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	Nim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nim is usually played as a misère game, in which the player to take the last object loses.
		Normal play Nim (or more precisely the system of nimbers) is fundamental to the Sprague-Grundy theorem, which essentially says that in normal play every impartial game is equivalent to a Nim heap that yields the same outcome when played in parallel with other normal play impartial games.
		Nim has been mathematically solved for any number of initial heaps and objects; that is, there is an easily-calculated way to determine which player will win and what winning moves are open to that player.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nim (1618 words)

	Math in the Movies -- Nim
		Nim is a game that has been played, in various forms, on at least four continents for at least four centuries.
		Nim is often called "The Marianbad Game" because it was played, in its most familiar version and the one given here, in the movie Last Year at Marianbad.
		The discovery of the correct strategy for Nim was a solution to a problem that had gone unsolved for centuries.
	world.std.com /~reinhold/math/nim.html (1056 words)

	The Game of Nim
		Nim is a simple game of finite possibilities (unlike chess, say, where the possibilities appear to border on the infinite).
		Nim's playing field varies from one to at least a dozen rows, and the number of counters in a row can vary from one to as much as two dozen.
		The interesting thing about the book, however, is that it treats nim as a children's stick game even though it's the only one of these games where the advantage goes not to the nimble fingers, but the nimble minds.
	home.pacbell.net /fransg/nim.htm (989 words)

	Nim Li Punit Archaeological site - Complete information about Toledo District in Southern Belize
		Nim Li Punit is one of the smaller Maya sites well known for the large amount of stele found there.
		Nim Li Punit lies approximately 5 kilometers off the Southern Highway, near the villages of Indian Creek and Golden Stream.
		Nim Li Punit is set in the foothills of the Maya Mountains, within the drainage basin of the Rio Grande.
	www.southernbelize.com /nimli.html (786 words)

	Nim (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		NIM is an acronym for Nuclear Instrumentation Methods, a publication for the nuclear and high energy physics community.
		NIM is also an acronym for Nuclear Instrumentation Module
		This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nim_(disambiguation) (142 words)

	The Game of Nim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In a game of nim where you have one nim heap, and you are allowed to remove from 1 to 4 objects at a time, you can win if you leave the heap with a multiple of 5 objects after your turn.
		In a game of nim that involves nim heaps where you can take as many objects as you want from any one of the heaps during your turn, you need to be able to compute a nim sum, that characterizes the configuration of the game.
		Note that if the configuration you are given has a nim sum not equal to 0, there always is a move that creates a new configuration with a nim sum of 0.
	www.eserc.stonybrook.edu /wise/HSfall2000/Nim.html (753 words)

	Nim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The answer is determined by the "nim sum" of the piles.
		The "nim sum" of r piles with m1 elements in the 1st pile, m2 elements in the 2nd pile,..., mr elements in the last (r-th) pile, is obtained as follows:
		define the nim sum G(m1,m2,...,mr) of the position to be the number whose binary digits are the entries in the nim sum vector reduced (mod 2).
	web.usna.navy.mil /~wdj/nim.htm (442 words)

	Wendy Orr - Book Information: Nim's Island
		Nim's hair was wild, her eyes were bright, and around her neck she wore three cords.
		Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea with her father, Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, a turtle called Chica and a satellite dish for her e-mail.
		Nim's Island is currently in various editions and can be found in bookshops in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the USA and Canada, Italy and Germany.
	www.wendyorr.com /books/nims.html (513 words)

	Nim
		Nim is an original, heavy, melodic metal band based in Western Massachusetts.
		Having played guitar and bass for a couple of local bands for nearly 15 years, and seeing very little reward for it, this new accolade was the spark that created the desire.
		At this point Nim plays regularly in the Western Massachusetts area, but seeks to broaden it's horizons by playing their first shows in New York, New Jersey, and Boston.
	www.mbus.com /bands/genadm/Nim.htm (563 words)

