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Given two graphs $G$ and $H$, a size Ramsey game is played on the edge set of $K_\mathbb{N}$. In every round, Builder selects an edge and Painter colours it red or blue. Builder's goal is to force Painter to create a red copy of $G$ or a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-12-15 Grzegorz Adamski , Małgorzata Bednarska-Bzdęga

Given two graphs $H_1$ and $H_2$, an online Ramsey game is played on the edge set of $K_\mathbb{N}$. In every round Builder selects an edge and Painter colors it red or blue. Builder is trying to force Painter to create a red copy of $H_1$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-04-22 Natalia Adamska , Grzegorz Adamski

Consider a game played on the edge set of the infinite clique by two players, Builder and Painter. In each round, Builder chooses an edge and Painter colours it red or blue. Builder wins by creating either a red copy of $G$ or a blue copy…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-10-21 Joanna Cyman , Tomasz Dzido , John Lapinskas , Allan Lo

In this paper we consider a game played on the edge set of the infinite clique $K_\mathbb{N}$ by two players, Builder and Painter. In each round of the game, Builder chooses an edge and Painter colors it red or blue. Builder wins when…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-05-09 Mateusz Litka

Online Ramsey game is played between Builder and Painter on an infinite board $K_{\mathbb N}$. In every round Builder selects an edge, then Painter colors it red or blue. Both know target graphs $H_1$ and $H_2$. Builder aims to create…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-03-28 Grzegorz Adamski , Małgorzata Bednarska-Bzdȩga , Václav Blažej

The $(m,n)$-online Ramsey game is a combinatorial game between two players, Builder and Painter. Starting from an infinite set of isolated vertices, Builder draws an edge on each turn and Painter immediately paints it red or blue. Builder's…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-11-06 David Conlon , Jacob Fox , Andrey Grinshpun , Xiaoyu He

Given two graph families $\mathcal H_1$ and $\mathcal H_2$, a size Ramsey game is played on the edge set of $K_\mathbb{N}$. In every round, Builder selects an edge and Painter colours it red or blue. Builder is trying to force Painter to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-11-02 Grzegorz Adamski , Małgorzata Bednarska-Bzdęga

We prove that for every $k\ge 10$, the online Ramsey number for paths $P_k$ and $P_n$ satisfies $\tilde{r}(P_k,P_n) \geq \frac{5}{3}n + \frac{k}{9} - 4$, matching up to a linear term in $k$ the upper bound recently obtained by…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-08-13 Adva Mond , Julien Portier

The restricted $(m,n;N)$-online Ramsey game is a game played between two players, Builder and Painter. The game starts with $N$ isolated vertices. Each turn Builder picks an edge to build and Painter chooses whether that edge is red or…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-06-10 David Gonzalez , Xiaoyu He , Hanzhi Zheng

An ordered graph is a graph with a linear ordering on its vertices. The online Ramsey game for ordered graphs $G$ and $H$ is played on an infinite sequence of vertices; on each turn, Builder draws an edge between two vertices, and Painter…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-03-29 Felix Christian Clemen , Emily Heath , Mikhail Lavrov

Consider the following game between two players, Builder and Painter. Builder draws edges one at a time and Painter colours them, in either red or blue, as each appears. Builder's aim is to force Painter to draw a monochromatic copy of a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-02-11 David Conlon

Given two graphs $G$ and $H$, the online Ramsey number $\tilde{r}(G,H)$ is defined to be the minimum number of rounds that Builder can always guarantee a win in the following $(G, H)$-online Ramsey game between Builder and Painter. Starting…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-02-20 Ruyu Song , Sha Wang , Yanbo Zhang

For two graphs $G_1$ and $G_2$, the online Ramsey number $\tilde{r}(G_1,G_2)$ is the smallest number of edges that Builder draws on an infinite empty graph to guarantee that there is either a red copy of $G_1$ or a blue copy of $G_2$, under…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-02-28 Yanbo Zhang , Yixin Zhang

An ordered hypergraph is a hypergraph $H$ with a specified linear ordering of the vertices, and the appearance of an ordered hypergraph $G$ in $H$ must respect the specified order on $V(G)$. In on-line Ramsey theory, Builder iteratively…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-07-16 Xavier Perez-Gimenez , Pawel Pralat , Douglas B. West

The online Ramsey game for graphs $G$ and $H$ is played on the infinite complete graph $K_\mathbb{N}$. Each round, Builder chooses an edge, and Painter colors it red or blue. The online Ramsey number $\tilde{r}(G,H)$ is the smallest integer…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Sam Beilis , Israel R. Curbelo

The online ordered Ramsey game is played between two players, Builder and Painter, on an infinite sequence of vertices with ordered graphs $(G_1,G_2)$, which have linear orderings on their vertices. On each turn, Builder first selects an…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-09-04 Emily Heath , Dylan King , Grace McCourt , Hannah Sheats , Justin Wisby

An online Ramsey game is a game between Builder and Painter, alternating in turns. They are given a graph $H$ and a graph $G$ of an infinite set of independent vertices. In each round Builder draws an edge and Painter colors it either red…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-01-14 Václav Blažej , Pavel Dvořák , Tomáš Valla

The online Ramsey turnaround game is a game between two players, Builder and Painter, on a board of $n$ vertices using $3$ colors, for a fixed graph $H$ on at most $n$ vertices. The goal of Painter is to force a monochromatic copy of $H$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-12-10 Nóra Almási , Maria Axenovich

Consider a two-player game between players Builder and Painter. Painter begins the game by picking a coloring of the edges of $K_n$, which is hidden from Builder. In each round, Builder points to an edge and Painter reveals its color.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-08-20 Joseph Briggs , Christopher Cox

The online Ramsey number $\tilde r(G,H)$ is defined via a Builder--Painter game on an empty graph with countably many vertices. In each round, Builder reveals an edge, which Painter immediately colors either red or blue. Builder wins once a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-12 Hexuan Zhi , Yanbo Zhang
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