Alice & Bob play the following chip-off-game. Given a pile of 122 chips, Alice 1st picks at least one chip but not all chips. In subsequent turn a player picks at least one chip but no more than the number picked on the previous turn by the opponent. the player to pick the last chip wins. which of the following is true?

1)in order to win alice should pick up two chips on her 1st turn
2) in order to win, alice should pick 30 chips on her 1st turn
3) in order to win, alice should pick 1 chip on her 1st turn
4) alice has no winning strategy

• 1) In order to win alice should pick two chips on her first move
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(6)
• answer is 2nd option bcoz its given dat who picks the last chips wins the game,so alice picks the last two chips and she contains 62 chips.so 2nd option is true.
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
• 1)alice should pick up two chips on her first turn.
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)