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I bumped into this when I was studying game theory a long time ago. I recently revisited this again and it prompted me to put a post up on my blog for people who had not looked at the benefits of optimal play in a game, especially in a zero sum game. Very often people follow completely the wrong path for psychological reasons and minimax can help you make roughly the right decisions. For a primer, have a look at the following wiki page: –<\/p>\n

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