Variations on Narrow Dots-and-Boxes and Dots-and-Triangles

zbMATH Open1360.91052arXiv1507.08707MaRDI QIDQ2964130FDOQ2964130

Authors: Adam S. Jobson, Levi Sledd, David Jacob Wildstrom, Susan C. White 

Publication date: 23 February 2017

Abstract: We verify a conjecture of Nowakowski and Ottaway that closed $1imesn$ Dots-and-Triangles is a first-player win when $neq2$. We also prove that in both the open and closed $1imesn$ Dots-and-Boxes games where $n$ is even, the first player can guarantee a tie.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.08707

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial games (91A46)

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