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divide a pile wins. Or "misere" - player unable to divide wins. | divide a pile wins. Or "misere" - player unable to divide wins. | ||
I looked at <u>MATHEMATICAL SNAPSHOTS</u> by H. Steinhaus (Oxford Uni- | I looked at <u>NEW MATHEMATICAL PASSTIMES</u> by Major <u>P.A. MacMahon</u>. There | ||
doesn't seem to be much that isn't in Martin's Columns. | |||
Looked at <u>MATHEMATICAL SNAPSHOTS</u> by H. Steinhaus (Oxford Uni- | |||
versity Press - New York - 1969 - - $7.50). Just glanced at it | versity Press - New York - 1969 - - $7.50). Just glanced at it | ||
since | since Martin mentioned it as a basic book on Recreational | ||
math together with Craitchik's <u>MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS</u> and | math together with Craitchik's <u>MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS</u> and | ||
Ball's <u>MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS AND ESSAYS</u>. | Ball's <u>MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS AND ESSAYS</u>. |