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Mathematicians love games. Not only can they have fun while looking like they’re busy working, but even the simplest games can demand clever tactics and strategies to win. These are the perfect kinds of problems for solving with maths. One branch of mathematics, called Combinatorial Game Theory, was developed around 30 years ago specifically to […]http://lewis.dsruptiv.net/en-gb/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/games.gif