Part Two: Games
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Part Two: Games is the section of John Conway’s book *On Numbers and Games* that develops the theory and analysis of combinatorial games using the surreal number framework.
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| Part Two: Games canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Part Two: Games Context triple: [On Numbers and Games, hasPart, Part Two: Games]
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A.
It’s All in the Game
"It’s All in the Game" is a popular song based on a 1911 melody composed by future U.S. Vice President Charles G. Dawes that later became a hit with added lyrics in the 1950s.
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B.
Three Can Play That Game
Three Can Play That Game is a romantic comedy film that continues the relationship and dating-game themes of the original movie Two Can Play That Game.
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C.
Two Can Play That Game
Two Can Play That Game is a 2001 romantic comedy film about modern dating mind games, starring Vivica A. Fox and Morris Chestnut.
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D.
The Gamester
The Gamester is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on themes of gambling, honor, and social intrigue.
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E.
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told is a studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg, released in 1998 as his first project after leaving Death Row Records.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Part Two: Games Target entity description: Part Two: Games is the section of John Conway’s book *On Numbers and Games* that develops the theory and analysis of combinatorial games using the surreal number framework.
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A.
It’s All in the Game
"It’s All in the Game" is a popular song based on a 1911 melody composed by future U.S. Vice President Charles G. Dawes that later became a hit with added lyrics in the 1950s.
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B.
Three Can Play That Game
Three Can Play That Game is a romantic comedy film that continues the relationship and dating-game themes of the original movie Two Can Play That Game.
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C.
Two Can Play That Game
Two Can Play That Game is a 2001 romantic comedy film about modern dating mind games, starring Vivica A. Fox and Morris Chestnut.
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D.
The Gamester
The Gamester is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on themes of gambling, honor, and social intrigue.
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E.
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told is a studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg, released in 1998 as his first project after leaving Death Row Records.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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mathematics book ⓘ |
| author |
John H. Conway
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surface form:
John Horton Conway
John H. Conway ⓘ
surface form:
John Horton Conway
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| defines |
cold games
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disjunctive sum of games ⓘ equivalence of games ⓘ game as a pair of sets of options ⓘ game temperature ⓘ hot games ⓘ ordering of games ⓘ short games ⓘ surreal numbers as game values ⓘ |
| develops | general theory of combinatorial games ⓘ |
| explains |
canonical forms for game positions
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how numbers embed into games ⓘ outcome classes of games ⓘ strategy in combinatorial games ⓘ |
| follows | Part One: Numbers ⓘ |
| hasPart | Part Two: Games self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasWorkExample |
Domineering
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Go endgames ⓘ Hackenbush ⓘ Kayles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | On Numbers and Games ⓘ |
| publisherOfContainingWork | Academic Press ⓘ |
| subject |
canonical forms of games
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cold games ⓘ combinatorial game theory ⓘ game equivalence ⓘ game sums ⓘ game temperature ⓘ game values ⓘ hot games ⓘ impartial games ⓘ normal-play convention ⓘ partizan games ⓘ surreal number values of games ⓘ surreal numbers ⓘ |
| usesFramework | surreal number theory ⓘ |
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Subject: Part Two: Games Description of subject: Part Two: Games is the section of John Conway’s book *On Numbers and Games* that develops the theory and analysis of combinatorial games using the surreal number framework.
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subject surface form:
On Numbers and Games