Nim on Integer Partitions and Hyperrectangles

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Autori principali: Gottlieb, Eric, Krnc, Matjaž, Muršič, Peter
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author Gottlieb, Eric
Krnc, Matjaž
Muršič, Peter
author_facet Gottlieb, Eric
Krnc, Matjaž
Muršič, Peter
contents We describe PNim and RNim, two variants of Nim in which piles of tokens are replaced with integer partitions or hyperrectangles. In PNim, the players choose one of the integer partitions and remove a positive number of rows or a positive number of columns from the Young diagram of that partition. In RNim, players choose one of the hyperrectangles and reduce one of its side lengths. For PNim, we find a tight upper bound for the Sprague-Grundy values of partitions and characterize partitions with Sprague-Grundy value one. For RNim, we provide a formula for the Sprague-Grundy value of any position. We classify both games in the Conway-Gurvich-Ho hierarchy.
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spellingShingle Nim on Integer Partitions and Hyperrectangles
Gottlieb, Eric
Krnc, Matjaž
Muršič, Peter
Combinatorics
91A46, 05A17
We describe PNim and RNim, two variants of Nim in which piles of tokens are replaced with integer partitions or hyperrectangles. In PNim, the players choose one of the integer partitions and remove a positive number of rows or a positive number of columns from the Young diagram of that partition. In RNim, players choose one of the hyperrectangles and reduce one of its side lengths. For PNim, we find a tight upper bound for the Sprague-Grundy values of partitions and characterize partitions with Sprague-Grundy value one. For RNim, we provide a formula for the Sprague-Grundy value of any position. We classify both games in the Conway-Gurvich-Ho hierarchy.
title Nim on Integer Partitions and Hyperrectangles
topic Combinatorics
91A46, 05A17
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04991