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Digit-distance Mastermind

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

David Ginat
David Ginat*
Affiliation:
Science Education Department, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel email: ginat@post.tau.ac.il
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Games arouse enthusiasm and present challenge. Mathematical games add a form of scientific discovery. The beauty of mathematical games lies in the challenge of discovering patterns hidden in a (sometimes very simple) set of playing rules. Once a pattern is identified, the triumph of discovery brings the satisfaction of mental achievement and the joy of defeating an opponent. When the games can be programmed and colourfuUy demonstrated on a computer, the sense of satisfaction can expand even further.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 86 , Issue 507 , November 2002 , pp. 437 - 442
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2002

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