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In synchronized games players make their moves simultaneously rather than alternately. Synchronized Domineering is the synchronized version of Domineering, a classic two-player combinatorial game. We present the solutions for all the m ×n boards with m ≤ 6 and n ≤ 6. Also, we give results for the n ×3 boards, n ×5 boards, and some partial results for the n ×2 boards. Future research is indicated.
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Cincotti, A., Iida, H. (2008). The Game of Synchronized Domineering. In: van den Herik, H.J., Xu, X., Ma, Z., Winands, M.H.M. (eds) Computers and Games. CG 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5131. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87608-3_22
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