On Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 4:53:42 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 31 May 2019, at 15:37, Philip Thrift <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > > A game a bridge - I suppose as something literally defined with words and > symbols in a book on bridge - can be seen as some sort of algorithm or > (dynamic) mathematical structure even. There are probably fictional board > games in fantasy literature - like Game of Thrones - which could be taken > and tuned into games people could play. > > > OK. > And all games, like all programs, are played (run) in arithmetic. > > Bruno > > > But still, to run programs, including ones that play bridge, poker, chess, one goes to a computer store and buys a computer to run them in. One doesn't go into Best Buy and buy arithmetic and carry it out the door.
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