• a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      I would argue against that conclusion. In some games and optimal policy is the best that you can come up with, and we consider that a solution.

      It’s a recursive game by nature, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t the best move.

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        4 hours ago

        In snakes and ladders there isn’t a move. There’s not a single choice in the whole game. From the viewpoint of game theory it is not even a game, since a game requires choice. Without choice no strategy, without strategy no game in the sense of game theory.

        And a non-game without strategy or choice cannot have a solution.