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s4h-game-theory
Routes to the right game-theory skill for your strategic situation. Triggers: 'game theory', 'strategic interaction', 'what will they do', 'payoff analysis', 'how do I think about this strategically', 'incentive design', 'cooperation problem', 'bidding strategy', any situation where the best choice depends on what others choose.
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# Game Theory
Your best move depends on what they'll do — and their best move depends on what you'll do. This interdependence is the defining feature of strategic interaction. Game theory provides formal tools for reasoning through it: mapping payoffs, finding stable outcomes, designing incentives, and analysing how cooperation forms and breaks down.
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## Your Process
**Step 1: Diagnose the interaction type**
Read the situation and identify which of the following patterns applies.
**Framing check:** Confirm the specific strategic situation before continuing. State what you've identified — the actual interaction, who the players are, and what decision is at stake — in one sentence, then use `AskUserQuestion`:
- **Question:** "I'm reading this as: [your one-sentence framing of the strategic situation and the players involved]. Is that right?"