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theory of games
theory of games group of mathematical theories first developed by John Von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern. A game consists of a set of rules governing a competitive situation in which from two to n individuals or groups of individuals choose strategies designed to maximize their own winnings or... Read more |
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Games
Games The video game entertainment industry is a multi-billion dollar international enterprise that has seen many technological advancements since its inception in the early 1960s. From primitive home entertainment systems wired by simple integrated circuitry to the ... Read more |
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Video games
Video games Definition Video games are electronic, interactive games known for their vibrant colors, sound effects, and complex graphics. Description First mass-marketed in the 1970s, video games are played by installing cartridges into a game box connected by wire to a television set. The child... Read more |
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whist
whist card game for four players, those on opposite sides of the table being partners. The full pack of 52 cards is dealt. The dealer's last card is turned up to indicate trump, and after he draws this card in hand, the player on the left of the dealer leads. Cards rank from ace down through two,... Read more |
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war game
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game cropping
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Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair 1964- American speed skater American speed skater Bonnie Blair won six medals competing in three Winter Olympics Games, the second most medals won by a woman in the Winter Olympic Games (the first was Lydia Skoblikova ). Of the six, five were gold, making Blair the only American... Read more |
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poker
poker card game, believed to have originated in Asia and first played in the United States in the 19th cent. A traditional cutthroat gambling game at first, it is now also an internationally popular social pastime. Basic Rules Poker is fundamentally a gambling game and is played either for money... Read more |
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croquet
croquet , lawn game in which the players hit wooden balls with wooden mallets through a series of 9 or 10 wire arches, or wickets. The first player to hit the posts placed at each end of the field wins. The game developed in France in the 17th cent. Though the American public identifies it as a... Read more |
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Battling Pembroke hold leaders
...In a lively game visitors Glenanne...a draw as Pembroke found their...more than Pembroke as the former...visitors. First Gary Shaw...around. The home side pressed...Foulton earned Pembroke's third...students' ... |
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UNC-Pembroke wins home opener.
...01 p.m. The game clock was at all...scrapbook: UNC-Pembroke 26, Greensboro...upstart UNC-Pembroke football team...It's the first win in 56 years...quarter, when UNC-Pembroke (1-1) took...In the two games ... |
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UNC-PEMBROKE SPOILS SEASON OPENER FOR MARAUDERS
...already played six games, handed the Marauders...apiece. But UNC-Pembroke's (5-2...Deitrich's two home runs and four...that struck the first blow. Dochterman's single in the first inning scored...the fourth when Pembroke ... |
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Pembroke seek to bounce back
...crucial league game, a date for which...yet to be set. Pembroke, meanwhile...their switch to Pembroke this season. League form suggests Pembroke should win on Sunday but...UCD win their games tomorrow. ... |
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UNC-Pembroke searches for best conference fit.
...a conference home for its football...will leave UNC-Pembroke's first-year football...championship game would be far greater than anything Pembroke's other athletic...Chowan is the first non-historically...it typically ... |
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Pembroke look to be the force
...was Monkstown's first victory of the...matches, while Pembroke grabbed their third win from three in typically...that now gives Pembroke 11 goals from three games. They continue...Belfield, in the home side's ... |
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CORNER KICKS; Pembroke discovers success.(Sports)
...expected." Pembroke took the field for the first time this fall...Friday's win over East Bridgewater...goals in recent wins. "Our talent...significant win so far when...fans there." Pembroke gets another...Duxbury at ... |
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Avoca can keep the pressure on Pembroke
...the points at home to avoid relegation...fortnight ago. Pembroke, frustrated...Brien yet Pembroke will have nine...members of their first XI are Munstermen...produced in ending Pembroke sunbeaten run...repeat a modest win ... |
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Hockey: Pembroke pledge support
...with three tough games in three days...deficit from the first leg in Cork and...Lombard crashing home the vital away...n their 2-1 win at Pembroke came, inevitably...Chris Barnes first half penalty...Sherriff was ... |
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Glenanne well-equipped to give Pembroke a shock
...sudden death. Pembroke then went on to...sided 6-0 win over Cookstown...year's final, Pembroke carried the rich...weeks ago in the first round with Irish...another goal. Pembroke, who added another...look to play a game of ... |
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