A zero- sum game is a game of 2 players in which the gain of one player comes at the expense and is exactly equal to the loss of the other player. In other words, zero- sum game describes a condition in which gain of one player amounts to the loss of the other player.
Gambling, options and future contracts are commonly used examples of zero- sum game. Clearly there is a party who loses a contract for every contract earned by a party! In a zero- sum game wealth is shifted from one player to the other completely.
Zero-sum game is an important topic in game theory. Zero-sum games as well as zero-sum game applications are widely taught in economics courses in business schools.
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- Payoff Matrix
- Zero Sum Game
- Non-Zero Sum Game
- Dominant Strategy
- Prisoner’s Dilemma
- Nash Equilibrium
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