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Name for an easy combinatorial game

What is the name of the following combinatorial game: Two players, moving in turn. Positions: $0,1,2,\ldots$. Moves: $n\longmapsto n-1$ or $n\longmapsto \lfloor n/2\rfloor$ if $n>0$. No move for $0$...
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What does "game theory" cover and how should it be called?

There seems to be a huge discrepancy in what people refer to when they speak of "game theory". I tend to think of it as including, among other things: Combinatorial game theory dealing with certain ...