THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE IN GAMES

ROHIT PARIKH, ÇAĞIL TAŞDEMİR, ANDREAS WITZEL
2013 International Game Theory Review  
We propose a theory of the interaction between knowledge and games. Epistemic game theory is of course a well developed subject [4, 5] . But there is also a need for a theory of how some agents can affect the outcome of a game by affecting the knowledge which other agents have and thereby affecting their actions. We concentrate on games of incomplete or imperfect information, and study how conservative, moderate, or aggressive players might play such games. We provide models for the behavior of
more » ... a knowledge manipulator who seeks to manipulate the knowledge states of active players in order to affect their moves and to maximize her own payoff even while she herself remains inactive.
doi:10.1142/s0219198913400306 fatcat:srthi7dfgvbktmeckp7zf7fsby