The road to epsilon-zero: ordinals as nim-heaps

242 · Mark Dominus · July 19, 2026, 12:30 a.m.
Summary
This blog post dives into the game of Nim and explores how ordinal numbers can be interpreted as nim-heaps. It discusses various strategies for winning the game, including the dynamics between different types of tokens and heaps, ultimately revealing deeper connections between game theory and mathematical concepts associated with ordinals.