putnam@steinmetz.UUCP (jefu) (09/13/85)
A delightful book on Nim and other games is "Winning Ways for
Your Mathematical Plays" by Berlekamp ("Algebraic Coding Theory"),
Conway ("On Numbers and Games", the game of life), and Guy (American
Mathematical Monthly). Should the titles mentioned sound imposing,
they are, but the book is easy to follow, even for the mathematical
novice (well, mostly), well written, and even wonderfully illustrated.
Dont miss it!
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