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The Great Grounding Game Theory Guide: #10 — The Fundamentals of Gamer-thinking and Gamer Psychology
Q. Lewis, how can learning to solve puzzles make me a better strategist using applied game theory?
A. Let’s start with the basics of game theory. Below is an article (a 6-minute read) as well as a more in-depth video embedded in the article. Both were created so they would be understood by 12-year-old.
The Article:
A. Now A. Now to answer your question. All games have patterns and the more skilled you are at seeing these patterns the better a strategist you are likely to become.
The Games of the Natural World is Good is a Good Place to Begin
An excellent example of game patterns in action is “nature.” How can we explain the simplicity, complexity, and wonder that is the natural world? There is no way!
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, or material world or universe. “Nature” can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. Although humans are part of nature, they sadly, generally observe their activities as a separate category from other…