In the first game, there are nine numbers, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. You and your opponent take turns, taking one number each time. You can only take a number once, so if your opponent has taken a number, you can't take it also (and neither can your opponent, again). The winner is the first person whose numbers total 15.
Here's an example:
You Your opponent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
You take 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1
Opponent takes 8
2 3 4 5 6 7 9 1 8
You take 5
2 3 4 6 7 9 1,5 8
Opponent takes 4
2 3 6 7 9 1,5 8,4
You take 9, and win!
2 3 6 7 1,5,9 8,4