The author is a practicing lawyer and has been playing videogames ever since he could hold a gameboy; obsessed with all things Dark Souls. The lion's share of strategy games are viewed from a top-down ...

But what does game theory look like in practice? What kinds of ‘games’ fall under this concept, and how do they enhance our understanding of strategic behavior in real-life situations? In this article ...

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...

Explore how backward induction helps solve game theory problems by working from the end backward to determine optimal actions. Learn with practical examples.

Ever wonder how nodes are incentivized in a blockchain to ensure trust, consensus and cooperation in a system with no central authority? The answer lies in game theory, the mathematical study of ...

What if you could predict your competitor’s next move before they even made it? Game theory gives you the tools to do just that. Have you ever noticed how a new product launched by one brand often ...

The quiet hum of servers and whirring of sentry drones is broken by the clicking actuators of your robotic team of infiltrators. Through a maze of corridors and corporate offices, you will avoid ...

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off the weekend by taking a look at the world of gaming, diving in to the ideas that underpin the hobby we love with a bit of Game Theory. We’ll sound off in the ...