Download or read book Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, Volume 4 written by Elwyn R. Berlekamp and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-03-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games. Now carefully revised and broken down into four volumes to accommodate new developments, the Second Edition retains the original's wealth of wit and wisdom. The authors' insightful strategies, blended with their witty and irreverent style, make reading a profitable pleasure. In Volume 4, the authors present a Diamond of a find, covering one-player games such as Solitaire.