nimmed; nimming
nim
nounDefinition of nim (Entry 2 of 2)
: any of various games in which counters are laid out in one or more piles and each player in turn draws one or more counters with the object of taking the last counter, forcing the opponent to take it, or taking the most or fewest counters
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The first known use of nim was before the 12th century
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