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OK. John Nash was one of the inventors of a board game which can never end in a draw.
What game is it, and proving that the n-dimensional variant can't end in a draw either also proves a famous theorem, what theorem is that? And what has it got to do with dropping a map of the Earth on the floor?
On the last point, I'd guess the theorem has a practical importance to map projections.
Hmm. Checkers and Chess can stalemate. I think the game is that one you play on diner menus, with the playing field a grid of dots, and each player adds one line connecting to adjacent dots at a time. IIRC, the object is to make the most complete boxes, with each box giving one score.
EDIT: I googled his name on Wikipedia, and they only list is works. The topics got me thinking some more. Would his game be Chinese Checkers?