	The Hot Game of Nim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gardner, Nim is one of the oldest and most engaging of all two-person mathematical games known today.
		In Nim, there are positions that one would like to leave after one's move, and there are other positions that a player would like to face when called to move.
		Relation to Nim may not be immediately obvious, but, as a matter of fact, the lineage is surprisingly short.
	www.cut-the-knot.org /ctk/May2001.shtml (1680 words)

	Two Player Mathematical Games - Combinatorial Games - Numericana
		Nim is superficially similar to some ancient games, but it's not clear whether it was actually played exactly this way before Bouton's analysis...
		In normal Nim, the "components" are rows and the rules of Nim state essentially that a legal move consists of eliminating a component or replacing it by a strictly smaller one.
		In standard Nim, you will always lower the size of the row you play (a so-called "canonical move"), but you may convince yourself that allowing some (noncanonical) Nim moves which increase the size of a row will not change the outcome of the game in perfect play (provided we know the game eventually terminates).
	home.att.net /~numericana/answer/games.htm#kayles (4673 words)

	Introduction to NIM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The NIM standard (DOE/ER-0457), originally an acronym for Nuclear Instrumentation Methods, was established in 1964 for the nuclear and high energy physics communities.
		Standard NIM modules are required to have a height of 8.75", and must have a width which is a multiple of 1.35".
		The power supply, which is in general, detachable from the NIM bin, is required to deliver voltages of +6 V, -6 V, +12 V, -12 V, +24 V, and -24 V. The standard NIM power connectors and pinouts are shown the Bin Connector Diagram, Module Connector Diagram and Pin/Function Table.
	www-esd.fnal.gov /esd/catalog/intro/intronim.htm (362 words)

	Nim game
		The theory of the Nim game was discovered by mathematics professor Charles Bouton at Harvard University in 1901.
		Nim was evidently played with what ever counters were at hand.
		Nim's can be played with from one to at least a dozen rows, and the number of counters in a row can vary from one to as many as two dozen.
	www.archimedes-lab.org /game_nim/nim.html (273 words)

	Math Magic
		This is the NIM game where the piles are linearly ordered, you can only take counters from the first pile, and the remains of that first pile are placed at the end.
		The P positions are exactly those in Nim, except that an odd number of piles of 1 counter is a P position, and an even number of piles of 1 counter is an N position.
		This is the NIM game played with one pile where the players cannot take more than twice the amount of counters taken by the previous player.
	www.stetson.edu /~efriedma/mathmagic/1100.html (1152 words)

	The Reporter -- Impish chimp changed science
		Nim spent much of his adult life there, but when he was a baby, he lived with me. I raised him like a human child and taught him American Sign Language in a pioneering experiment into the nature of the essence of language.
		In many ways, I was the closest thing Nim had to a "mother," and thus news of Nim's death brought swift condolences from my colleagues around the world in the scientific community.
		Nim was quick as a whip, yet he loved a good time.
	www.mcgill.ca /reporter/32/13/chimpsky (1204 words)

	Nim Programs and Websites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		RobTex NIM is an online version that has three levels of computer play (including perfect play), the option to play the "last match loses" variant, and that tells you whether or not you're winning.
		Nim Puzzle Game is a common variant with essentially only one pile but a restricted number of takeaways per turn.
		For any given situation in Nim there is a number which determines whether or not that situation is a losing one.
	sjhs.freeshell.org /nim (1025 words)

	www.contempfineart.com
		nim kruasaeng tells no stories but instead expresses poetic metaphors in precise succinct form
		the innovative aspect of nim kruasaeng's art is a function of the absence of preconception in approach devoted to a search for images within themselves and unconcerned with the recycling of existing worlds of images
		nim's lines and colors generate symbols which convey never ending messages
	www.contempfineart.com (60 words)

