Games of No Chance
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Games of No Chance is a well-known scholarly book on combinatorial game theory that collects research and expository articles on the mathematical analysis of games.
All labels observed (4)
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| Games of No Chance canonical | 1 |
| Games of No Chance 3 | 1 |
| Games of No Chance 4 | 1 |
| More Games of No Chance | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Games of No Chance Context triple: [Richard J. Nowakowski, notableWork, Games of No Chance]
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A.
Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays
Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays is a multi-volume book on combinatorial game theory that popularizes and systematically explores mathematical games and their underlying structures.
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B.
Mathematical Games
"Mathematical Games" is a long-running Scientific American column by Martin Gardner that popularized recreational mathematics and puzzles for a broad audience.
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C.
The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play
"The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play" is a mathematical analysis of the classic pencil-and-paper game Dots and Boxes, exploring its underlying combinatorial game theory and advanced strategies.
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D.
On Numbers and Games
On Numbers and Games is a mathematical book by John H. Conway that introduces surreal numbers and explores combinatorial game theory in a rigorous yet playful style.
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E.
Sprague–Grundy theorem
The Sprague–Grundy theorem is a fundamental result in combinatorial game theory that assigns each impartial game position a nonnegative integer (its Grundy value), allowing such games to be analyzed and combined via nim-like addition.
- 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: Games of No Chance Target entity description: Games of No Chance is a well-known scholarly book on combinatorial game theory that collects research and expository articles on the mathematical analysis of games.
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A.
Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays
Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays is a multi-volume book on combinatorial game theory that popularizes and systematically explores mathematical games and their underlying structures.
-
B.
Mathematical Games
"Mathematical Games" is a long-running Scientific American column by Martin Gardner that popularized recreational mathematics and puzzles for a broad audience.
-
C.
The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play
"The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play" is a mathematical analysis of the classic pencil-and-paper game Dots and Boxes, exploring its underlying combinatorial game theory and advanced strategies.
-
D.
On Numbers and Games
On Numbers and Games is a mathematical book by John H. Conway that introduces surreal numbers and explores combinatorial game theory in a rigorous yet playful style.
-
E.
Sprague–Grundy theorem
The Sprague–Grundy theorem is a fundamental result in combinatorial game theory that assigns each impartial game position a nonnegative integer (its Grundy value), allowing such games to be analyzed and combined via nim-like addition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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edited volume ⓘ mathematics book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mathematical Sciences Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | workshop on combinatorial games at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute ⓘ |
| contains |
expository articles
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research articles ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editor | Richard J. Nowakowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | combinatorial game theory ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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scholarly book ⓘ |
| hasSequel | More Games of No Chance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students
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mathematicians ⓘ researchers in combinatorics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
algorithmic game analysis
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combinatorial game theory applications ⓘ impartial games ⓘ mathematical games ⓘ misère games ⓘ normal-play games ⓘ partizan games ⓘ |
| topic |
Sprague–Grundy theory
NERFINISHED
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analysis of specific combinatorial games ⓘ complexity of game algorithms ⓘ structure of game trees ⓘ theory of impartial games ⓘ |
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More Games of No Chance
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Games of No Chance 3
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Games of No Chance 4