Zero-Sum Games (AQA A-Level Further Maths): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
What is the defining characteristic of a zero-sum game?
What is the defining characteristic of a zero-sum game?
One player's gain equals the other's loss
What does the payoff matrix show in a zero-sum game?
What does the payoff matrix show in a zero-sum game?
The row player's gains
In a payoff matrix, what does a positive number represent?
In a payoff matrix, what does a positive number represent?
Row player gains, column player loses
What is the row player's play-safe strategy called?
What is the row player's play-safe strategy called?
Maximin strategy
How do you find the column player's minimax strategy?
How do you find the column player's minimax strategy?
Find max in each column, choose minimum
When does a zero-sum game have a stable solution?
When does a zero-sum game have a stable solution?
Max of row minima = Min of column maxima
What is the value of the game?
What is the value of the game?
Row player's payoff at stable solution
When does row dominate row ?
When does row dominate row ?
All values in row row
When does column dominate column ?
When does column dominate column ?
All values in column column
Which values does the column player prefer in the payoff matrix?
Which values does the column player prefer in the payoff matrix?
Smaller values