Lessons in Play: An Introduction to Combinatorial Game Theory

"Lessons in Play" is the authoritative book on combinatorial game theory. As the perfect complement to "Winning Ways", it is a formal, yet playful introduction to the subject and covers all the core concepts needed to understand and play combinatorial games. Topics covered include symmetry and strategy stealing, the algebra of games, impartial, hot, and all-small games, and the partial order of games.