On sequences arising from randomizing subtraction games
Combinatorics
2024-05-31 v1
Abstract
In this article, we study the behavior of a broad family of real sequences derived from randomized one-pile subtraction games. For any subtraction set , we allow any valid number of chips to be removed at equal probability at any given position and we study the sequences representing the probability of winning the game from a position with chips. We characterize these sequences in terms of linear recurrence relations and examine their behavior as for all finite . We fully solve the cases for subtraction sets of fewer than 3 elements and partially complete the general case for arbitrary .
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@article{arxiv.2405.19593,
title = {On sequences arising from randomizing subtraction games},
author = {Nicolas Capitelli and Francisco Somma},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.19593},
year = {2024}
}
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10 pages