Nuclear war. Getting into the school of your dreams. Beating your friends in Catan. Scoring penalty kicks. What do these all have in common?
This semilab will cover the core concepts of game theory using lots of examples and, of course, games. Among other things, you’ll learn how to find dominant strategies, discover winning moves in 2-player games, and maybe even learn how to win in a duel, in case you wake up one day as Alexandr Pushkin or Alexander Hamilton.