I haven't been online at all recently, because my computer broke, but today in physics class we weren't doing anything as it is the end of the year, and our teacher got us started on this game.
Line up 4 rows of paperclips, the first row has one, and add 2 for each subsequent row (so 1,3,5,7). The object of the game is to remove paperclips until there is only one left. Whoever takes the last paperclip loses. You can remove any number of paperclips you like when it's your turn, but you can only remove paperclips from one row.
I couldn't find a sure fire way to win, although I'm sure there's one out there (which Jaw will probably post in the next 20 minutes) and no one could figure out how to beat our teacher (I got close and then some other guy jumped in and ruined it ._.) The farthest I got was that if it was your turn with 2 rows of 1 and one row of X, you could win by taking X-1 from the row with X, but I couldn't figure out how to force that situation
Line up 4 rows of paperclips, the first row has one, and add 2 for each subsequent row (so 1,3,5,7). The object of the game is to remove paperclips until there is only one left. Whoever takes the last paperclip loses. You can remove any number of paperclips you like when it's your turn, but you can only remove paperclips from one row.
I couldn't find a sure fire way to win, although I'm sure there's one out there (which Jaw will probably post in the next 20 minutes) and no one could figure out how to beat our teacher (I got close and then some other guy jumped in and ruined it ._.) The farthest I got was that if it was your turn with 2 rows of 1 and one row of X, you could win by taking X-1 from the row with X, but I couldn't figure out how to force that situation
"My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot." - Ashleigh Brilliant
