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THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Colonel Blotto Game ⚔️
The Colonel Blotto Game exposes the fundamental paradox of strategic resource allocation.
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The Colonel Blotto Game ⚔️
The Colonel Blotto Game exposes the fundamental paradox of strategic resource allocation.
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September 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Colonel Blotto Game ⚔️
The Colonel Blotto Game exposes the fundamental paradox of strategic resource allocation.
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The Colonel Blotto Game ⚔️
The Colonel Blotto Game exposes the fundamental paradox of strategic resource allocation.
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THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
Adverse Selection
Adverse Selection shows how information asymmetry creates systematic market failure through strategic unraveling.
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Adverse Selection
Adverse Selection shows how information asymmetry creates systematic market failure through strategic unraveling.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
Adverse Selection
Adverse Selection shows how information asymmetry creates systematic market failure through strategic unraveling.
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Adverse Selection
Adverse Selection shows how information asymmetry creates systematic market failure through strategic unraveling.
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THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Voluntary Contribution Game 🤝
The Voluntary Contribution Game reveals why collective action fails even when everyone agrees on the desired outcome.
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The Voluntary Contribution Game 🤝
The Voluntary Contribution Game reveals why collective action fails even when everyone agrees on the desired outcome.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Voluntary Contribution Game 🤝
The Voluntary Contribution Game reveals why collective action fails even when everyone agrees on the desired outcome.
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The Voluntary Contribution Game 🤝
The Voluntary Contribution Game reveals why collective action fails even when everyone agrees on the desired outcome.
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My Game Theory Arena app simplifies this to three discrete positions with fascinating results. The payoff matrix (5,5), (3,7), (7,3) reveals the strategic dynamics: symmetric positioning yields equal modest profits, while asymmetric positioning creates winner-takes-more scenarios.
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August 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
My Game Theory Arena app simplifies this to three discrete positions with fascinating results. The payoff matrix (5,5), (3,7), (7,3) reveals the strategic dynamics: symmetric positioning yields equal modest profits, while asymmetric positioning creates winner-takes-more scenarios.
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THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Hotelling Location Game 🏖️
The Hotelling Location Game reveals why competitors cluster together despite seemingly having every reason to differentiate.
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The Hotelling Location Game 🏖️
The Hotelling Location Game reveals why competitors cluster together despite seemingly having every reason to differentiate.
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August 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Hotelling Location Game 🏖️
The Hotelling Location Game reveals why competitors cluster together despite seemingly having every reason to differentiate.
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The Hotelling Location Game 🏖️
The Hotelling Location Game reveals why competitors cluster together despite seemingly having every reason to differentiate.
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My Game Theory Arena app simplifies this to three discrete positions with fascinating results. The payoff matrix (5,5), (3,7), (7,3) reveals the strategic dynamics: symmetric positioning yields equal modest profits, while asymmetric positioning creates winner-takes-more scenarios.
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August 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My Game Theory Arena app simplifies this to three discrete positions with fascinating results. The payoff matrix (5,5), (3,7), (7,3) reveals the strategic dynamics: symmetric positioning yields equal modest profits, while asymmetric positioning creates winner-takes-more scenarios.
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THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The War of Attrition ⏰
The War of Attrition reveals the mathematical beauty hidden in contests of persistence.
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The War of Attrition ⏰
The War of Attrition reveals the mathematical beauty hidden in contests of persistence.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The War of Attrition ⏰
The War of Attrition reveals the mathematical beauty hidden in contests of persistence.
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The War of Attrition ⏰
The War of Attrition reveals the mathematical beauty hidden in contests of persistence.
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The Ultimatum Game 💰
The Ultimatum Game reveals the fascinating tension between economic rationality and human fairness.
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The Ultimatum Game 💰
The Ultimatum Game reveals the fascinating tension between economic rationality and human fairness.
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August 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Ultimatum Game 💰
The Ultimatum Game reveals the fascinating tension between economic rationality and human fairness.
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The Ultimatum Game 💰
The Ultimatum Game reveals the fascinating tension between economic rationality and human fairness.
