What is the classification based on the "Number of players"?
Two-player games vs. many-person games.
What defines a "Cooperative game"?
Players can make binding commitments.
What defines a "Non-cooperative game"?
Players are only self-interested.
What defines a "Symmetric game"?
The identities of the players can be changed without changing the payoff to the strategies.
What defines an "Asymmetric game"?
Non-symmetric games.
What defines a "Zero-sum game"?
For every combination of actions
What is the classification based on "Simultaneous vs. sequential"?
Simultaneous/strategic games vs. Sequential games.
What defines "Simultaneous/strategic games"?
Players have no information on the action of other players.
What defines "Sequential games"?
Later players have some knowledge about earlier actions.
What is the classification based on "Information"?
Perfect information vs. Imperfect information.
What defines "Perfect information" and provide an example?
All players know the actions previously made by all other players; example: chess.
What defines "Imperfect information" and provide an example?
Players do not have complete knowledge of previous actions; example: poker.
What is the classification based on "Strategies"?
Pure strategies vs. Mixed strategies.
What defines "Pure strategies"?
Players select single actions.
What defines "Mixed strategies"?
Players randomize over the set of actions according to a distribution.
What is the classification based on "One shot game vs. repeated game"?
One-shot game vs. Repeated game.
What defines a "One-shot game"?
The game is played once.
What defines a "Repeated game"?
The game is played repeatedly.
What is the classification based on "Representation" (mostly used representation forms)?
Extensive form vs. Normal form.
What defines "Extensive form" representation?
The game is represented in a tree.
What defines "Normal form" representation?
The game is represented in a matrix.
List all different classifications of games in game theory.
- Number of players\n- Cooperation\n- Symmetry\n- Zero-sum vs. non-zero-sum games\n- Simultaneous vs. sequential\n- Information\n- Strategies\n- One shot game vs. repeated game\n- Representation (mostly used representation forms)
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