In this two-person game, a given number of coins—pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters—is arranged in a long row. The first player chooses a coin from one of the ends, and the coin is removed from the row. The second player then chooses a coin from one of the ends of the line of remaining coins. The two players take turns removing a coin in this manner until all the coins are gone. The player with the larger amount of money wins.

To play the game, select the number of coins you would like to have in the row (from 2 to 100). You can also choose to play against the computer or against another human player. Then click "Start Game."

NOTE: To play this game, your Web browser must be able to run Java applets. This applet runs best on Netscape, Firefox, Opera, and some versions of Internet Explorer.

Java applet created by Eric Peterson, 18, Washington, D.C.

For additional information about "coins in a row" as a two-player game, see http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20050507/mathtrek.asp (Science News).

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