The hexad game (Q5942565)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1638989
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The hexad game
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1638989

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    The hexad game (English)
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    16 October 2001
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    Summary: We give a non-enumerative proof that the \(P\)-positions of the hexad game give the Steiner system \(S(5,6,12)\). We show that the distributions of Nim sums and Welter values of these \(P\)-positions have simple and surprising regularities.
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    hexad game
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    Steiner system
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    nim sums
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    regularities
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