To every matrix A of real valued payoffs there corresponds a unique quantity V(A), the value of a game with payoff matrix A, defined by V(A) = miny maxx xt Ay = maxx miny xt Ay, where the maximum and ...

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Parts I and II of this paper have described a new theory for the analysis of games with incomplete information. Two cases have been distinguished: consistent games in which there exists some basic ...

Editor’s Note: Published in 1959, this article comes from Martin Gardner’s legendary Scientific American column Mathematical Games. Read more classic Mathematical Games articles in our 2024 special ...

Fifth-graders at Moreland Hills Elementary School recently held a Probability Carnival featuring games of chance they created. Students would assess theoretical versus experimental probability, and ...

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