Re: Single player game theory?




makc.the.great@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I am looking for good introduction on subject. As far as I hear there
are always 2+ players or what?

Game theory usually refers to situations of conflict or cooperation so
there are usually two or more players. A good elementary introduction
is _Game Theory and Strategy_ by Straffin, published by the
Mathematical Association of America. An advanced, authoritative text
is _Games and Decisions_ by Luce and Raiffa, published by WIley. There
is also the subject of combinatorial game theory and there the
autoritative book is
_Winning Ways for Your Combinatorial Plays_ by Berlekamp et al.

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