KnowraNimLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Nim, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 4Compared with 2Combinatorial game theoryBroader topic: Nim is the canonical model for impartial-game analysis.Recreational mathematicsBroader topic: Its winning strategy is captured by binary arithmetic and the concept of nim-sum.Sprague–Grundy theoremBroader topic: Nim heaps are the canonical game values used to state the theorem.Tic-tac-toeCompared with: Unlike tic-tac-toe, Nim's strategy is governed by heap sizes rather than spatial alignments.MancalaCompared with: Unlike sowing games, Nim centers on removing pieces rather than circulating them.Richard K. GuyBroader topic: Nim provides the model position-value theory used throughout combinatorial game theory.