combinatorial game
C7463
concept
A combinatorial game is a two-player, perfect-information game with no chance elements where players move alternately and the outcome depends solely on their strategic choices under well-defined rules.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| abstract strategy game | 11 |
| two-player game | 7 |
| combinatorial game canonical | 3 |
| perfect-information game | 3 |
| perfect information game | 2 |
| zero-sum game | 2 |
| class of combinatorial games | 1 |
| combinatorial game theory problem | 1 |
| deterministic game | 1 |
| finite game | 1 |
| impartial combinatorial game | 1 |
| impartial game | 1 |
| partizan game | 1 |
| solved game | 1 |
| two-pile take-and-remove game | 1 |
Instances (21)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Chinese Checkers | abstract strategy game |
| Chess | two-player game |
| Tic-Tac-Toe | abstract strategy game |
| Hackenbush | — |
| Conway’s soldiers | combinatorial game theory problem |
| Go | abstract strategy game |
| Conway’s Game of Sprouts | — |
| Banach–Mazur game | two-player game |
| Roshambo | two-player game |
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Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots brand
surface form:
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
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two-player game |
| Conway’s games | class of combinatorial games |
| Domineering | abstract strategy game |
| Kayles | impartial combinatorial game |
| Nim | two-player game |
| Wythoff Nim | two-pile take-and-remove game |
| Backgammon | abstract strategy game |
| Othello (board game) | abstract strategy game |
| Checkers | abstract strategy game |
| Reversi | abstract strategy game |
| Weiqi | abstract strategy game |
| Igo | abstract strategy game |