Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays |
Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays by Elwyn Berlekamp, John Conway, and Richard Guy is a compendium of information
on mathematical games. It was first published in 1982 in two volumes, one focusing on Conway's game theory
and surreal numbers, and the other concentrating on a number of
specific games.
A republication of the work by A K Peters splits the content into four volumes.
Along with analysis of various extant games, and analysis of game theory in general, Winning Ways describes a number
of new games, many of which are popular today. Examples of this type include Sprouts and Philosopher's
Football. They also analyzed Dots and Boxes and a number of
Nim variations.
Along with games both common and uncommon, the authors of Winning Ways analyzed a number of puzzles, including
Soma and Rubik's
Cube.
See also Combinatorial game theory.
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