Putnam 2023 A6
- Session A
Alice and Bob play a game in which they take turns choosing integers from to . Before any integers are chosen, Bob selects a goal of "odd" or "even". On the first turn, Alice chooses one of the integers. On the second turn, Bob chooses one of the remaining integers. They continue alternately choosing one of the integers that has not yet been chosen, until the th turn, which is forced and ends the game. Bob wins if the parity of matches his goal. For which values of does Bob have a winning strategy?
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