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The games mathematicians play

Nature volume 297, pages 247–248 (1982)Cite this article

Winning Ways, for Your Mathematical Plays..

By Elwyan R. Berelekamp, John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy. Two vols, pp.850. Vol. 1 Games in General, hbk ISBN 0-12-091150-7, pbk ISBN 0-12-091101-9; Vol. 2 Games in Particular, hbk ISBN 0-12-091152-3, pbk ISBN 0-12-091102-7. (Academic: 1982.) Each volume hbk £31.40, $64.50; pbk £10.80, $22.50.

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  1. C. W. Kilmister: is totally incompetent at any of the games mentioned. He has, however, used the material in Conway's earlier book to try to provide a combinatorial reformulation of quantum mechanics.

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