Challenge 3: Try different values
Try playing the game with different number of stones to start with. Record your findings or winning strategies in each case.
| Number of Stones | Winning Strategy |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| ….. | |
| ……. | |
What students worked out6
Student 3
no of stones winner
1 –
2 1st
3 2nd
4 1st
5 2nd
6 1stand so on
Student 3
no of stones winner
1 –
2 1st
3 2nd
4 1st
5 2nd
6 1st
and so on
and so onStudent 10
1 –
2 – 1st
3 – 2nd
4 – 1st
5 – 2nd
6 – 1st
7 – 2nd
8 – 1st
……Student 6
2 – 1st
3 – 2nd
4 – 1st
5 – 2nd
6 – 1stStudent 1
1- 1’st
2- 1’st
3- 2’nd
4- 1’st
5- 2’nd
6- 1’st
7- 2’nd
8- 1’st
9- 2’ndStudent 4
1-1st
2-2nd
3-1st
4-2nd
5-1st
and so on and so forth