A183192 Length of shortest winning opening sequences for Dakon-n.

12, 24, 19, 25, 29

Offset: 4

Author

George Pollard, Dec 15 2011

Keywords

• nonn

Comments

Dakon-n is the game of Dakon, with n small holes per player. This sequence records the minimum number of moves in a play which wins outright on the starting player's first turn. The best-known values for 9 and 10 holes are 41 and 68, respectively.

References

• J. Donkers, A. de Voogt and J. Uiterwijk, Human versus Machine Problem-Solving: Winning Openings in Dakon, Board Game Studies 3 (2000), 79-88.

Extensions

Corrected the offset.