Dr. NIM
Encyclopedia
Dr. NIM was a game manufactured by E.S.R., Inc. in the mid-1960s. It consisted of a plastic computer and a set of marbles. The machine would play a person at the game of Nim
. The machine was powered by the action of the marbles falling through the machine.
Nim
Nim is a mathematical game of strategy in which two players take turns removing objects from distinct heaps. On each turn, a player must remove at least one object, and may remove any number of objects provided they all come from the same heap....
. The machine was powered by the action of the marbles falling through the machine.
External links
- Original manual (Pdf)
- Jim's Computer Museum (most links broken)
- BoardGameGeek entry for The Amazing Dr. Nim