Exercises#
Below, we have several practice problems and solutions. All of them can be solved by starting with Reduction by Dominance. They will reduce to, typically, a \(3\times 3\) matrix game that can be solved by Equalized Expectations.
Exercise 1
Find the mixed strategy solution by reducing the matrix game by dominance and then solving by equalized expectations.
\(\begin{array}{cc}&\text{Colin}\\\text{Rose}&\begin{array}{r|rrr}&A&B&C\\ \hline A&-1&9&4\\ B&6&-4&-4\\ C&3&0&2\\ D&-3&-1&-4\\\end{array}\end{array}\)
Solution
Exercise 2
Find the mixed strategy solution by reducing the matrix game by dominance and then solving by equalized expectations.
\(\begin{array}{cc}&\text{Colin}\\\text{Rose}&\begin{array}{r|rrrr}&A&B&C&D\\ \hline A&-4&2&12&-1\\ B&6&12&8&0\\ C&11&12&1&7\\ D&1&7&6&4\\\end{array}\end{array}\)
Solution
Exercise 3
Find the mixed strategy solution by reducing the matrix game by dominance and then solving by equalized expectations.
\(\begin{array}{cc}&\text{Colin}\\\text{Rose}&\begin{array}{r|rrrr}&A&B&C&D\\ \hline A&1&8&12&6\\ B&2&8&5&5\\ C&5&2&10&12\\ D&7&2&-1&-4\\\end{array}\end{array}\)
Solution
Exercise 4
Find the mixed strategy solution by reducing the matrix game by dominance and then solving by equalized expectations.
\(\begin{array}{cc}&\text{Colin}\\\text{Rose}&\begin{array}{r|rrrr}&A&B&C&D\\ \hline A&-1&-4&8&10\\ B&11&-2&4&7\\ C&8&8&2&4\\ D&10&7&6&0\\\end{array}\end{array}\)