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Winning Ways: for your mathematical
plays
Volume 2: Games in Particular
A classic treatise on mathematical
games and puzzles by three highly respected mathematicians. Rigorous
yet entertaining (and humorous). Examines many, many games including
the Tower of Hanoi, Peg Solitaire, Hare and Hounds, sliding blocks,
Rubik's cube, Nim, Dots and Boxes, Life, etc.
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These three books are collections
of Martin Gardner's wonderful Mathematical Games columns from Scientific
American magazine.
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Hexaflagons and Other Mathematical
Diversions: The First Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles
and Games
Topics include the Tower of Hanoi,
Hex, Nim, and TacTix.
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The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical
Puzzles and Diversions
Topics include the Soma cube, magic squares,
mazes, and the "golden ratio" phi (the lesser-known
relative of pi).
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The Unexpected Hanging and Other Mathematical
Diversions: A Classic Collection of Puzzles and Games from Scientific
American
Topics include Peg Solitaire, Flatland,
the transcendental e, and a matchbox game-learning machine.
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Mazes and Labyrinths: Their
History and Development
Written in 1922, published by Dover
in 1970. Topics include Egyptian, Greek, and Roman labyrinths, the church
labyrinths of the Middle Ages, turf and hedge mazes, the etymology of
mazes, hints on design and the principles of solution, and even a survey
of references to mazes and labyrinths in classic literature.
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