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Problem 257 of 333MediumBrainteaserP257
Three-pile Nim
Three piles hold 6, 10 and 15 stones. Two players take turns removing any positive number of stones from a single pile, and whoever takes the last stone wins. You move first. Can you force a win? If so, list every winning first move.
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