I've been looking for a good book on game theory

[benthehen]

Anyone know of a good introductory book for game theory? I've been looking for a book that emphasizes a pure mathematical approach to game theory. What I mean by that is a book on game theory that is just as rigorous, mathematically, as a book you would find on algebra or topology. But can still be understood by someone who has never been introduced to the subject of game theory.

Any suggestions?

[sillyarms]

Ditto


silly

[hotquietday]

Tom Ferguson (father of Chris "Jesus" Ferguson) has an excellent into to game theory that you can download for free in pdf format:

http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Game_Theory/Contents.html

Cheers,
John

[CrisBrown]

Hi ben,

You may find out that game theory isn't really what you're looking for, because game theory really doesn't have a lot to do with games. It has to do with multiple-decision-maker matrices ("The Prisoner's Dilema" is a common, simple example). If you're looking for the ins and outs of odds, you're looking for probability theory rather than game theory.

Cris

[Tuneman]

What I have found is that there is a huge misconception about poker. You aren't going to find that "Game Theory", as in John Nash's theory, is going to help you.

Also strangley I saw Anne Duke on letterman saying one of the reasons she was such a good poker player was because she studied statistics and physics in college.
From what I understand she is talking about the statistical mechanics from thermodynamics. However I still cannot see how this would apply to poker. I think the straight odds game that you read in "The thoery for poker" is as mathematically intensive as it gets.

[NLSoldier]

Have you read the "Party Poker cracked" book. It is excellent if you plan on playing online.

[Tron]

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[Shoe]

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[NLSoldier]

Holy crap Tron, your handle is sweet and Im not being sarcastic this time...how did you come up with it...me and mr friends call eachother a "tron" all the time but im not sure how it originated.