In combinatorial game theory, the zero game is the game where neither player has any legal options. Therefore, the first player automatically loses, and it is a second-player win. The zero game has a Sprague–Grundy value of zero. The combinatorial notation of the zero game is: { | }.
A zero game is the opposite of the star (game theory) {0|0}, which is a first-player win since either player must (if first to move in the game) move to a zero game, and therefore win.
The Zero Game is also the title of a novel by Brad Meltzer.
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