Col is a classic combinatorial game played on graphs
and to solve a general instance is a PSPACE-complete problem.
However, winning strategies can be found for some specific graph
instances. In this paper, the solution of Col on complete k-ary trees
is presented.
[1] E. R. Berlekamp, J. H. Conway, R. K. Guy, Winning Ways For Your
Mathematical Plays, 2nd ed. Natick, Massachusetts: A K Peters, 2001,
vol. 1, ch. 2, pp. 37-39.
[2] J. H. Conway, On Numbers and Games, 2nd ed. Natick, Massachusetts:
A K Peters, 2001, ch. 8, pp. 91-95.
[3] T. J. Schaefer, "On the complexity of some two-person perfect information
games," J. Comput. Systems Sci., vol. 16, pp. 185-225, 1978.
[1] E. R. Berlekamp, J. H. Conway, R. K. Guy, Winning Ways For Your
Mathematical Plays, 2nd ed. Natick, Massachusetts: A K Peters, 2001,
vol. 1, ch. 2, pp. 37-39.
[2] J. H. Conway, On Numbers and Games, 2nd ed. Natick, Massachusetts:
A K Peters, 2001, ch. 8, pp. 91-95.
[3] T. J. Schaefer, "On the complexity of some two-person perfect information
games," J. Comput. Systems Sci., vol. 16, pp. 185-225, 1978.
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and to solve a general instance is a PSPACE-complete problem.
However, winning strategies can be found for some specific graph
instances. In this paper, the solution of Col on complete k-ary trees
is presented.", keywords = "Combinatorial game, Complete k-ary tree, Mapcoloring
game.", volume = "2", number = "11", pages = "774-3", }