Marcel Dreef
| Date of Ph.D. defense: | September 30, 2005 |
| Title of thesis: | Skill and Strategy in Games |
| ISBN: | 90 5668 148 6 |
| Promotores: | Prof.dr. Peter Borm and Prof. Dr. Ben van der Genugten |
Abstract: Full text
Strategy and skill in games are two closely related concepts. A strategy describes how to play the game. The relative skill level of a game indicates to what extent the strategic choices of the players influence the game result and to what extent this result is determined by random factors. Relative skill is important when the exploitation of games is concerned. Gaming acts, in The Netherlands but also in other countries, distinguish between games of skill and games of chance.
This thesis consists of two parts. Part I deals with relative skill and the role of random factors in games. Part II is devoted to the computation of optimal strategies in two interesting classes of games: poker and take-and-guess games.
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