Challenge 4
What students worked out4
Student 2
to win we start first
and take 2 from the bottom row
then copy our opponent’s moves
in the other rowStudent 5
The winning strategy is to take two from the bottom and copy our opponent’s moves
in the other rowStudent 4
In this layout, if we are the first player, we take two from the bottom and equalize the number of sticks. Then we copy the opponent’s moves.
If we are the second player, we add two to the number of sticks the opponent removed. Whatever we get, we take that number of sticks.
Student 6
For this game first equalise the sticks in the 2nd row and then copy your opponents moves