In the early 20th century, a mathematician and economist sought the optimal strategy for Holmes to escape Moriarty’s pursuit ...

And since game theory optimal poker is such a dense and mathematically complex topic, let’s create a bit of an intuitive example, without all the messy math. We have two players, Sam and Shakira.

Most players agree that to stay competitive at the top levels of poker they must use a blend of game theory’s optimal and exploitative play. Optimal is more defensive, whereas exploitative is ...

They are trying to play, albeit imperfectly, a strategy computer algorithms have revealed as game theory optimal, what ...

Any player who chooses not to play their game optimal strategy will end up with more regret, therefore, rational players are all motivated to play their equilibrium strategy. This concept applies to ...

The best pickleball player in the world considers himself equal parts jock and nerd. His favorite hobby is “Magic: The Gathering,” a fantasy card game with sorcery and strategy. Discussing the ...

Game theory applies to any game where there is a finite number of players and options. For example, we can use it to show that optimal strategy in Rock, Paper, Scissors is to use all three options ...

A researcher has solved a nearly 60-year-old game theory dilemma called the wall pursuit game, with implications for better reasoning about autonomous systems such as driver-less vehicles.