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List of games in game theory

• g_ 17y ago
  Most interesting: guess 2/3 of average: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guess_2/3_of_the_average http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guess_2/3_of_the_average pirate game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_game dollar auction: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_auction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_auction Most common/well-known: prisoner dilemma: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma chicken: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_chicken http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_chicken battle of the sexes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_sexes_(game_theory) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_sexes_(game_theor... El Farol bar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Farol_bar_problem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Farol_bar_problem
• teamonkey 17y ago
  Very interesting. Can anyone recommend a good (light, if possible) introduction to game theory?
  • profquail 17y ago
    One of the most basic 'games' in game theory is called the Prisoner's Dilemma: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma Basically, the idea here is to figure out your best strategy for the 'game' (which really means any situation where you need to make a decision), given that the other "players" don't cooperate with you in any way (i.e. you assume they are going to act in their own self-interest). The most basic successful strategy for the Prisoner's Dilemma is called "Tit-for-Tat", in which you always choose the "altruistic" option, unless the other player chose against you last time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat
  • travisjeffery 17y ago
    GAME THEORY A Nontechnical Introduction by Morton D. Davis is great.
  • loganfrederick 17y ago
    "Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life" by Len Fisher. Great introduction to the area of study. Follow that up with the EconTalk podcast episode with Dr. Bruce Beuno de Mesquita: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/_featuring/bruce_bueno_de_mesquita/ http://www.econtalk.org/archives/_featuring/bruce_bueno_de_m...
  • TriinT 17y ago
    Prof. Ben Polak's game theory course at Yale: http://oyc.yale.edu/economics/game-theory http://oyc.yale.edu/economics/game-theory Prof. Asu Ozdaglar's MIT course on game theory with engineering applications: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/sp08/6.254 http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/sp08/6.254 Game theory for managers (MIT course for MBA's so it's light ;-) http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040Spring2004/CourseHome/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040S...
• TriinT 17y ago
  Some more links on game theory: How Real People Think in Strategic Games: http://www.msri.org/people/members/sara/articles/expecon.pdf http://www.msri.org/people/members/sara/articles/expecon.pdf Ten Little Treasures of Game Theory and Ten Intuitive Contradictions: http://people.virginia.edu/~cah2k/treasure.pdf http://people.virginia.edu/~cah2k/treasure.pdf
• loganfrederick 17y ago
  Personally, I plan on pursuing a career where game theory would play an important role in my research or work (teaching or intelligence research). In many ways it's the science of cause-and-effect (hence why the Tit-for-Tat game solution works so well). By applying the concept of how one event can determine another on a predictable basis, one can help explain and potentially solve many of the world's greatest problems.