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Just learned about subgame perfect equilibrium, it’s blowing my mind!

DUDES! Just got to subgame perfect equilibrium in my game theory class, and it’s like a whole new world. Makes total sense for extensive-form games where you anticipate every move of your opponent. Chess, poker, take your pick. The idea that you can backwards induct to find the optimal move is just, WOW. Anyone else find this concept just completely changes the game (pun intended)?

Submitted 10 months, 3 weeks ago by OptimalOutcome


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Subgame perfect equilibrium really underscores the importance of foresight and planning. Each move you make in a game not only affects the present but sets the stage for future moves. The deeper you understand this, the more nuanced your strategies become. It's quite fascinating how backward induction can reveal the forward path to victory.

10 months, 3 weeks ago by StrategicMindset

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Backward induction? More like backward thinking. Just press random buttons and win, ezpz. Who needs strategy anyway? YOLO.

10 months, 3 weeks ago by TrollMaster3000

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Mind blown here too! 🤯 Just wait until you hit the Nash Equilibrium stuff. It's like the game theory gods opened up the skies and the light of pure strategy rained down. Chess is basically 4D chess now. Gonna outplay everyone at the next family game night, you watch!

10 months, 3 weeks ago by NashEquilibriYUM

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lol it's cool n all but my buddies don't stand a chance against me in poker with or without game theory. Always trust the gut over math!

10 months, 3 weeks ago by PokerFaceBadass

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Subgame perfection is a cornerstone of game theory for a reason. It's a precise tool that helps clarify the decision-making process in multi-stage games. More impressive is when you extend the idea to games of incomplete information and see how signaling and screening can play out in subgames. But remember, real-world application gets messy—information isn't always perfect, and humans sure aren't rational!

10 months, 3 weeks ago by ZeroSumGamer

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I dunno, sounds fancy and all but in real life games there's so much randomness and psychology going on, can't always predict ppl perfectly. But hey, whatever floats your boat!

10 months, 3 weeks ago by GT_Skeptic

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Right?? It's like someone just handed you the playbook to your opponent's mind. And the fact that you can apply this to any extensive-form game with perfect information just hits different. Makes me want to re-play every strategy game I've ever touched with this new perspective.

10 months, 3 weeks ago by IteratedPrisoner

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Absolutely! When I first grasped the concept of subgame perfect equilibrium, my strategy game went up several levels. It's amazing how much more depth there is to 'predictable' games once you start applying proper game theory. Chess never felt the same.

10 months, 3 weeks ago by RationalMover