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Fibonacci Nim - Play Zeckendorf First?

Mostly Mental 1,360 9 months ago
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Fibonacci Nim is a two-player strategy game where players take turns removing ducks from a pile. But how can we win? What does Fibonacci have to do with it? And what other beautiful math can we uncover along the way? Other game theory videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH5zdqQODdBiGrWszPScMO2Dvp0Ix_vpV Sections: 0:00 Intro 1:25 P and N positions 4:15 First move 5:45 Fibonacci? 6:25 Zeckendorf representation 9:22 Zeckendorf triangle 12:09 Strategy 15:24 Proof 19:13 Recap 20:33 Rematch

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