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  2. Wheat and chessboard problem - Wikipedia

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    This is equal to the square of the number of grains on the first half of the board, plus itself. The first square of the second half alone contains one more grain than the entire first half. On the 64th square of the chessboard alone, there would be 2 63 = 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 grains, more than two billion times as many as on the first ...

  3. Perfection (board game) - Wikipedia

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    Time Shock (Nintendo, 1972) schematic, illustrating how shape location varies with rotation of central ring. In 1972, Nintendo introduced a game with a similar timer and shape-fitting mechanic named Time Shock (タイムショック), which was created by Gunpei Yokoi and featured a two-tier, circular board with 20 spaces. This variant had a ...

  4. Parkinson's law - Wikipedia

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    At the time of Parkinson's study (the 1950s), the Cabinet was still the official governing body. Parkinson observed that, from 1939 on, there was an effort to save the Cabinet as an institution. The membership had been fluctuating from a high of 23 members in 1939, down to 18 in 1954.

  5. Timekeeping in games - Wikipedia

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    In real-time games, time within the game passes continuously. However, in turn-based games, player turns represent a fixed duration within the game, regardless of how much time passes in the real world. Some games use combinations of real-time and turn-based timekeeping systems. Players debate the merits and flaws of these systems.

  6. Avalanche (marble game) - Wikipedia

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    Original 1966 edition of Avalanche illustrating inclined board and rocking gates.. Avalanche, also marketed as Lawine in the Netherlands, Avalancha in Spain, and Astroslide or Skill in Germany, is an abstract, mechanical strategy game published by Parker Brothers in 1966 that features colored marbles that roll down an inclined board.

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  8. Time Tripper (board game) - Wikipedia

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    Time Tripper is a game for 1-4 players, where each player controls a Vietnam War era American GI who inaccurately manipulates the time flux and is transported to a significant battle in either the past or the future. If he survives the battle, the soldier then tries re-manipulate the time flux, either returning to his own time, or being ...

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