IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
- An overview of Game Theory.
- The critical difference between infinite and finite games.
- What Satoshi had to consider when designing Bitcoin from the start.
- What are some of Scott's favorite game theory aspects found in Bitcoin?
- How game designers account for skilled players playing a game with unskilled players.
- What Volatility does to a games design.
- How Scott designed a playable game around Bitcoin.
- The iteration process for designing games that are playable and balanced.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Hodl-Up Game.
- Scott's Company: Free Market Kids.
- Scott's book that accompanies the Hodl-up Game.
- Scott's Twitter.
- Scott's Nostr.
- Scott's Book Recommendation: The Infinite Game.
- Preston's Book Recommendation: The Characteristic of Games.
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