Talk:Strictly determined game

The term "Strictly determined game"
I'm not sure this term is actually used in game theory, other than in the referenced material. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 15:05, 26 April 2009 (UTC)


 * If those references actually refer to the topic, that's a great improvement. It should be noted that I added two-player game and zero-sum, and replaced the quasi-correct use of saddle point with Nash equilibrium in pure strategies.    As I don't recall the term "strictly determined game" being used, I don't know whether it makes sense in the context of non-zero-sum games or multi- (more than 2) player games.  — Arthur Rubin  (talk) 18:29, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Should this be merged with "Determinacy"
I think this article can be a sub-section of Determinacy. Should this be merged into that?LithiumFlash (talk) 21:51, 26 March 2017 (UTC)


 * No, not at all. The kind of game discussed here is completely different than the kind discussed there. &mdash; Carl (CBM · talk) 16:37, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Regarding the example section
I am planning to remove a claim about Chess. This article is about the kind of game that has a Nash equlibrium - these are "one move" games where all players play simultaneously and receive payoffs based on the moves that everyone makes. Chess, on the other hand, is a game where players repeat moves back and forth. That kind of game like Chess is not related to Nash equiibria. Moreover, neither of the two references provided to papers by Hamkins, nor the Youtube video, mentions Nash equilibria. &mdash; Carl (CBM · talk) 16:46, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Can the article show two or three examples of strictly determined games? That might help readers understand the concept. We can also leave the section there (even if empty), with a tag that the section can be expanded by other knowledgeable editors.LithiumFlash (talk) 16:52, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Examples would be great. My concern was just that they need to be examples of what is discussed here, which are zero-sum games rather than Gale-Stewart games. &mdash; Carl (CBM · talk) 17:02, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I added the section (empty for now).LithiumFlash (talk) 20:20, 27 March 2017 (UTC)