	Well known and unique games, puzzles, downloadable games, online flash games, online java games
		Nim possibly originated in China, but a similar game is mentioned in the 1500's by Luca Pacioli, an Italian mathematician.
		Children play it with bits of paper, while adults can be found playing it with coins on the counter of a bar.
		Nim was given its name by a Charles Bouton who named it after an archaic English word meaning to steal or to take away.
	www.gameintellect.com /flash-games/nim.php (301 words)

	java.net: Java Tech: An Intelligent Nim Computer Game, Part 1
		The game of Nim typically involves two players and a pile of matches, stones, marbles, or some other kind of objects.
		In Nim, this function is simple: return 1 if a terminal configuration node indicates Player A to be the winner, or -1 if Player B is shown to be the winner.
		Although that method call is not chosen when the code fragment executes, it illustrates an important point that must be considered in the console-based and GUI-based versions of Nim: scenarios exist where all child nodes have the same minimax number.
	today.java.net /pub/a/today/2004/05/18/nim1.html (2232 words)

	Nim
		Nim was taught ASL by an experienced teacher.
		It was found, however, that when he strung together more than two words, the additional words didn't add to the sentence but were simply repetitions.
		Almost 80% of his signing was in response prompting by his trainers and 40% was simply repetition of signs made by his trainers.
	www.fortunecity.com /greenfield/twyford/73/nim.html (112 words)

	Winning Nim Algorithm
		We often get mail from programmers and students who are interested in writing their own Nim software on a variety of platforms.
		To implement the game with a constrained range of starting positions (e.g., exactly 3 piles of no more than 7 objects each) it is probably easiest to implement the algorithm using heuristics.
		The simplest game of this form is called Nim, a game in which two players take turns removing any amount they wish from one of the piles.
	www.2020tech.com /fruit/tech.html (658 words)

	The Nim Number Game
		Nim is a game of logic and strategy.
		The goal of Nim is to be the player who removes the last of ten protons from the computer screen.
		A player must remove one or two protons during their turn.
	education.jlab.org /nim (63 words)

	Martin Pedrick \| Nim Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Nim Projects is the work of London-based graphic designer Martin Pedrick.
		With expertise spanning multiple formats and media, including; print, interactive and moving image and a keen eye for detail, we specialise in considered, ideas-led solutions for enlightened clients.
		A beta version of the Nim Portfolio is now online featuring a selection of recent projects.
	www.nimprojects.com (88 words)

	purevolume™ \| Nim
		With some new songs to play, we strive for the foolish, elusive goal.
		All songs, lyrics and pictures © 2005 Nim.
		You must be logged in as a “LISTENER” to add comments.
	www.purevolume.com /nim (85 words)

	Nimland: th home of Nodal Nim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Plese relax, enjoy yrself, clik on things, and lern wat ther is to lern about th Nim that is Nodal.
		Nodal Nim is a riter and singr of songs.
		Nodal Nim is me, Andrew Heathwaite, a human being that u can talk to.
	nimland.net (250 words)

	Nim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The goal of the game of Nim is to either take the last piece or force your opponent to take the last piece, depending on which was chosen before the game.
		On your turn, you can take from any one row any number of pieces between one and the chosen maximum, inclusive.
		The computer plays using its full strategy if it can win and, if it cannot, finds the move most likely to lead to its win if you do not play perfectly.
	www.tjhsst.edu /~jdanaher/blue/compsci/nim.html (343 words)

	NIM Toronto \| Nutrition in Motion \|South Beach Diet Delivery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		NIM is the diet delivery program based on the Glycemic Index, good carbs and the right fats.
		We provide you with 3 fresh meals and 3 snacks delivered to your door daily.
		NIM South Beach Diet Delivery • NIM Veggie • NIM Kids • NIM-Slim Supplements • NIM Personal Training • Pricing • About Us • Contact Nutrition in Motion Ltd. • Links
	www.nimdiet.com (105 words)

	Nim Skulls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I.e., if you pick up the last skull, you lose.
		Nim is fairly deterministic--it's actually more of a puzzle than a game.
		Once you've solved the puzzle, you can win every time.
	www.darkfish.com /nimskulls/nimskulls.html (157 words)

	Nim free online game
		Look at the game as a subtraction game.
		Nim is thought to have originated in China, but the name is thought to be German from nimn the German word for take.
		Originally it was known as Nim (probably per german word nimm (take).
	www.gotofreegames.com /nim/free_nim_puzzle.htm (295 words)

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