It was the great Hungarian-born polymath John von Neumann…

“There's a rule that you really only want to play one level above your opponent,' explains poker professional Vanessa Rousso. 'If you play to…

— Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths

“Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.' In other words, love is a dominant strategy.”

— Avinash K. Dixit

“If you are a leader or someone who works for the interest of a community, first make sure that you understand the interest of…

— Duop Chak Wuol

“And if you're the kind of person who always does what you think is right, no matter how crazy others think it is, take…

— Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths

“Love is like organized crime. It changes the structure of marriage game so that the equilibrium becomes the outcome that works for everybody.”

— Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths

“You have not seen desperation and helplessness till you have seen a man hopeless in love. Of course, unless you have seen a gamer.”

— Vineet Raj Kapoor

“Their behavior is based on your own, just as your behavior is being influenced by theirs.”

— Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths

“The Game gives you a Purpose. The Real Game is, to Find a Purpose.”

— Vineet Raj Kapoor

“For us the chief point of interest is the place where the game is played. Generally it is a simple circle, dyutamandalam, drawn on…

— Johan Huizinga

“If changing strategies doesn’t help, you can try to change the game. And if that’s not possible, you can at least exercise some control…

— Brian Christian

“​Dharma or Ethics and Morals are the Fundamental Set of Rules created for those who want to Play the Game, by those who are…

— Vineet Raj Kapoor

“Here some one thrust these cards into these old hands of mine, swears that I must play them, and no others. And damn me,…

— Herman Melville

“Marriage is a prisoner's dilemma in which you get to choose the person with whom you're in cahoots. This might seem like a small…

— Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths

“Objective facts are Nash equilibrium points in the contest of competing wills.”

— E.e.e

“Well, if the rules of the game force a bad strategy, maybe we shouldn't try to change strategies. Maybe we should try to change…

— Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths