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Euclid's algorithm as a combinatorial game

Consider the following two player game based on the Euclidean algorithm: Positions are given by $(a,b)$ in $\mathbb N^2\setminus\{(0,0)\}$ (where $\mathbb N=\{0,1,2,\ldots\}$) defining a greatest ...
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Graph connectivity related game

I was considering the following game on an undirected unweighted graph $G=(V,E)$ (not necessarily simple). Two players, Police and Runaway, take moves in turn. Police can cut an arbitrary subset of ...
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Two-player item picking game

Two players $A$ and $B$ play this game: There are $n$ items, where the $i$th item is of value $a_i$ to player $A$ and is of value $b_i$ to player $B$. Two players take turns picking items, and each ...
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efficient arithmetic with (short) Conway games?

We consider "games" in the sense of ONAG. Conway's definition of a game $G$ as a pair $G = \{L \mid R \}$ of sets of games, together with the definitions of inequality and the arithmetic operations (...
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Simulating Mixed Nash Equilibria

I have a $N$ person game where each person has a set of $M$ discrete strategies. I know from the theory that at least one mixed strategy Nash Equilibrium exists. Can someone please tell me how do I ...
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