Nim Game

[ptcruiser]

Does anybody know how to play Nim?

*Game where a random amount of stones are selected as the total, then players take turns taking a small amounts of rocks away, then the player that picks up the last rock loses.

I am working on programming the game so that I could play the computer.

Have nothing challenging? Please help me with the coding of such a game and e-mail your codes to [email protected]

Once again, thank you for your help.

*I do not specify a limit on the game because of variations in rules. But if you were playing a game with 100 total stones, then each player could take 1-5 stones per turn

[Edited by ptcruiser on 12-08-2000 at 09:23 PM]

[SteveCRM]

Explain more of this game...it sounds easy to win...first turn take all but one stone...

[jehanzebn]

hi! like you i am also working on this game but could not find the codes yet.
if you want to simply play the game then go this site:
www.cut-the-knots.com
or
download the java applet from www.deamon.co.uk
and enjoy the game

[Cbomb]

Not having played this game specifically I dont know if the following is true:

There is likely to be a limit on the ammount you are able take out....such as 3. So that makes a lil more sence now. There is a game similar to this with a limit of 2, we used to play in math in 5th grade. If I remember correctly you can predict the winner at about the 2nd move.