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We consider combining the definition of a cardinal invariant and the notion of an infinite game. We focus on the splitting number $\mathfrak{s}$ since the corresponding cardinal invariants behave in an interesting way. We introduce three…

We study a two-person game played on graphs based on the widely studied chip-firing game. Players Max and Min alternately place chips on the vertices of a graph. When a vertex accumulates as many chips as its degree, it fires, sending one…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-05-09 A. Bonato , W. Kinnersley , P. Pralat

This paper is a twofold contribution. First, it contributes to the problem of enumerating some classes of simple games and in particular provides the number of weighted games with minimum and the number of weighted games for the dual class…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-05-14 Josep Freixas , Sascha Kurz

We consider a sub-class of bi-matrix games which we refer to as two-person (hereafter referred to as two-player) additively-separable sum (TPASS) games, where the sum of the pay-offs of the two players is additively separable. The row…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-03 Somdeb Lahiri

This paper argues that the finite horizon paradox, where game theory contradicts intuition, stems from the limitations of standard number systems in modelling the cognitive perception of infinity. To address this issue, we propose a new…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Kiri Sakahara , Takashi Sato

Categories of polymorphic lenses in computer science, and of open games in compositional game theory, have a curious structure that is reminiscent of compact closed categories, but differs in some crucial ways. Specifically they have a…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2017-09-19 Jules Hedges

We consider a class of nonlocal games that are related to binary constraint systems (BCSs) in a manner similar to the games implicit in the work of Mermin [N.D. Mermin, "Simple unified form for the major no-hidden-variables theorems," Phys.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-10-17 Richard Cleve , Rajat Mittal

The classical result of Landau on the existence of kings in finite tournaments (=finite directed complete graphs) is extended to continuous tournaments for which the set X of players is a compact Hausdorff space. The following partial…

General Topology · Mathematics 2016-03-25 Masato Nagao , Dmitri Shakhmatov

We present a bound for the weak Lindel\"of number of the $G_\delta$-modification of a Hausdorff space which implies various known cardinal inequalities, including the following two fundamental results in the theory of cardinal invariants in…

General Topology · Mathematics 2019-07-11 Angelo Bella , Santi Spadaro

The paper is devoted to inverse Stackelberg games with many players. We consider both static and differential games. The main assumption of the paper is the compactness of the strategy sets. We obtain the characterization of inverse…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-04-21 Yurii Averboukh

We define the family of {\it locally path-bounded} digraphs, which is a class of infinite digraphs, and show that on this class it is relatively easy to compute an optimal strategy (winning or nonlosing); and realize a win, when possible,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Aviezri S. Fraenkel , Ofer Rahat

We propose a unifying additive theory for standard conventions in Combinatorial Game Theory, including normal-, mis\`ere- and scoring-play, studied by Berlekamp, Conway, Dorbec, Ettinger, Guy, Larsson, Milley, Neto, Nowakowski, Renault,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-07-07 Urban Larsson , Richard J. Nowakowski , Carlos P. Santos

We study selective and game-theoretic versions of properties like the ccc, weak Lindel\"ofness and separability, giving various characterizations of them and exploring connections between these properties and some classical cardinal…

General Topology · Mathematics 2015-05-14 Leandro Aurichi , Santi Spadaro , Lyubomyr Zdomskyy

The containment game is a full information game for two players, initialised with a set of occupied vertices in an infinite connected graph $G$. On the $t$-th turn, the first player, called Spreader, extends the occupied set to $g(t)$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-12-30 Ohad Noy Feldheim , Itamar Israeli

We show how two techniques from statistical physics can be adapted to solve a variant of the notorious Unique Games problem, potentially opening new avenues towards the Unique Games Conjecture. The variant, which we call Count Unique Games,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-03-05 Matthew Coulson , Ewan Davies , Alexandra Kolla , Viresh Patel , Guus Regts

We study strong equilibria in symmetric capacitated cost-sharing games. In these games, a graph with designated source $s$ and sink $t$ is given, and each edge is associated with some cost. Each agent chooses strategically an $s$-$t$ path,…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Michal Feldman , Ofir Geri

We define a topological space to be an "SDL space" if the closure of each one of its strongly discrete subsets is Lindel\"of. After distinguishing this property from the Lindel\"of property we make various remarks about cardinal invariants…

General Topology · Mathematics 2024-04-02 Angelo Bella , Santi Spadaro

With increasing game size, a problem of computational complexity arises. This is especially true in real world problems such as in social systems, where there is a significant population of players involved in the game, and the complexity…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2016-09-12 Tatsuya Iwase , Takahiro Shiga

We present a new variant of the potential game and show that certain compact subsets of $\R^n$, including a large class of self-affine sets, are winning in our game. We prove that sets with sufficiently strong winning conditions are…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-08-18 Richard A. Howat , Andrew Mitchell , Tony Samuel

n infinite two-player zero-sum game with a Borel winning set, in which the opponent's actions are monitored eventually but not necessarily immediately after they are played, is determined. The proof relies on a representation of the game as…

Logic · Mathematics 2011-07-06 Eran Shmaya