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Name: |
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Purpose: |
Edutainment -- Software version of The Dr. Nim Game that appeared in the 60's. |
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Author: |
Greg Spears (with credit for concept and design to E.S.R., Inc.) |
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License: |
Freeware (pls see MIT License, below) |
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Notes: |
With apologies, it's a
quickly-coded, 32-bit console app, compiled in MS VC++ and fashioned after
the famed Dr. Nim Game. Adjust the
console window font sizes for desired appearance. Rules: Each player must
release from 1 to 3 balls per turn, and the player whose turn begins with
only one ball remaining, loses. Whereas the Dr. Nim
Game gates had to be manually configured prior to game play -- according to
the starting ball count (from 9 to 20) -- this software version will
configure gates automatically. Simple fun, but the
math behind a winning strategy can be very deep and interesting. ;-) See the vintage 60's game
played on YouTube ...and Google "Nim Game" for lots more. |
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Disclaimer: |
Tested - Use at your own risk! |
This entry: 2011.03.18
The NimGame executable is
distributed under the MIT License:
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documentation files (the "Software"), to utilize the Software without
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