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    On the Constructor-Blocker Game

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    In the Constructor-Blocker game, two players, Constructor and Blocker, alternatively claim unclaimed edges of the complete graph KnK_n. For given graphs FF and HH, Constructor can only claim edges that leave her graph FF-free, while Blocker has no restrictions. Constructor's goal is to build as many copies of HH as she can, while Blocker attempts to stop this. The game ends once there are no more edges that Constructor can claim. The score g(n,H,F)g(n,H,F) of the game is the number of copies of HH in Constructor's graph at the end of the game, when both players play optimally and Constructor plays first. In this paper, we extend results of Patk\'os, Stojakovi\'c and Vizer on g(n,H,F)g(n, H, F) to many pairs of HH and FF: We determine g(n,H,F)g(n, H, F) when H=KrH=K_r and χ(F)>r\chi(F)>r, also when both HH and FF are odd cycles, using Szemer\'edi's Regularity Lemma. We also obtain bounds of g(n,H,F)g(n, H, F) when H=K3H=K_3 and F=K2,2F=K_{2,2}.Comment: 16 page
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