Primitive Games

James A. Schellenberg

Preface -- Theory -- The Promise of Game Theory -- Critical Problems in the Theory of Games -- A Primitive Alternative -- Pure Conflict and No-Conflict Primitive Games -- Mixed-Motive Primitive Games -- Applications -- Eat Your Spinach!* -- The Bargaining Problem* -- Send the Marines! -- Dilemmas of Diplomacy -- Primitive Games and the Real World -- 2 x 2 Primitive Games -- A Measure of Conflict of Interest -- If Not a Free Lunch, Then Perhaps an Extra Dessert -- Primitive Games with Preference Ranks Added