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More Games of No Chance (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications) Book

This fascinating collection of articles by some of the top names in the field is a state-of-the-art look at combinatorial games. The articles run the gamut from new theoretical approaches, where computer science now plays as much of a role as mathematics, to the very latest in some of the hottest games, such as Amazons, Chomp, Dot-and-Boxes, Go, Chess, Hex. Most articles give information helpful in playing or analyzing the games, and some go so far as to give explicit strategies for solving them. This volume, like its predecessor, Games of No Chance, should be on the shelf of all serious combinatorial games enthusiasts.Read More

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    This book is a state-of-the-art look at combinatorial games, that is, games not involving chance or hidden information. It contains a fascinating collection of articles by some of the top names in the field, such as Elwyn Berlekamp and John Conway, plus other researchers in mathematics and computer science, together with some top game players. The articles run the gamut from new theoretical approaches (infinite games, generalizations of game values, 2-player cellular automata, Alpha-Beta pruning under partial orders) to the very latest in some of the hottest games (Amazons, Chomp, Dot-and-Boxes, Go, Chess, Hex). Many of these advances reflect the interplay of the computer science and the mathematics. The book ends with an updated bibliography by A. Fraenkel and an updated and annotated list of combinatorial game theory problems by R. K. Guy.

  • 0521808324
  • 9780521808323
  • 25 November 2002
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 544
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