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The Clue
Game with sticks (3 letter answer)
The Answer
NIM
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Notes
The answer NIM is uncommon, appearing about once every 500 puzzles.
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Definition
NIM as a noun:
1. game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table