2025-08-18 16:36:10 +0000 UTC

class Solution:
    def minMaxGame(self, nums: List[int]) -> int:
        while len(nums) > 1:
            length = len(nums) // 2
            for i in range(length):
                if i % 2 == 0:
                    nums[i] = min(nums[i * 2], nums[i * 2 + 1])
                else:
                    nums[i] = max(nums[i * 2], nums[i * 2 + 1])
            while len(nums) > length:
                nums.pop()
        return nums[0]