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3. Example-2





Find Solution of game theory problem using saddle point
Player A\Player BB1B2B3
A1-214-2
A2-5-6-4
A3-620-8


Solution:
1. Saddle point testing
Players
Player `B`
`B_1``B_2``B_3`
Player `A``A_1` -2  14  -2 
`A_2` -5  -6  -4 
`A_3` -6  20  -8 


We apply the maximin (minimax) principle to analyze the game.

Player `B`
`B_1``B_2``B_3`Row
Minimum
Player `A``A_1` [(-2)]  14  -2 `[-2]`
`A_2` -5  -6  -4 `-6`
`A_3` -6  20  -8 `-8`
Column
Maximum
`(-2)``20``-2`


Select minimum from the maximum of columns
Column MiniMax = (-2)

Select maximum from the minimum of rows
Row MaxiMin = [-2]

Here, Column MiniMax = Row MaxiMin = -2
`:.` This game has a saddle point and value of the game is -2


The optimal strategies for both players are
The player A will always adopt strategy 1
The player B will always adopt strategy 1




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