Game Theory

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Blotto and Competition

"There's a sense in which the winner of the presidential election is luck, because it comes down to economic shocks going their way. And at the other extent, we ca n also say, look, another way to think about these presidential elections,

2018-09-24T08:19:19+00:00

Blotto_ Troop Advantages

"The advantage of being stronger really depends on there being, you know, not as many fronts for over the troops. And then, we've seen if we go to a Multiplayer Blotto game, that we're likely to get cycles where one player beats

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Applications of Colonel Blotto

"We've learned that Blotto, which was developed for warfare for putting troops on fronts, applies to a whole bunch of different stuff. It applies for the Electoral College, to terrorism, to trials, to sports, even hiring decisions. And we can get insights

2018-09-24T08:19:17+00:00

Blotto_ No Best Strategy

"If you're playing a mixed strategy, If you're playing a equilibrium strategy, then there isn't any strategic ability. We can just cross this out and it's all just going to come down to luck. So against really smart players, Blotto may end

2018-09-24T08:19:16+00:00

Colonel Blotto Game

"A Blotto game, Colonel Blotto game, or divide-a-dollar game is a type of two-person zero-sum game in which the players are tasked to simultaneously distribute limited resources over several objects (or battlefields). In the classic version of the game, the player devoting

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