Nimxus

This is game #16 in the Games on Half a Checkerboard Series. Nimxus is in the Nim family. It has a unique feature where players can be forced to place pieces in a column or row, based upon how many pieces their opponent played. Each turn, players place 1-4 pieces on the board. This number, 1-4 corresponds with the number or row the player's opponent put pieces in. Each player has their own unique row, while sharing a column. Play continues until a player has no legal move. At that point, that player wins the game.