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Minimum number of laps for a starting player's win in Dakon-n.
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%I #8 Sep 20 2013 11:34:39

%S 8,6,5,5,4

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

%C 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.

%D J. Donkers, A. de Voogt and J. Uiterwijk, Human versus Machine Problem-Solving: Winning Openings in Dakon, Board Game Studies 3 (2000), 79-88.

%K nonn

%O 4,1

%A _George Pollard_, Dec 15 2011