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You're Always a Winner with Advance Nim

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 – running time 11:58
Memorize a few configs and you'll hold the key to another unbeatable game and loads of free drinks!

A while back we taught you a game called "Nim" that was simultaneously totally fair, and completely unbeatable (check out episode 8 "Nim", if you missed it). As promised, we're back with an advanced version of the game that's even simpler for the sucker to play, seems more fair, but just as unbeatable.

THE RULES: Set up three piles of marker, with starting numbers of 3, 5, and 7. Players can take as many markers as they want from any one pile per turn. Whoever takes the last marker loses.

THE WORK: There are five "pole positions" that you can achieve, right off the bat. Once you've hit these pole positions, you simply cannot lose:

(Don't worry about the order of the piles, only the values)

WINNING CONFIGS:

  • 123
  • 246
  • 111
  • 145
  • ....or two even piles.

If you go first, take only one marker. After their first turn, you'll be able to hit one of the winning configurations.

Remember that once you hit a winning config, you'll always be able to continue hitting them. The only time you should go off plan is if you're in striking distance of winning. Watch the episode for more details.

And...Inroducing Scam School's Domain Smack!

Play along and have Brian introduce your domain smack in a future episode! Find out more here.

Highlights
heart attack ( 1:54, 1:54 ) prowess ( 10:22, 10:22 ) Lucent ( 1:21, 1:21 ) heart attack ( 1:54, 1:54 ) prowess ( 10:22, 10:22 ) Lucent ( 1:21, 1:21 )

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" Wow. This upset a -- school of rock you by godaddy.com."

" Welcome to stand schooled only showed dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the -- I'm your host the sultan of scanned the tyrant of trickery that head honcho muscling."

" Brian graduated today. We're gonna learn an advanced version of the game you've already learned he may remember we learned how to play -- simultaneously totally fair and totally unbeatable."

" Now today we're gonna learn a simpler version of the game that seems more fair to the soccer but in fact will -- more free drinks did you ever would have dreamed possible check it out."

" What a pleasure to have you on the show I'm very excited this is getting the first time scanning so there's four there. I have heard maybe Tom Spencer. I'll be pivotal game. I gotta warn you very good at this game but by the time we're done you'll be as good as I am I going to do the games tactic gaming as we got three piles here."

" You can take as many quarters as you want for anyone pile and returned. -- head whoever whoever takes the last point Lucent's. "

" That's it I don't want to get -- class that's right that's okay do you want to desperately wanted to go first."

" I want the indeed. It will help -- he's taking --"

" That's right it just happens that's right."

" That means -- right."

" Sure they need anything you want these off. Well -- out of my heart attack not at all times. Hey I'm good. He didn't expect that you know that's right a sort of forgot about the more than -- that's right -- silly game as well I didn't think you're gonna want. No way you're -- it's cool. It was funny as the venture ends. And a good desire to win takes over her. The tigers pulled back -- Hey guys don't play yeah. Any of the rules now back up okay you wanna go first you're meeting numbers."

" I think excellent numbers okay my -- first."

" Like its program that I -- notice -- thing."

" I don't know I think what you'll learn that thing before it's all over this thing is Hillary and the thing. Interesting you know -- power play catch up that's right yeah."

" That's nothing to."

" That's -- enough love and get an idea that a deep blue moment here terminated for retaining all the calculations. -- He's here -- perfect -- I -- that's it's you know what to look for you want to have mercy on me and I want you have her real. Kind of moves of -- time -- time."

" Why is master of the game. It's all right. Where it's. Everywhere -- there's nothing -- We'll upsetting thing about this game is there's a lot of different paths to success at -- time."

" And not just three -- Considering just. Does that play for money next we'll play well -- right now I don't play for money."

" Yeah. Outline traffic."

" The full heart isn't in the yeah. Don't you begin onions are best all right this is again."

