This is a nice book to get an idea of what game theory is about. There are lots of applications, but little formal theory.

Review: The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy

A charming and dapper little book that is more remarkable for its tone than its content. Anyone hoping for an actual compleat guide to strategy will be disappointed to find a incompleat guide (lacking ... Read full review

Review: The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy

The best introduction to game theory book I have come across. It's illustrated, funny, and dare I say, the easiest thing to read of everything ever published by Rand. The edition I have is from 1954 ... Read full review

Review: The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy

This is a fun and engaging (although old and presumably outdated) introduction to game theory. The book is concerned with techniques, not proofs. my favorite quote: "We have a smooth and mechanical process, which could be subcontracted to child labor, and no clue to its significance." Read full review

Review: The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy

A cartoon-illustrated nonmathematical introduction to game theory, published by the RAND Corporation, Dr. Strangelove's employer, in 1954. When Russian roulette is mentioned, the author wonders why it ... Read full review

Review: The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy

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Review: The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy

This is a nice book to get an idea of what game theory is about. There are lots of applications, but little formal theory. Read full review

Review: The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy

Surprisingly, this seems to be a text book. Considering that, it was quite readable, and at times enjoyable. I just don't have much interest in the dull mechanics of solving game matrixes, which becomes more-and-more the focus of the text. Read full review

Review: The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy

An excellent, charming, and well-written book on an incredibly boring and pointless topic. Read full review

Review: The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy

This book teaches you how, given a set of choices, how to make the least offensive one. For example, in a game of Paper-Rock (no Scissors), always choose Paper; at worst, you fail to lose. By the end ... Read full review