Win Win Game

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A win-win game is a game which is designed in a way that all participants can profit from it in one way or the other.

Types

In mathematical game theory such games are also called non-zero-sum games.
In the context of group-dynamic games, win-win games are also called 'cooperative games', 'new games' or 'games without losers'.
In colloquial speech, a win-win situation often refers to situation where one benefits, not necessarily through someone else's loss.
Win-win-win is where both parties win, and the middle man wins as a successful negotiator.

Group-dynamics

Group-dynamics win-win games have been increasingly popular since the end of the Vietnam war and have been successfully applied to all levels of society.

Group-dynamics win-win games emphasize the importance of cooperation, fun, sharing, caring and over-all group success in contrast to domination, egotistic behaviour and personal gain. All players are treated as equally important and valuable. Win-win games often also carry an ethical message of caring for the environment and a holistic approach to life and society. Win-win games are a powerful tool to give people self-confidence and a 'we' experience, especially when they have suffered from emotional isolation.

An example would be a game where all players try to carry a huge 'earth ball' (a ball several meters in diameter) over their heads while negotiating an obstacle course. This is a typical example of a win-win game for several reasons:

there are no losers (everyone enjoys the accomplished task).
all players are involved (no-one is left out or sits out).
the game is psychologically working on many levels (communication, supporting each other, having fun in a group etc)

Note that there are also mathematical win-win games; the mathematical term being non-zero-sum games. Such games are often simply represented by a matrix of pay-outs.

	Topics in game theory
Definitions	Normal form game Extensive form game Cooperative game Information set Preference
Equilibrium concepts	Nash equilibrium Subgame perfection Bayesian-Nash Perfect Bayesian Trembling hand Proper equilibrium Epsilon-equilibrium Correlated equilibrium Sequential equilibrium Quasi-perfect equilibrium Evolutionarily stable strategy Risk dominance
Strategies	Dominant strategies Mixed strategy Tit for tat Grim trigger Collusion
Classes of games	Symmetric game Perfect information Dynamic game Repeated game Signaling game Cheap talk Zero-sum game Mechanism design Stochastic game Nontransitive game
Games	Prisoner's dilemma Traveler's dilemma Coordination game Chicken Volunteer's dilemma Dollar auction Battle of the sexes Stag hunt Matching pennies Ultimatum game Minority game Rock, Paper, Scissors Pirate game Dictator game Public goods game Nash bargaining game Blotto games War of attrition
Theorems	Minimax theorem Purification theorems Folk theorem Revelation principle Arrow's theorem

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Game theory is a branch of applied mathematics that is often used in the context of economics. It studies strategic interactions between agents. In strategic games, agents choose strategies which will maximize their return, given the strategies the other agents choose.
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For the X-Files episode, see "Zero Sum".

In game theory, zero-sum describes a situation in which a participant's gain or loss is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the other participant(s).
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Holism (from ὅλος holos, a Greek word meaning all, entire, total) is the idea that all the properties of a given system (biological, chemical, social, economic, mental,
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matrix (plural matrices) is a rectangular table of elements (or entries), which may be numbers or, more generally, any abstract quantities that can be added and multiplied.
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Abundance mentality, or abundance mindset, is a frame of mind in which a person believes there is enough for everyone. It is commonly contrasted with the scarcity mindset, which is founded on the idea that, given a finite amount of resources, a person must hoard their belongings and
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In game theory, normal form is a way of describing a game. Unlike extensive form, normal form representations are not graphical per se, but rather represent the game with a matrix.
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An extensive form game is a specification of a game in game theory. This form represents the game as a tree. Each node (called a decision node) represents every possible state of play of the game as it is played.
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For video gaming, see Cooperative gameplay.

A cooperative game is a game where groups of players ("coalitions") may enforce cooperative behaviour, hence the game is a competition between coalitions
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In game theory, an information set is a set that, for a particular player, establishes all the possible moves that could have taken place in the game so far, given what that player has observed so far.
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Preference (or "taste") is a concept, used in the social sciences, particularly economics. It assumes a real or imagined "choice" between alternatives and the possibility of rank ordering of these alternatives, based on happiness, satisfaction, gratification, enjoyment, utility
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economic equilibrium is simply a state of the world where economic forces are balanced and in the absence of external influences the (equilibrium) values of economic variables will not change.
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In game theory and economic modelling, a solution concept is a condition which identifies the equilibria of a game. In this sense, solution concepts are used as predictions of play, suggesting what the outcome of a particular game will be (i.e.
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In game theory, the Nash equilibrium (named after John Forbes Nash, who proposed it) is a solution concept of a game involving two or more players, in which no player has anything to gain by changing only his or her own strategy unilaterally.
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In game theory, a subgame perfect equilibrium is a refinement of a Nash equilibrium used in dynamic games. A strategy profile is a subgame perfect equilibrium if it represents a Nash equilibrium of every subgame of the original game.
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In game theory, a Bayesian game is one in which information about characteristics of the other players (i.e. payoffs) is incomplete. Following John C. Harsanyi's framework, a Bayesian game can be modelled by introducing Nature as a player in a game.
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Trembling hand perfect equilibrium is a refinement of Nash Equilibrium due to Reinhard Selten. A trembling hand perfect equilibrium is an equilibrium that takes the possibility of off-the-equilibrium play into account by assuming that the players, through a "slip of the
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Proper equilibrium is a refinement of Nash Equilibrium due to Roger B. Myerson. Proper equilibrium further refines Reinhard Selten's notion of a trembling hand perfect equilibrium by assuming that more costly trembles are made with significantly smaller probability than
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repeats. If the play continues forever, the payoff to both players is zero.

Given a parameter ε > 0, any strategy profile where Player 2 guesses heads up with probability ε and tails up with probability 1-ε (at every stage of the game, and independently from
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In game theory, a correlated equilibrium is a solution concept that is more general than the well known Nash equilibrium. It was first discussed by mathematician Robert Aumann (1974). The idea is that a strategy profile is chosen at random according to some distribution.
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Sequential equilibrium is a refinement of Nash Equilibrium for extensive form games due to David M. Kreps and Robert Wilson. A sequential equilibrium specifies not only a strategy for each of the players but also a belief for each of the players.
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Quasi-perfect equilibrium is a refinement of Nash Equilibrium for extensive form games due to Eric van Damme. Informally, a player playing by a strategy from a quasi-perfect equilibrium takes observed as well as potential future mistakes of his opponents into account but
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In game theory and behavioural ecology, an evolutionarily stable strategy (or ESS; also evolutionary stable strategy) is a strategy which, if adopted by a population of players, cannot be invaded by any alternative strategy.
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