Table of Contents for Game Theory | A Quick Guide For The Uninitiated

Contents	Page Number
About the author: Dr. Harjinthar Singh	8
About the author: Joaquín Antonio	9
Prologue	10
Chapter 1	11
What is Game Theory?	11
History of Game Theory	14
What makes up a game?	16
What is a strategy?	17
Types of Games	18
Chapter 2	30
Equilibrium	30
What is Nash Equilibrium	30
Maximax, Maximin and Minimax	32
An Example for Maximax, Maximin and Minimax	34
Chapter 3	34
Zero-sum Games in Extensive Form	43
Game Tree	44
Example: Tic-tac-toe	46
Example: Nim	49
Chapter 4	54
Zero-sum Games in Normal Form	54
Example: Rock-Paper-Scissors	55
What Is Nash Equilibrium In Rock-Paper-Scissors?	56
Chapter 5	64
Non-zero-sum Games	64
Example: The Prisoner's Dilemma	67
Example: Battle of the Sexes	68
Example: Chicken	71
Chapter 6	75
Repeated and Stochastic Games	75
Repeated Games	75
Example: The Big Match	78
Finally, the question arises on why does The Big Match do not have a value under stationary strategies?	80
Chapter 7	81
Uncertainty About Payoffs: Bayesian Games	81
Bayesian Games	81
Example: Battle of the Sexes	83
Chapter 8	88
Coalition (COOPERATIVE) Game Theory	88
Shapely Value	89
Final Chapter	100
SELECTED ARTICLES ON Game theory in real-life	100
Article 1 | How Game Theory Affects Your Everyday Life	100
Article 2 | Game Theory: Two Real World Examples	103
Article 3 | Game theory and COVID-19: Major defense project pivots to explore how to coordinate safe behavior	105