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NIM

MATHEMATICAL STRATEGY / LAST STONE WINS OR LOSES

CLICK stones in a heap to select them · TAKE to remove selected stones
You must take at least 1 stone from exactly 1 heap per turn
DIFFICULTY
VARIANT
HEAPS
YOU
0
CPU
0
YOUR TURN
 
NIM STRATEGY: XOR all heap sizes. If the result is 0, you're in trouble. If non-zero, you can always force a win. The optimal move makes the XOR equal 0.
NORMAL: Last to take wins · MISÈRE: Last to take loses