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Dear A.B.C.
My name is Philip Harding a working Artist/Designer
based in the United Kingdom.
First an apology for the unsolicited communication,
being in possession and aware of some vital information
to be shared with you deemed it necessary for me to
deviate from usual polite etiquette. Please forgive the
unusual approach.
I will open with an ice breaking current joke:
I have heard a rumour that Cadburys are thinking of
making a new oriental chocolate bar...................
Do you think its a Chinese Wispa?
(Attributed to Rob Auton Edinburgh Festival 2013, Dave
Award).
I hope you enjoyed it, I laughed heartily when I first
heard it, however I am not so sure it has the legs to
travel well much further as the brand and product are of
U.K. origin.
Like most people I love having fun and enjoy games,
and can even confess to having once visited a betting
shop for a flutter. I would hazard a guess that you are
not a gambling man.
But would say with certainty that you are fully aware of
the rules.
Please excuse the introductory banter ,all will be
revealed if you indulge me by reading on a little further.
Its not every day you wake up at 0444 and say to
yourself I think I will write to the A.B.C.
Its quite a unique experience for me!
However due to the magnitude and gravity of the
information to be shared it qualified as an exception to
the rule.
This letter you are holding in your hand contains a gift
for Mankind, a bold statement? Please read on.
Having covered gambling, time to move on to Game
playing or to be precise Game Theory. Are you familiar
with it? It is a serious science, no less than 8 Theorist
have received the Nobel Prize. A brief explanation of
the salient points ;
1. Establish all the players of the game.
2. Provide them each with all the necessary information.
3. Actions available to each player at each decision
point.
4. Payoffs.
Having established these criteria a Solution Concept is
then to be chosen by the Theorist. This proceeds to a