Winning at Nim
Posted July 17th, 2009 @ 07:05pm by Erik J. Barzeski
If the idea is to create a nim sum of 0 as this article proposes, then I've yet to find a way to win at this game of Nim.
D'oh. Once I figured out that I could make Marvin go first I won the first time. The nim sum is already 0 when you start the game, so you have to make Marvin upset the balance right away:
111 = 7 101 = 5 011 = 3 001 = 1 --- 224