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Books/Literature on Game Theory?
Lucid
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I've recently become fairly interested in game theory and would like to learn more about it beyond a rudimentary level.
Are there books or literature that would be recommended? Preferably something not too complex yet, though if I must, I'll try.
Are there books or literature that would be recommended? Preferably something not too complex yet, though if I must, I'll try.
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I don't know about literature but this site has a huge amount of information on game theory.
The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins. First and foremost, this is a book about biology. But there is a lot of stuff in the later chapters about game theory (it was written in the early days of game theory), especially on its affects on population dynamics (i.e. hawks and doves, territories, etc.) Also incredibly fascinating, and don't believe the hype about Dawkins being an intractable asshole.
Neither of these books is about game theory directly, though. But I'd highly recommend either of them.
It's like this, page after page:
1) Plausible thing ("People like fun!")
2) Short logical leap ("Therefore people spend as much time as possible doing fun things!")
3) Insane conclusion ("DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH IN 8000 BC!")
Ernest Adams had written a bunch of books on game design, if that's your thing. I've met that guy, he actually knows what he's talking about.
List them please.
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