" Version of the game called him and then we talked about -- before we actually talked as soon resemble version of how to play cheated. -- but what I like this person version of a little bit tougher to learn how to win added. But it's -- so much more there if you want to be older versions of him the other one we talk and just check out previous episodes. Here's how you -- at this. No matter what they do. There aren't. Pole positions five configurations. That if you can create those you'll always. That makes sense like us or eight yeah exactly like you noticed that by the time that we got to be intuitive you you know that you're pretty much agreement. Right so I have written yeah I cheat sheet for you five different configurations that are not. That's hard to memorize we're going to let you keep keep her running here. Because the starting configuration is reviving so they're just remembered. But we've been presented next. The first configuration is pretty easy to remember one to -- it doesn't matter which -- has what -- can be won here. To hear. Three here -- any 13 into that could be. 23 and one was going to get a warrant to finish three you're gonna look at that makes sense. Next configuration to reports that that's also preview -- number 1232 point six. -- It's a decision that was 45 called on its right to. Reported positive out look out my first time but when he went back. Nevada tonight our. Are you Mac windows -- freak -- out -- anymore when. Exactly over and over and over did you figure out what's -- thought -- you pretty much do. -- so people. Is it playing somebody who knows all these configurations. Or he had someone write me if you let them go first. It's just one. That's the only way to look. When the earth I was here. Correct the moment you let me go first -- because I was tonight and I took either one or I didn't want from what it. So so -- did it doesn't matter. Also in this case let's say let's say you're going for if you started shaking ones take one for many of the miles."

" Yeah and actually maybe a little bit nervous if I don't think -- like."

" It's like I did the music -- go down this -- that you get your first two mr. don't really know how to place I just grab a random. So what are we got we've got to know right now. You remember the order doesn't matter what I've found is that is sitting in my mind saying to myself what the numbers aren't. You'll discover that -- the numbers are going to matchup to watch these configurations. We'll be obvious which of these you should go. So in this case some say out loud pounding each how to be obviously you home tonight -- correct. What should -- Hey you got Yeltsin now you've it was a pole position you -- 145. Guarded -- reason matter what I do insisting that he was back -- sail out of 14. That's right and you don't want to thank you got another pole position you're almost home free free. Let's say IDs and kooky night I grab all -- now once once you get to. -- game you know you're gonna have to start thinking of the room. Okay you're not going to necessarily go I want written on here but so I leave you with this would you get."

" I would do that now because. But I do I take non American life."

" I don't know you're right you want to even -- would work except for these -- game. Because now you're ready I'll drive you guys."

" You just take a -- at stake if any that match your numbers this I don't I was happy I got an eight member my favor yearling -- the free cigarette right."

" You can already I think it's. And that we -- They're -- would make you -- when that."

" yes one on one yes one -- yes."

" Great seats. It's proven apparently the only Mac -- that it."

" really grand championship tournaments woods versus redwoods which would shall remain."

" You want to do for you wanted to go for I would like your friend okay no. That's a nice -- that. Latest album here."

" So yes you will have to do some memorization to pull off the advanced version of them but trust me it's gonna be worth it the game seems so much more flair for the -- won't have any idea what's going on until until lately you've won yourself a free beer. I want to thank the addition to open Houston for teaching me this version of against him and I also like to announced this week the beginning of a new long running contest an opportunity for you to screw up your -- and get some casual and your favorite shows -- score at the same time. We're going to be looking for the vast domain -- help me."

" What can donate -- brilliant short domains are so ridiculously cheap there are sponsored godaddy.com. That you can register and insulting and demeaning to Maine and putting your friends website just for the element."

" Or less than the amount of money -- in your calculations right now. Dick what do your friends -- was a little bit proud of -- sexual prowess register the domain."

" You lose their virgin dot com and what -- his MySpace don't like this show. Registered the domain worst show on the Internet dot com reported the -- what -- rather proud of her own performance register the demand I don't know. Damn I'm good looking dot com and -- to your page whatever it is be creative be outrageous -- witty just make sure to send those delays at Bryant revision three dot com."

" We'll collect the winners and create a Holiday -- and domain -- dot com plus we've got the."

" Code to register domain snagged it for coach scam free when you check out for the -- only cost seven dollars and 49 cents and the point where you want for free. And pictured you as the promo code for scam school. Check out otherwise we'll see it and -- and that means no more scans for you selfish bastards."

" Sort of on the forms. Pat revision of green dot com flag stands for any question about this camera you want to suggest your favorite -- it directly at Bryant revision three dot com. We want to get special thanks to Hollywood from by sellout for joining us today. And next week we're going to -- of a little bit different ones gonna give you GPS coordinates that you can finally at long last. -- Company registered couples can imagine I'm -- that."

" Wow. This upset a -- school of rock you by godaddy.com."

" Welcome to stand schooled only showed dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the -- I'm your host the sultan of scanned the tyrant of trickery that head honcho muscling."

" Brian graduated today. We're gonna learn an advanced version of the game you've already learned he may remember we learned how to play -- simultaneously totally fair and totally unbeatable."

