Game theorists will love the challenge proposed in this video. Every player has the same information (common knowledge) and must guess the closest whole number that represents 2/3 of the average of all numbers other players guessed.

Concepts

whole numbers, integers, averages, game theory, human behavior, logical reasoning

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Play the game with your high-level path classes, once before showing the video and once after, then compare the results

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes players are familiar with Nash Equilibrium and rationality
• The resource contains a comprehension check

Pros

• A link to submit a response to another challenge is provided
• The "Dig Deeper" section provides links to related resources and another challenge

Cons

• None