Strategy Games: Caselettes and Commentaries in Applied Game Theory
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This general audience book on applied game theory is intended for everyone who wants to improve their tactical decision-making skills. It is self-contained with no specific prerequisite knowledge assumed. All previous backgrounds, interests, careers, and major areas of study are relevant. The writing style is intentionally conversational to establish author-reader dialogue. Readers learn concepts and acquire skills by doing game-theoretic applications. The need for astute tactics arises in games of all sorts, sporting and otherwise (in short, whenever and wherever interdependent rivals compete). One prominent target audience for improved tactical reasoning has proven to be everyone from teens to seniors who want to start and manage their own business. The reason is that winning outcomes in new business development are seldom determined solely by recognizing white space opportunities and then finding solutions for those unmet needs. Instead, entrepreneurial payoffs pivot typically on threats posed by current and potential competitors. That implies astute tactical skills are of paramount importance. Successfully predicting the most likely choices of rivals and then identifying your own best reply responses is crucial to success. This book prepares the reader for precisely that mission. 28 short (5-11 page) chapters, 225 pages with 62 exhibits, 11 tables and 15 illustrations. Each chapter presents a concept applied to multiple caselettes with exhibits and worksheets, then poses numerous questions, and provides extensive commentary on the suggested approach to developing your own answers. Part I Game-Theoretic Equilibrium Concepts (Chapters 1-14), Part II Credible Commitments and Threats (Chapters 15-21), Part III Mechanism Design (Chapters 22-28), Two Appendices, Index.About this book
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