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The Rock-Paper-Scissors Game 🪨📄✂️
Rock-Paper-Scissors is the perfect introduction to mixed strategy equilibria. 🧵
The Rock-Paper-Scissors Game 🪨📄✂️
Rock-Paper-Scissors is the perfect introduction to mixed strategy equilibria. 🧵
August 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Rock-Paper-Scissors Game 🪨📄✂️
Rock-Paper-Scissors is the perfect introduction to mixed strategy equilibria. 🧵
The Rock-Paper-Scissors Game 🪨📄✂️
Rock-Paper-Scissors is the perfect introduction to mixed strategy equilibria. 🧵
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The Battle of the Sexes 🎼 ⚽
The Battle of the Sexes reveals the complexity of coordination when preferences differ. 🧵
The Battle of the Sexes 🎼 ⚽
The Battle of the Sexes reveals the complexity of coordination when preferences differ. 🧵
August 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Battle of the Sexes 🎼 ⚽
The Battle of the Sexes reveals the complexity of coordination when preferences differ. 🧵
The Battle of the Sexes 🎼 ⚽
The Battle of the Sexes reveals the complexity of coordination when preferences differ. 🧵
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Chicken Game
The Chicken Game perfectly captures the dangerous dynamics of escalation and brinksmanship. 🧵
The Chicken Game
The Chicken Game perfectly captures the dangerous dynamics of escalation and brinksmanship. 🧵
August 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Chicken Game
The Chicken Game perfectly captures the dangerous dynamics of escalation and brinksmanship. 🧵
The Chicken Game
The Chicken Game perfectly captures the dangerous dynamics of escalation and brinksmanship. 🧵
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Stag Hunt Game 🦌
The Stag Hunt Game reveals why coordination can be so challenging, even when everyone wants the same thing.🧵
The Stag Hunt Game 🦌
The Stag Hunt Game reveals why coordination can be so challenging, even when everyone wants the same thing.🧵
August 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Stag Hunt Game 🦌
The Stag Hunt Game reveals why coordination can be so challenging, even when everyone wants the same thing.🧵
The Stag Hunt Game 🦌
The Stag Hunt Game reveals why coordination can be so challenging, even when everyone wants the same thing.🧵
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Beauty Contest Game
Pick a number between 0-100, and whoever gets closest to 2/3 of the average wins.
This deceptively simple game, introduced by Rosemarie Nagel in 1995, revolutionized how we think about strategic reasoning.
The Beauty Contest Game
Pick a number between 0-100, and whoever gets closest to 2/3 of the average wins.
This deceptively simple game, introduced by Rosemarie Nagel in 1995, revolutionized how we think about strategic reasoning.
August 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The Beauty Contest Game
Pick a number between 0-100, and whoever gets closest to 2/3 of the average wins.
This deceptively simple game, introduced by Rosemarie Nagel in 1995, revolutionized how we think about strategic reasoning.
The Beauty Contest Game
Pick a number between 0-100, and whoever gets closest to 2/3 of the average wins.
This deceptively simple game, introduced by Rosemarie Nagel in 1995, revolutionized how we think about strategic reasoning.
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The prisoner's dilemma
Two suspects are arrested and interrogated separately with no way to communicate. Each faces the same choice simultaneously: cooperate (stay silent) or defect (confess).
The prisoner's dilemma
Two suspects are arrested and interrogated separately with no way to communicate. Each faces the same choice simultaneously: cooperate (stay silent) or defect (confess).
August 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
THE MOST INTERESTING THING IN GAME THEORY
The prisoner's dilemma
Two suspects are arrested and interrogated separately with no way to communicate. Each faces the same choice simultaneously: cooperate (stay silent) or defect (confess).
The prisoner's dilemma
Two suspects are arrested and interrogated separately with no way to communicate. Each faces the same choice simultaneously: cooperate (stay silent) or defect (confess).
The Best Response Function (BRF) 🧵
At its core, it answers: "Given what my opponent is doing, what's my optimal strategy?" It's the mathematical foundation of all strategic thinking.
At its core, it answers: "Given what my opponent is doing, what's my optimal strategy?" It's the mathematical foundation of all strategic thinking.
August 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Best Response Function (BRF) 🧵
At its core, it answers: "Given what my opponent is doing, what's my optimal strategy?" It's the mathematical foundation of all strategic thinking.
At its core, it answers: "Given what my opponent is doing, what's my optimal strategy?" It's the mathematical foundation of all strategic thinking.
Why do we keep getting more educated even when jobs don't require it?
Job market signalling is pure game theory in action. Two players, asymmetric information, and a fascinating equilibrium that traps us all.
Thread on why we're stuck in a credential arms race ⬇️
Job market signalling is pure game theory in action. Two players, asymmetric information, and a fascinating equilibrium that traps us all.
Thread on why we're stuck in a credential arms race ⬇️
August 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Why do we keep getting more educated even when jobs don't require it?
Job market signalling is pure game theory in action. Two players, asymmetric information, and a fascinating equilibrium that traps us all.
Thread on why we're stuck in a credential arms race ⬇️
Job market signalling is pure game theory in action. Two players, asymmetric information, and a fascinating equilibrium that traps us all.
Thread on why we're stuck in a credential arms race ⬇️
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July 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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