day of the month, but not both. The starting position is January 1, and the player who names December 31 wins. According to the rules, the first player can start...

First exam results are back, and I need to "up my game" I'm a freshman engineering major. I just got the scores back for my calc I and physics I tests today, and I got an 89 on both of them. I know that's a pretty good grade (above the class average), but it was the first test and will...

Hi! I created an amoeba game where you can play against the computer. The AI searches for patterns such as "xxxxx", "oxxxxo", (as in 5-in-a-row, and 4 in a row with both sides open), and the rest (a total of 28 patterns) I could think of that lead the way to putting 5 marks in a row. Each...

I came across an article in the "Electronics Weekly" titled Game theory teaches robots how to deceive It asks, "Are there ethical issues in teaching robots to lie? Yes and no. Why can't robots learn how to lie? We do it all the time. Since robots will have to deal with humans and work...

So I'm taking a course on game theory and as an intro he left us with this question. I'd like to have it solved fornext class as it is for bonus marks.I'm not sure how to add an attachment here so I will describe the game and board and hopefully someone can tell me how to upload a photo in the...

Hi, taking a chance here... i recently played a game. This game involved you starting out with a marble in 3d space, and u had to design a path for it to reach a finish line, with ropes/gears/what have you... i was HOOKED, but i don't remember what its called...=/ any help would be appreciated

I'm trying to write Jscript code that will interact with a MUD for me. A MUD is a Multi-User Dungeon. It's a text-based online game. The server sends the names and descriptions of places and things for the player to interact with. What I need to know is: 1) How do I pass information from an...

In the office I work, there is a popular game when someone wants to give something away. When a person has something to give away, they send out an email to 'n' people. The email directs the recipients to try and guess the lowest positive integer they can that is unique amoung all the responses...

Homework Statement I've decided to research Conway's Game of Life for my science project. and I can't seem to find any equations that would fit as Life's physical laws. Any ideas would be gratefully received. (Please keep in mind that I am merely a high schooler) Homework Equations...

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