Abstract: Impartial games are where two players alternate moves, and the same set of moves is available to both the players. Typically the player able to move last wins. These are useful things to know when you sit in the back row during a boring lecture. We shall learn about such games (and the some of the math underlying it) by actually playing the games. You’ll get to know about exciting games that you have not possibly heard about before!
References:
Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays by Elwyn Berlekamp, John Horton Conway, and Richard K. Guy
On Numbers and Games by John Horton Conway
Surreal Numbers by Donald Knuth
Video: (Not Recorded)
Date and Time: Thursday, 27th March 2025, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM (IST)