On the cookie game (Q1189664)
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On the cookie game (English)
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27 September 1992
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On alternate days, one of two players eats a cookie from a cookie jar. Each cookie has a spoilage date after which it can not be eaten. The object of the game is to eat the last edible cookie. In this paper, we produce the strategy for winning this game when the cookies have distinct spoilage dates.
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nim-like games
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take away games
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