Game Theory
A Very Short Introduction
by K. G. Binmore · first published 2007
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Games are played whenever people interact, wherever there are strategies to adopt and outcomes or prizes to win. And that means games are played everywhere: from economics to evolutionary biology, from prison escapes to online poker, and from romantic liaisons to Cold War stand-offs. Game theory is the study of such games — what happens when they are played rationally, and how we can predict their outcomes. This lively Very Short Introduction shows how game theory can be understood without mathematical equations, and how, from one simple premise, there springs a remarkably rich theory tha
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How about a book from VSI series, Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Ken Binmore? While I haven't read that one in particular, VSI series are quite cheap and most of the time of a good quality.
on “Ask HN: Suggestions please for concise introductions to game theory” ↗Thinking Strategically by Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff is a fantastic way to start. You can pick it up without any prior knowledge of game theory. I'd also recommend Ken Binmore's Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction.
on “Game Theory: Open Access textbook” ↗This situation makes up a good portion of an intro game theory course - the section is usually titled "games with asymmetric information", the problem is described as "the market for lemons", and the solution is described as "signaling devices", all of which are…
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