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Why is game theory formulated in terms of equilibrium instead of winning strategies?

Game theory, on the outset, seems to invite the questions, "what can I do to win" or "how do I beat my opponent?" So many people who are not familiar with game theory look to game ...
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What does "game theory" cover and how should it be called?

There seems to be a huge discrepancy in what people refer to when they speak of "game theory". I tend to think of it as including, among other things: Combinatorial game theory dealing with certain ...