They have a mathematical, analog “solver” that can potentially find the best solution to NP-hard problems. NP-hardness is a theory of computational complexity, with problems that are famous for their ...

IF YOU have ever struggled to complete classic Nintendo games, don’t feel bad – they are officially difficult. An analysis of the computational complexity of video games, including those in the Mario ...

Now you can play Candy Crush Saga without intellectual guilt: mathematicians say it’s actually pretty hard. Toby Walsh, a researcher at the University of New South Wales in Australia, took a look at ...

Feeling guilty about the hours you’ve wasted on Candy Crush Saga? Relax. A mathematical analysis of the notoriously addictive video game reveals that it belongs to a class of fiendish computational ...

Developer King's match-three puzzler Candy Crush Saga is officially a difficult game, according to a new mathematical analysis of the title that places the game into a category of high-level ...