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The Edge-Distinguishing Game

Combinatorics 2025-09-01 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a graph coloring game called the Edge-Distinguishing Game (EDGe). The edge-distinguishing chromatic number of a graph is used to determine the moves each player can make. We determine which player has a winning strategy for particular graphs and graph families. Additionally, utilizing principles from game theory as well as previous work on a computational solution for the Game of Cycles.

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@article{arxiv.2508.21185,
  title  = {The Edge-Distinguishing Game},
  author = {Nathaniel Benjamin and Elisa Benthem and Cooper Burkel and Marissa Chesser and Mike Janssen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.21185},
  year   = {2025}
}

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16 pages, 20 figures

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