Praise for the First Edition
"Luck, Logic, and White Lies teaches readers of all backgrounds about the insight mathematical knowledge can bring and is highly recommended reading among avid game players, both to better understand the game itself and to improve one-s skills."
- Midwest Book Review
"The best book I''ve found for someone new to game math is Luck, Logic and White Lies by J-rg Bewersdorff. It introduces the reader to a vast mathematical literature, and does so in an enormously clear manner. . ."
- Alfred Wallace, Musings, Ramblings, and Things Left Unsaid
"The aim is to introduce the mathematics that will allow analysis of the problem or game. This is done in gentle stages, from chapter to chapter, so as to reach as broad an audience as possible . . . Anyone who likes games and has a taste for analytical thinking will enjoy this book."
- Peter Fillmore, CMS Notes
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