This is a text on games and how to play them intelligently. 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.

Many people remember playing dots and boxes as children, drawing a line across two dots, waiting your turn and trying to complete a box. The one left with the most boxes when the grid is filled, is declared the winner. Like many games, dots and boxes may be played at many levels of sophistication and in this title, it serves as an introduction to mathematical game theory. The title is a guide to the game and its mathematical underpinnings. Chapters on strategy are interspersed with 100 sample problems and their strategic solutions.

Der dritte Band, Fallstudien" bietet eine Fulle von speziellen Beispielen."

Der vierte Band, Solitairspiele" behandelt Ein-Personen-Spiele mit Ausnahme von Schach, Go etc. Ein Hauptteil ist dem beruhmten, Game of Life" gewidmet."

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Im zweiten Band, Baumchen-wechsle-dich" geht es vorwiegend um verschiedene Formen zusammengesetzter Spiele."