Nim
The Nimrod was a special purpose computer that played the game of Nim, designed and built by Ferranti and displayed at the Exhibition of Science during the 1951 Festival of Britain. It was the first digital…
5 May 1951
Nim is a puzzle developed by John Makepeace Bennett, released 5 May 1951 on Ferranti Nimrod Computer.
What Nim is
Nim is a puzzle game developed by John Makepeace Bennett and released in 1951. It is available on Ferranti Nimrod Computer only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Nimrod was a special purpose computer that played the game of Nim, designed and built by Ferranti and displayed at the Exhibition of Science during the 1951 Festival of Britain. It was the first digital computer exclusively designed to play a game, though its true intention was to illustrate the principles of the (then novel) digital computer for the public.
How it plays
It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
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When did Nim come out?
Nim was released on 5 May 1951 for Ferranti Nimrod Computer.
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