Conway's soldiers

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:board_game
gptkbp:cannotReach row 5 or higher
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Winning_Ways_for_your_Mathematical_Plays
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
combinatorial game theory
gptkbp:firstPublished 1961
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Conway's_angel_problem
higher-dimensional versions
gptkbp:hasProofType invariant method
gptkbp:hasRule soldiers can only move by jumping over adjacent soldiers into empty squares
soldiers can only move upwards (north) on the board
players move pegs (soldiers) on an infinite checkerboard
gptkbp:hasVariant diagonal moves allowed
higher-dimensional boards
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Conway's soldiers
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:John_Horton_Conway
gptkbp:maximumReachableRow row 4
gptkbp:notableFor demonstrating limits of infinite processes in games
gptkbp:objective move a soldier as far north as possible
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:mathematics
gptkb:peg_solitaire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_H._Conway
gptkb:John_Horton_Conway
gptkb:John_Conway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5