ABSTRACT

This classic on games and how to play them intelligently is being re-issued in a new, four volume edition. This book has laid the foundation to a mathematical approach to playing games. The wise authors wield witty words, which wangle wonderfully winning ways. In Volume 1, the authors do the Spade Work, presenting theories and techniques to "dissect" games of varied structures and formats in order to develop winning strategies.

chapter |18 pages

Whose Game?

chapter |38 pages

Taking and Breaking

chapter |25 pages

Numbers, Nimbers and Numberless Wonders

chapter |44 pages

The Heat of Battle

chapter |39 pages

Hackenbush

chapter |34 pages

It s a Small

Small Small Small World