" Now today we're gonna learn a simpler version of the game that seems more fair to the soccer but in fact will -- more free drinks did you ever would have dreamed possible check it out."

" What a pleasure to have you on the show I'm very excited this is getting the first time scanning so there's four there. I have heard maybe Tom Spencer. I'll be pivotal game. I gotta warn you very good at this game but by the time we're done you'll be as good as I am I going to do the games tactic gaming as we got three piles here."

" You can take as many quarters as you want for anyone pile and returned. -- head whoever whoever takes the last point Lucent's. "

" That's it I don't want to get -- class that's right that's okay do you want to desperately wanted to go first."

" I want the indeed. It will help -- he's taking --"

" That's right it just happens that's right."

" That means -- right."

" Sure they need anything you want these off. Well -- out of my heart attack not at all times. Hey I'm good. He didn't expect that you know that's right a sort of forgot about the more than -- that's right -- silly game as well I didn't think you're gonna want. No way you're -- it's cool. It was funny as the venture ends. And a good desire to win takes over her. The tigers pulled back -- Hey guys don't play yeah. Any of the rules now back up okay you wanna go first you're meeting numbers."

" I think excellent numbers okay my -- first."

" Like its program that I -- notice -- thing."

" I don't know I think what you'll learn that thing before it's all over this thing is Hillary and the thing. Interesting you know -- power play catch up that's right yeah."

" That's nothing to."

" That's -- enough love and get an idea that a deep blue moment here terminated for retaining all the calculations. -- He's here -- perfect -- I -- that's it's you know what to look for you want to have mercy on me and I want you have her real. Kind of moves of -- time -- time."

" Why is master of the game. It's all right. Where it's. Everywhere -- there's nothing -- We'll upsetting thing about this game is there's a lot of different paths to success at -- time."

" And not just three -- Considering just. Does that play for money next we'll play well -- right now I don't play for money."

" Yeah. Outline traffic."

" The full heart isn't in the yeah. Don't you begin onions are best all right this is again."

" Version of the game called him and then we talked about -- before we actually talked as soon resemble version of how to play cheated. -- but what I like this person version of a little bit tougher to learn how to win added. But it's -- so much more there if you want to be older versions of him the other one we talk and just check out previous episodes. Here's how you -- at this. No matter what they do. There aren't. Pole positions five configurations. That if you can create those you'll always. That makes sense like us or eight yeah exactly like you noticed that by the time that we got to be intuitive you you know that you're pretty much agreement. Right so I have written yeah I cheat sheet for you five different configurations that are not. That's hard to memorize we're going to let you keep keep her running here. Because the starting configuration is reviving so they're just remembered. But we've been presented next. The first configuration is pretty easy to remember one to -- it doesn't matter which -- has what -- can be won here. To hear. Three here -- any 13 into that could be. 23 and one was going to get a warrant to finish three you're gonna look at that makes sense. Next configuration to reports that that's also preview -- number 1232 point six. -- It's a decision that was 45 called on its right to. Reported positive out look out my first time but when he went back. Nevada tonight our. Are you Mac windows -- freak -- out -- anymore when. Exactly over and over and over did you figure out what's -- thought -- you pretty much do. -- so people. Is it playing somebody who knows all these configurations. Or he had someone write me if you let them go first. It's just one. That's the only way to look. When the earth I was here. Correct the moment you let me go first -- because I was tonight and I took either one or I didn't want from what it. So so -- did it doesn't matter. Also in this case let's say let's say you're going for if you started shaking ones take one for many of the miles."

" Yeah and actually maybe a little bit nervous if I don't think -- like."

" It's like I did the music -- go down this -- that you get your first two mr. don't really know how to place I just grab a random. So what are we got we've got to know right now. You remember the order doesn't matter what I've found is that is sitting in my mind saying to myself what the numbers aren't. You'll discover that -- the numbers are going to matchup to watch these configurations. We'll be obvious which of these you should go. So in this case some say out loud pounding each how to be obviously you home tonight -- correct. What should -- Hey you got Yeltsin now you've it was a pole position you -- 145. Guarded -- reason matter what I do insisting that he was back -- sail out of 14. That's right and you don't want to thank you got another pole position you're almost home free free. Let's say IDs and kooky night I grab all -- now once once you get to. -- game you know you're gonna have to start thinking of the room. Okay you're not going to necessarily go I want written on here but so I leave you with this would you get."

" I would do that now because. But I do I take non American life."

