The Game of The Subtraction Game

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Subtraction Game - Simple Nim

Take turns with the computer to remove sticks from the pile sticks above. You can remove a stick by clicking on it. You can remove sticks from the pile. When you have finished your turn click the button for the computer to have a turn. Whoever removes the last stick is the winner.

This is a simplified version of Nim.

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This activity makes a good Maths lesson starter. Click the button below for a classroom version.

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Nim is a mathematical game of strategy in which two players take turns removing objects from a number of groups of objects.


The short web address is:

Transum.org/go/?num=325

Did you know that the word nim is an old English verb meaning take?

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