Introduction to Game Theory

by Christian Julmi

This free textbook provides an overview of the field of game theory which analyses decision situations that have the character of games. The book is eminently suitable in particular as introductory reading and is meant to sharpen the reader’s strategic thinking abilities. The understanding of game theory concepts and the introduced solution approaches can enlighten in nearly all areas of life – after all, along with economics, it is not for nothing that game theory is applied in a huge number of disciplines, from sociology through politics and law to biology.

63 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 3, 2013

Reviews

[Naessens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Initially I gave this book a rating of 3 starts out of 5 because it was only an introductory book. On second thought, it is really a good introduction to Game Theory and it deserves a higher rating. The vocabulary is is nicely introduced, definitions are clear, examples of games are well-explained (except maybe for the classic Prisoner's dilemma : so far I have read only two good descriptions : the TCP user's game in Essentials of Game Theory: A Concise, Multidisciplinary Introduction and Professor Michihiro Kandori's explanation in his MOOC "Welcome to Game Theory" on platform Coursera) and illustrated, calculations are given. It may be only an introduction to Game Theory, but it is a really good one, short but concise, so I highly recommend it to anyone new to this topic before reading longer books.