A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

Games in projective space

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Richard Green
Jun 16, 2025
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Projective geometry is a version of geometry in which there are points, lines, and planes, but in which there are no such things as distance or parallel lines. There is also a version of projective geometry that uses finite sets, and this can be used to design games like the card game Dobble (also known as Spot It!). The deck of Dobble cards is designed…

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