This problem was a team challenge in Survivor Amazon, except they were allowed to take 1,2,3, or 4 flags. The winning strategy is to leave a multiple of 5 flags. But none of the contestants figured it out. Don
On Jan 12, 8:03 am, siva <[email protected]> wrote: > consider there are N balls in a basket. 2 players play the turns > alternatively ..AT each turn,the player > > can take 1 or 2 balls from the basket. the first player starts the game.. > Both the players play optimally. > > i) Given N,tell whether the 1st player win or loss ? > > ii) If player 1 wins, how many balls he should take at this first turn(1 > or 2) ? --
