The winning-strategy conjecture for Building Nim

Let BN(2n,)\operatorname{BN}(2n,\ell) denote the Building Nim game with parameters 2n2n and \ell, and let P1\text{P1} and P2\text{P2} be its two players. Winning-strategy conjecture. Player P1\text{P1} wins BN(2n,)\operatorname{BN}(2n,\ell) whenever

2n>+3.2n>\ell+3.

Computer explorations suggest this criterion beyond the cases established in the preceding analysis, while the source notes that P1\text{P1} has a winning strategy for BN(10,5)\operatorname{BN}(10,5) and other cases. A general proof is not provided.

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Primary source

Eric Duchêne, Matthieu Dufour, Silvia Heubach and Urban Larsson, “Building Nim”, arXiv:1502.04068 (2015).

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