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Extending finite-memory determinacy to multi-player games

Stéphane Le Roux, Arno Pauly Orcid Logo

Information and Computation, Volume: 261, Pages: 676 - 694

Swansea University Author: Arno Pauly Orcid Logo

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Abstract

We show that under some general conditions the finite memory determinacy of a class of two-player win/lose games played on finite graphs implies the existence of a Nash equilibrium built from finite memory strategies for the corresponding class of multi-player multi-outcome games. This generalizes a...

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Published in: Information and Computation
ISSN: 0890-5401
Published: Elsevier BV 2018
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37648
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Abstract: We show that under some general conditions the finite memory determinacy of a class of two-player win/lose games played on finite graphs implies the existence of a Nash equilibrium built from finite memory strategies for the corresponding class of multi-player multi-outcome games. This generalizes a previous result by Brihaye, De Pril and Schewe. We provide a number of example that separate the various criteria we explore.Our proofs are generally constructive, that is, provide upper bounds for the memory required, as well as algorithms to compute the relevant Nash equilibria.
Keywords: Finite memory; Games played on finite graphs; Finite-memory determinacy; Nash equilibrium; Equilibrium transfer; Energy parity games
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Start Page: 676
End Page: 694