Combinatorial games / Richard K. Guy, editor ; Elwyn R. Berlekamp [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berlekamp, Elwyn R., author.

Contributor:

Guy, Richard K., editor.

American Mathematical Society. Short Course, organizer of meeting.

Series:

Proceedings of symposia in applied mathematics. AMS short course lecture notes ; Volume 43.

Proceedings of Symposia in Applied Mathematics : AMS Short Course Lecture Notes ; Volume 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Game theory--Congresses.

Game theory.

Combinatorial analysis--Congresses.

Combinatorial analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Place of Publication:

Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ten lectures from a course in Columbus, Ohio in August 1990, discuss a kind of game that bores classical game theorists (and poker players) to death: combinatorial games, in which the availability of complete information means there are no chance moves, and no opportunity for bluffing or coalitions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""What is a Game?""; ""Numbers and Games""; ""Impartial Games""; ""More Ways of Combining Games""; ""Introductory Overview of Mathematical Go Endgames""; ""Games and Codes""; ""Complexity of Games""; ""�, Welter's Game, Sylver Coinage, Dots-and-Boxes,�""; ""Unsolved Problems in Combinatorial Games""; ""Selected Bibliography on Combinatorial Games and Some Related Material""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

""Z""

Notes:

"Lecture notes prepared for the American Mathematical Society short course Combinatorial games, held in Columbus, Ohio, August 6-7, 1990"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8218-9258-4