A202258 Minimum number of laps for a starting player's win in Dakon-n.

8, 6, 5, 5, 4

Offset

4,1

Comments

Dakon-n is the game of Dakon with n small holes per player. This sequence records the minimum number of times a starting player can lap the board, while winning on the first turn. The best-known value for n=9,10 is 5.

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.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=4..8.

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A353962 A120818 A125579 * A367409 A021540 A100199

Adjacent sequences: A202255 A202256 A202257 * A202259 A202260 A202261

Keyword

nonn

Author

George Pollard, Dec 15 2011

Status

approved