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.
\(\begin{array}{cc}&\text{Colin}\\\text{Rose}&\begin{array}{r|rrrr}&A&B&C\\ \hline A&10&11&12&3\\ B&7&-3&6&-5\\ C&10&2&11&6\\\end{array}\end{array}\)
Solution
Exercise 2
Find the mixed strategy solution by reducing the matrix game by dominance and then solving by equalized expectations.
\(\begin{array}{cc}&\text{Colin}\\\text{Rose}&\begin{array}{r|rrr}&A&B&C\\ \hline A&0&12&0\\ B&6&8&-1\\ C&3&5&10\\\end{array}\end{array}\)
Solution
Exercise 3
Find the mixed strategy solution by reducing the matrix game by dominance and then solving by equalized expectations.
\(\begin{array}{cc}&\text{Colin}\\\text{Rose}&\begin{array}{r|rrr}&A&B&C\\ \hline A&5&12&3\\ B&12&6&11\\ C&9&1&-5\\\end{array}\end{array}\)
Solution
Exercise 4
Find the mixed strategy solution by reducing the matrix game by dominance and then solving by equalized expectations.
\(\begin{array}{cc}&\text{Colin}\\\text{Rose}&\begin{array}{r|rrrr}&A&B&C&D\\ \hline A&-1&7&2&-2\\ B&-5&0&1&3\\ C&-4&12&8&3\\ D&9&-5&9&6\\\end{array}\end{array}\)
Solution
Exercise 5
Find the mixed strategy solution by reducing the matrix game by dominance and then solving by equalized expectations.
\(\begin{array}{cc}&\text{Colin}\\\text{Rose}&\begin{array}{r|rrrr}&A&B&C&D\\ \hline A&1&11&1&4\\ B&9&0&5&9\\ C&5&8&-4&11\\ D&4&8&-5&-3\\\end{array}\end{array}\)
Solution
Exercise 6
Find the mixed strategy solution by reducing the matrix game by dominance and then solving by equalized expectations.
\(\begin{array}{cc}&\text{Colin}\\\text{Rose}&\begin{array}{r|rrrr}&A&B&C&D\\ \hline A&5&-3&-3&7\\ B&3&9&5&8\\ C&-5&0&-1&3\\ D&1&4&6&-4\\\end{array}\end{array}\)
Solution
Exercise 7
Find the mixed strategy solution by reducing the matrix game by dominance and then solving by equalized expectations.
\(\begin{array}{cc}&\text{Colin}\\\text{Rose}&\begin{array}{r|rrrrr}&A&B&C&D&E\\ \hline A&5&3&1&5&0\\ B&10&12&-2&-1&6\\ C&7&-3&2&1&-1\\ D&-2&10&3&5&9\\ E&1&6&-3&-1&12\\\end{array}\end{array}\)