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A game is defined as a conflict involving gains and losses between two or more opponents who follow formal rules. The study of games belongs to a branch of mathematics known as game theory.


See also

Board, Cards, Categorical Game, Draw, Fair Game, Finite Game, Futile Game, Game of Life, Game Theory, Hypergame, Impartial Game, Misère-Form Game, Normal-Form Game, Partisan Game, Unfair Game

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References

Falkener, E. Games Ancient and Oriental and How to Play Them. New York: Dover, 1961.Sackson, S. A Gamut of Games. New York: Random House, 1969.University of Waterloo. "Museum and Archive of Games." http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~museum/.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Game." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Game.html

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