Consider the Following Game

question 146

Essay

Consider the following game. Either of the two players can choose to stop the game or continue it at any point. If a player continues the game, she loses $1, and $2 is added to her opponent's payoff. The game is played for 10 rounds. Construct the decision tree for this game.

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