SOME RECTANGULAR GAMES WITH A TWO-MAN TEAM,

Abstract

Certain zero-sum games are examined in which an individual player is opposed by a two-man team, whose members have identical interests, but must act separately during play. Most of the paper is devoted to instances in which one teammate has an opportunity to communicate to the other about their mutual opponent's strategy; but he may only be able to transmit a limited amount of information and his choice of a 'message' may affect the payoff. The team must thus make economically efficient use of a limited communication opportunity. The present paper treats a variety of models, all of which are formulated as rectangular (matrix) games. A subsequent paper will focus on models which cannot be so formulated either because of restrictions on the team's opportunities to use mixed strategies or because they are non-zero-sum games. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0629521

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  • James R. Jackson

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  • Zero-Sum Games

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  • Game Theory.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.