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02/13/2001 10:20 PM by Rodrigo; zero-sum games
The coke example Brandon gave is a good one. The essence of zero-sum games is just like he said: what one player gains is exactly offset by what the other player loses, so the sum of payoffs equals zero. That's why they're called
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02/12/2001 10:03 PM by Brandon;
[Start] yes, that was the end ...[end] :) [View full text and thread]

02/12/2001 06:30 PM by Me; Re: I need help. Thanks Brandon....
Thank you for replying. I only have one question....did you stop talking about it at the "Coke" part? Because that was as far as I could see. Thank you...if there are more parts, please e-mail me. And if anyone else out there [View full text and thread]

02/12/2001 10:21 AM by Brandon; Zero-sum games
Hi! I'll try my best. Here goes..... Zero-sum games are those games for which the payoffs to the players sum to zero (they add up to zero) for all possible strategy combinations. If this is represented in a payoff matrix (called the [View full text and thread]

02/12/2001 10:21 AM by Brandon; Zero-sum games
Hi! I'll try my best. Here goes..... Zero-sum games are those games for which the payoffs to the players sum to zero (they add up to zero) for all possible strategy combinations. If this is represented in a payoff matrix (called the [View full text and thread]

02/11/2001 07:01 PM by name withheld; I need help....
I am a high school student trying to learn about Zero-Sum games. I have read many things about it, but because of my lack of knowledge, it is uncomprehensible to me. Could somebody please help explain it in "elementary" terms? Please [View full text and thread]

02/11/2001 06:58 PM by name withheld; I need help....
I am a high school student trying to learn about Zero-Sum games. I have read many things about it, but because of my lack of knowledge, it is uncomprehensible to me. Could somebody please help explain it in "elementary"
terms? Please e-mail me soon. Thank you! [Manage messages]