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A183192
Length of shortest winning opening sequences for Dakon-n
0
12, 24, 19, 25, 29
OFFSET
4,1
COMMENTS
Dakon-n is the game of Dakon, with n small holes per player. This sequence records the minimum number of moves in a play which wins outright on the starting player's first turn. The best-known values for 9 and 10 holes are 41 and 68, respectively.
REFERENCES
J. Donkers, A. de Voogt and J. Uiterwijk, Human versus Machine Problem-Solving: Winning Openings in Dakon, Board Game Studies 3 (2000), 79-88.
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A059161 A133491 A075606 * A117320 A040132 A296749
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
George Pollard, Dec 15 2011
EXTENSIONS
Corrected the offset.
STATUS
approved