Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction

This is not a replacement for an academic level textbook, nor is it recommended for readers looking for some fluffy hand wavy book of charming non-mathematical anecdotes.If you are a math/cs/statistics/engineering graduate looking for some lightweight technical reading to expand your understanding, this is a very good book.

If this book was designed to be read by students of economics, I'd say it's a great nontechnical explanation of Game Theory. Fortunately for me, I am a grad student in economics and have studied economic theory pretty intensely for the past few years. I think the author does a good job of explaining the ideas covered in normal game theory courses and explaining the ideas in nontechnical language. I would recommend this to anybody studying economics/game theory (undergrads, grad students, profs, researchers). Sometimes we get lost in all of the mathematics of game theory and I think it's a good explanation of what we study in everyday language.However, I would probably not recommend this to people who do not formally study game theory. Some of the author's explanations are terse or convoluted. Since I formally study this stuff, I typically understand what he's trying to say, even if is explanation is not great. I can't imagine his explanations being sufficient for the everyday reader.

Audio version was clear, well alighted with the text!

From Binmore I expected more quality material.he is best in writing difficult subjects in simple and clear language. This one is written clearly but simple material.

Excellent

Received the book today. It is a great pocket reader, very helpful in understanding gaming, negotiating and discerning decision making.

I'm currently on my second read-through of this book. It does a great job of explaining game theory at a high level without using a bunch of scary math equations. Many different games are introduced and explained using simple graphics. I enjoyed the book so much that I'll probably buy another from this series.Update: I've bought three copies of this book so far, one for myself and two as gifts for others.

I avoid writing negative reviews, but am willing to do so when there is a need to warn other readers about wasting time and money on a book. This book presents one such occassion.The problem is simply that this book works very poorly as an introduction. The early parts of the book fail to provide the lay of the land, definitions of terms are unclear, many topics are poorly explained, and all sorts of necessary details are missing.I see that another reviewer loved the book, but I also get the impression that this reviewer already has some background in game theory (which I don't). Readers with that background might find this book to be a fun and breezy review since they can fill in the missing content but, again, the problem is that this book purports to be an introduction.Lest anyone think that the real problem was that this book was over my head, I'll just note that I'm an engineer, and I've done fine with plenty of books dealing with math, science, and other analytic subjects, many of which are a good bit more advanced than Binmore's.I had to cut my losses and abandon this book about a third of the way through, and I'll now be looking again for a game theory book which is genuinely a proper introduction. After reading such a book, perhaps I'll come back to Binmore's book and see if I can get more out of it.

This book helps you learn to make decisions better using ‘Game Theory’. This book isn’t just for economists.

Es una obra muy concisa, pero excelente para comprender diversos aspectos de la teoría de juegos.

This book is not an introduction at all. It jumps quickly from one topic to the next leaving big gaps in between and without having explained basic concepts in a minimally satisfactory way. I have a PhD in a logic related area but could not pass beyond page 50. At that moment, the book went straight to the trash can because my time is too valuable to waste it with a badly written text that does not accomplish it alleged goal: providing an introduction. Cannot be compared to other excellent books of this collection.

a great for beginners to learn game theory

Very interesting read to pass time and gain a new perspective on how people interact.