Games of Strategy, Second Edition

This is an inviting introduction to game theory, offering students an engaging, comprehensive view of the discipline without assuming a prior knowledge of economics or complex mathematics (uses only high school algebra).

Although it keeps the mathematics rather minimal, you'll need to do your own workings to better understand the text. To get more from this book, you'll need to be involved in the examples the book provides... breezing through may not help you understand the theory better.

While I do read other books on game theory, I find myself going back to Games of Strategy to review the basics and the examples. The example on the tennis game has provided me some starting ideas on the issues I've to face in some research areas I'm working on.


Excellent Textbook   May 3, 2001
James D. Miller (South Deerfield, MA USA)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful

I used this book when teaching an undergraduate course in game theory at Smith College. The course had a one semester calculus prerequisite and no econ prerequisites. The book is fantastic. It makes material very accessiable to students. It provides very interesting examples.


Great book   April 30, 2008
Joseph A. Young (Poway, CA)
Pros:

* Well written
* Plenty of Examples
* Exercises are generally well worded and defind

Cons:

* Explanations can get a bit lengthy (2+ pages)


Excellent practical introduction to game theory   September 22, 1999
12 out of 14 found this review helpful

This book provides a very good introduction to game theory from a practical, application-oriented point of view. Readers who expect a thorough mathematical introduction should read other books (e.g. Fudenberg&Tirole). But readers who want to understand the essence of game theoretical thinking and want to learn about many real-life applications (e.g. cold war) will like this book.