Series: Game Theory

Game Theory is a mathematical discipline which helps you understand how others may respond to your decisions.

Game Theory: Multiplayer Games

This is part 5 of a 5 part series on Game Theory.

So far this week I have, conveniently, only covered games with two players. That is in part because it’s easier to understand Game Theory…

This is part 4 of a 5 part series on Game Theory.

So far, we’ve talked about games where you know everything: all of the player strategies and all of their payoffs. But we are modeling…

This is part 3 of a 5 part series on Game Theory.

Winners and Losers In order to pick a winning strategy, first we need to define the game. That means you need to be confident…

This is part 2 of a 5 part series on Game Theory.

The easiest way to get started with thinking about Game Theory to make decisions is to realize we already started last week! When we…

This is part 1 of a 5 part series on Game Theory.

Last week we covered Decision Theory, a set of tools for making decisions using data. Many decisions are not as simple as making a…