[TriLUG] looking for puzzle/game algorithm.

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

I don't know how to look this up in google.

You're given an arbitary length of string. You're allowed to 
cut off any length upto a fixed amount (say 9 inches); the 
computer is allowed to do the same. The player that takes 
the last piece of string is the winner. I don't remember if 
there is a minimum amount you have to take.

I saw this run on what I think was a tube based calculator 
in the early '60s for a lab open day (where I played and 
lost).

Anyone know what the game is called or what the winning 
algorithm is (it was explained to me at the time, but I 
didn't really understand it and I've forgotten)?

Thanks
Joe

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