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Wikimedia Commons
NIM
A pure strategy game played with pebbles or small objects
Age
6-99
Time
5-15 min
Players
2 players
What's Included
Pebbles, buttons, or matchsticks
Skills Developed
Mathematical thinking, strategic planning, pattern recognition, logical reasoning
How to Play
Arrange 15 objects into piles of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. Players take turns removing any number of objects from a single pile. The player who takes the last object wins.
Notes
Image: Jeu de Nim wooden game. CC BY-SA 4.0, by Rene Hourdry. Via Wikimedia Commons.