The power-of-two interval conjecture for the Sprague–Grundy function

Let x=(x0,x1,x2)x=(x_0,x_1,x_2) be a position with x1x2x_1\leq x_2, and let u(x)=x0+x1+x2u(x)=x_0+x_1+x_2 denote the upper bound for its Sprague–Grundy value. The power-of-two interval conjecture. If x1<2kx0+x1x_1<2^k\leq x_0+x_1 for some kZk\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq}, then G(x)=u(x)\mathcal{G}(x)=u(x). This is supported by computations and extends the cases where the first coordinate is at least the second; its general validity remains unproved.

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Endre Boros, Vladimir Gurvich, Nhan Bao Ho and Kazuhisa Makino, “On the Sprague-Grundy Function of Tetris Extensions of Proper Nim”, arXiv:1504.06926 (2018).

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