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- 15.puzzleHow can I solve Sam Loyd's "15" puzzle, which consists of 15 sliding pieces in a 4 by 4 array, looking like... Added material
- alcatrazWhat is the solution to Alcatraz? Added material
- backgammonWhat is the minimal number of moves in backgammon such that the initial board configuration is exactly... New
- baseball.pitchesWhat is the fewest number of pitches that could be thrown by the winning pitcher in a regulation 9 inning... New
- bedlam.cubeHow many solutions does the Bedlam cube puzzle have? New
- beggar.your.neighborWhat deal of two-player Beggar Your Neighbor gives the longest game (the most tricks), and can a game go on... New
- bridgeAre there any programs for solving double-dummy Bridge?
- chinese.ringsHow do you solve the Chinese Rings (also called the Patience Puzzle)? New
- chompWhat is a winning strategy for the game "Chomp"? New
- cigarettesThe game of cigarettes is played as follows: Two players take turns placing a cigarette on a circular table.
- connect.fourIs there a winning strategy for Connect Four? Added material
- crapsWhat are the odds in craps?
- cribbage.improvementIn cribbage, which four-card hand can gain the most points from the turned-up card? New
- cribbage.puzzlesCan a game of cribbage be won 121-0? New
- crosswordsAre there programs to make crosswords?
- cubeWhat are some games involving cubes? Added material
- fibonacci.nimTwo players start with a number of counters. New
- fifteen.gameNine cards numbered 1 to 9 lie face up; players alternately take one, and the first to hold three cards... New
- freecellWhich deals of the solitaire game FreeCell are impossible to win? New
- go-mokuFor a game of k in a row on an n x n board, for what values of k and n is there a win? Added material
- gops[ Editor: Two players each hold all the cards of one suit; on each trick both lay a card face down, the... New
- hexIs there a known winning strategy for the game of Hex? New
- hi-qWhat is the quickest solution of the game Hi-Q (also called Solitaire)? Added material
- instant.insanityHow do you solve Instant Insanity: stack four cubes, whose faces are colored red, white, blue and green, so... New
- jeopardyWhat are the highest, lowest, and most different scores contestants can achieve during a single game of... Added material
- jeopardy.wagerSuppose you are one of two rational players tied with $5000 in two-player Final Jeopardy! New
- kites.and.dartsHow do you play the Mabry Dart & Kite game, a two-player game of 3-coloring a Penrose tiling of kites and... New
- klondike.lossIn Klondike solitaire, what is the fewest number of cards that can be placed in a beginning setup to... New
- life.densityWhat are the densest regular patterns that cover the plane in Conway's game of Life? New
- life.dyingWhat is the smallest group of cells in Conway's game of Life that dies completely in one generation, with... New
- mastermindWhat algorithms solve MasterMind, and how many guesses do they need? New
- monopolyIn Monopoly, you are most likely to land on which property? New
- nimPlace 10 piles of 10 $1 bills in a row. Added material
- nim.1357How do you win the game of Nim from the standard position of rows of 1, 3, 5 and 7 pieces? New
- nim.splittingIn this version of Nim, a move is to cross out any number of consecutive "sticks" in one row. New
- nonogramsWhat are some concrete tips for solving nonograms (paint-by-numbers puzzles, like the ones in _Games_ magazine)? New
- oskars.cubeWho invented the 3D maze puzzle that involves solving three 2D mazes simultaneously (probably mentioned in... New
- othelloHow good are computers at Othello? Added material
- peg.solitaireWhat are the solutions for peg solitaire with the following boards?
- poker.face.upIn Face-Up Poker, two players each select five cards from a face-up deck, bet, discard and draw.
- prime.gameA and B play a game in which they create a six-digit number: 1. New
- riskWhat are the odds when tossing dice in Risk?
- scrabbleWhat are some exceptional Scrabble Brand Crossword Game (TM) games? Added material
- scrabble.bingosWhat are the most common bingos (seven-letter words using a whole rack) in Scrabble? New
- scrabble.opening.bingoWhat is the probability that the first seven tiles drawn in Scrabble form a bingo (a seven-letter word... New
- scrabble.simulationWhat do computer simulations of many Scrabble games show about scores, bingos, game length, square usage... New
- scrabble.word.frequencyWhich words are played most often in Scrabble games on the Internet game servers, and how often are words... New
- setWhat is the size of the largest collection of cards from which NO "set" can be selected ? Added material
- sliding.blockI am looking for a sliding block puzzle named "the viking game". New
- snookerI made the lowest possible winning score for a completed frame of snooker, potting only one ball in the... New
- snooker.yellowDuring a normal game of snooker one of the players makes a break of eight points, during which he pots the yellow ball four times. New
- somaWhat is the solution to Soma Cubes? Added material
- sproutsThe game is played on a piece of paper, initially with a number of points drawn on it, and is a two player turn-taking game. New, unsolved
- square-1Does anyone have any hints on how to solve the Square-1 puzzle? Added material
- take.away1. There are 2 players and 32 toothpicks. New
- think.and.jumpTHINK & JUMP: FIRST THINK, THEN JUMP UNTIL YOU ARE LEFT WITH ONE PEG!
- tictactoeIn random tic-tac-toe, what is the probability that the first mover wins?
- tictactoe.machineHow can a tic-tac-toe machine be wired from only a power source, wire, nine toggle switches and eighteen... New