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During the webinar hosted by WG5, scheduled for Friday, May 30, 2025, from 18:00 CET, Tiago Hirth will present Single player token games and n-player mancalas for computational and mathematical thinking

Abstract: In this presentation we will examine a few games that take and distribute counters, Nakane-Tait's Counter Problem, N'tchuva, pile subtraction, etc. Some conceptual nuggets will be highlighted in these "past-times" and their mastery. Epitomical considerations will be left open regarding the cultural heritage these games came to fruition and that provoke the scholar and pedagogue to give them a natural home in their craft.

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ACTION CA22145

GameTable – Computational Techniques for Tabletop Games Heritage. An international and interdisciplinary network of scholars and stakeholders from all career stages across academia, industry, and heritage institutions to inspire methodologies and applications on how to use game AI to study, reconstruct, and preserve the intangible cultural heritage of games.

Action Details

Action Chair: Dr. Éric Piette
Start Date: 24 October 2023
End Date: 23 October 2027
Approval date: 16 May 2023
Grant Holder: UCLouvain

Email: eric.piette@uclouvain.be

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