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{\bf Joseph Kahane and Alexander J. Ryba}
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{\bf The Hexad Game }
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We give a non-enumerative proof that the $P$-positions
of the hexad game give the Steiner system $S(5,6,12)$.
We show that the distributions of nim sums and Welter
values of these $P$-positions have simple and surprising
regularities.


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