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Game Theory (GDR 382-408)
For discussion: Give an example of a "mixed strategy" from your own life.
For discussion: Give an example of a "mixed strategy" from your own life.
posted by Anthony at
12:05 PM
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5 Comments:
A "mixed strategy" game that I play in my life could be "Rock, Paper, Scissors". This is a mixed strategy game because it is a lot like the "Matching Pennies", the players have to try to anticipate what the opponent will throw.
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Alexa, at Fri Sep 11, 08:28:00 PM 2009
This was a hard one to think about, because while I now know I have played several games in my life which consist of mixed strategy, I have never thought about those games in that context. I would say the best example of a mixed strategy game that I have played in my life would be airsoft, which is basically a simulated war game (only the guns fire harmless plastic BBs at a slower rate than real firearms and have orange tips on the barrels to show that they aren't real). Each individual player or (if we'd establish platoons) each group would have to devise a new (or random) plan of attack or defense on the "battleground" for each round, to keep the opposing force(s) not only guessing possible outcomes of the "conflict", but devising counteractions for these outcomes. And each side would play on this "random strategy" basis. Because neither side would really know what was coming, each side would have a chance at winning or losing, depending on which possible outcome they expect the opposing force(s) to bring.
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ToddOravic, at Sun Sep 13, 08:59:00 PM 2009
I think an example of mixed strategy in every day life would be as if, for example, you broke your mother's vase. See you and your brother were playing catch and knocked it over, now you promised each other that you wouldn't tell your mother. However, if you tell then you get off the hook but your brother gets in trouble, and if he caves and tells then you get in trouble. You don't want to betray each others trust either. So in this argument you have to decide whether or not you should keep your promise or not, based on what you think the other person will do.
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CourtneyLeighton, at Mon Sep 14, 10:49:00 AM 2009
Courtney: if there is only one action (e.g. telling or not telling your mother) then this isn't a mixed strategy game because you don't sometimes do one action and sometimes chose to do another.
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Anthony, at Mon Sep 14, 03:27:00 PM 2009
A mixed strategy game that i just recently learned is called golf. And not the sport golf, it is a card game. The goal is to get the least amount of points. You have 6 cards face down in front of you and you can flip only two up. Each person takes a turn to pick up a new card and exchange it with one that is face up of face down. There are many different strategies that people can use. You can try to get all your cards face up first (because that ends the game and the points are added as they are then). If you did that you could be messing up someone's strategy. Or you could try to get 0 points and take your time and hope that everyone else is trying to get the least points possible and not rush a finish. There is an element of chance in this game because you don't know what card you will pick up or what cards the other players will get. But there is a lot of strategy in it too.
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Amy, at Wed Sep 16, 10:17:00 AM 2009
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