" I don't know you're right you want to even -- would work except for these -- game. Because now you're ready I'll drive you guys."

" You just take a -- at stake if any that match your numbers this I don't I was happy I got an eight member my favor yearling -- the free cigarette right."

" You can already I think it's. And that we -- They're -- would make you -- when that."

" yes one on one yes one -- yes."

" Great seats. It's proven apparently the only Mac -- that it."

" really grand championship tournaments woods versus redwoods which would shall remain."

" You want to do for you wanted to go for I would like your friend okay no. That's a nice -- that. Latest album here."

" So yes you will have to do some memorization to pull off the advanced version of them but trust me it's gonna be worth it the game seems so much more flair for the -- won't have any idea what's going on until until lately you've won yourself a free beer. I want to thank the addition to open Houston for teaching me this version of against him and I also like to announced this week the beginning of a new long running contest an opportunity for you to screw up your -- and get some casual and your favorite shows -- score at the same time. We're going to be looking for the vast domain -- help me."

" What can donate -- brilliant short domains are so ridiculously cheap there are sponsored godaddy.com. That you can register and insulting and demeaning to Maine and putting your friends website just for the element."

" Or less than the amount of money -- in your calculations right now. Dick what do your friends -- was a little bit proud of -- sexual prowess register the domain."

" You lose their virgin dot com and what -- his MySpace don't like this show. Registered the domain worst show on the Internet dot com reported the -- what -- rather proud of her own performance register the demand I don't know. Damn I'm good looking dot com and -- to your page whatever it is be creative be outrageous -- witty just make sure to send those delays at Bryant revision three dot com."

" We'll collect the winners and create a Holiday -- and domain -- dot com plus we've got the."

" Code to register domain snagged it for coach scam free when you check out for the -- only cost seven dollars and 49 cents and the point where you want for free. And pictured you as the promo code for scam school. Check out otherwise we'll see it and -- and that means no more scans for you selfish bastards."

" Sort of on the forms. Pat revision of green dot com flag stands for any question about this camera you want to suggest your favorite -- it directly at Bryant revision three dot com. We want to get special thanks to Hollywood from by sellout for joining us today. And next week we're going to -- of a little bit different ones gonna give you GPS coordinates that you can finally at long last. -- Company registered couples can imagine I'm -- that."

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Started discussion: November 27, 2008 @ 9:03am GMT

Episode 37 - You're Always a Winner with Advance Nim [Discussion]

Memorize a few configs and you'll hold the key to another unbeatable game and loads of free drinks!

Get scammed here.

chuckles
12 months ago

Gotchas shwood!!

WeDoEvil.com :P

-chuckles-
shwooddotcom
12 months ago
In reply to chuckles:
WeDoEvil.com :P

-chuckles-


Nice!

http://www.lil-leo-laporte.com
Maynza
12 months ago
This version is much better than the other, palming a match in the other version never sat right with me.
Hayz
12 months ago
Awesome new game, as soon as i tried nim on my friends and family, they immeadiately counted the number of tokens and figured out there was a trick to it, this however seems immune to easily guessable tactics
ashwinraj
12 months ago

Pearls Before Swine

This is almost identical to an old flash game called Pearls Before Swine:
http://www.transience.com.au/pearl.html
except there's 3 groups of 3, 4, and 5 pearls.


There's also a more advanced version with 4 groups: 3, 4, 5, 6 pearls.
http://www.transience.com.au/pearl2.html
It's just as "fair" as Brian's version (since anyone can go first), but it's much more challenging. I would like to see Brian tackle it.
idogis1
12 months ago

one problem

If you go first, you pull one, but if the other person pulls 3 from any pile the only way to win is to pull one again.
shwooddotcom
12 months ago
In reply to idogis1:
If you go first, you pull one, but if the other person pulls 3 from any pile the only way to win is to pull one again.


Is that bad? I'm not sure I follow.
therage800
12 months ago
Hey Brian, do you know what your shirt says?
uuilliam
12 months ago
im not telling anyone my smack since someone will probs think something better if i do...

lol
mostlikely there will be an outrageous one but meh.. im still thinking.. i have 75 pounds burning a hole in my pocket so thats uh... 14 websites i can buy?

i was gunna buy nowyoucangoontheroadwithbrianbrushwood.com and redirect it to anyrandom porn site just to make brian happy but its taken now =[

so then i thought!

http://www.nowyoucangoontheroadwithdennisrogers.com/ but was scared incase it would be eligible for a court case so i left it :)
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