Logic game with matchsticks Crossword Clue
3 letters · New York Times · Friday, October 25, 2019 · 19-Across
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between September 2014 and October 2019.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · October 25, 2019 · 19-Across · 3 letters
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game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
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