The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play
Author:   Elwyn R. Berlekamp
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Edition:   illustrated edition
ISBN:  

9781568811291


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   18 July 2000
Format:   Paperback
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The game of Dots-and-Boxes, the popular game in which two players take turns connecting an array of dots to form squares, or ""boxes"" has long been considered merely a child's game. In this book, however, the author reveals the surprising complexity of the game, along with advanced strategies that will allow the reader to win at any level of gameplay desired. This book is an essential guide to the game of Dots-and-Boxes and its mathematical underpinnings. Chapters of strategy are interspersed with dozens of sample problems and their solutions. Furthermore, the strategies can be applied to several other games, such as Strings-and-Coins and Nimstring.

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Author:   Elwyn R. Berlekamp
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   A K Peters
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.204kg
ISBN:  

9781568811291


ISBN 10:   1568811292
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   18 July 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface, 1. Dots-and-Boxes—An Introduction, 2. Strings-and-Coins, 3. Elementary Chain Counting Problems, 4. Advanced Chain Counting, 5. Advanced Chain Counting Problems, 6. Nimber Values for Nimstring Graphs, 7. Elementary Problems with Nimbers, 8. More about Nimstring, Arrays, Mutations, Vines, etc, 9. Advanced Nimstring Problems, 10. Playing Dots-and-Boxes with Very Close Scores, 11. Dots-and-Boxes Problems with Close Scores, 12. Unsolved Problems, Bibliography, Index

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