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A review by whitakk
Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility by James P. Carse
3.0
Not in the habit of reading philosophy so I struggled to get through this. I suspect there's a lot of insight in this topic for someone with more time to spend on it.
Three takeaways:
1. The basic theory: A finite game is played for the purpose of winning; an infinite game is played for the purpose of continuing the play.
2. Unlike in finite games, the rules of infinite games must change over time, otherwise someone could "win." (These rules instead represent the contractual terms by which players keep playing.)
3. Surprise causes finite games to end -- so players try to minimize it -- whereas it is what causes infinite games to prolong (and players try to prepare for it).
Three takeaways:
1. The basic theory: A finite game is played for the purpose of winning; an infinite game is played for the purpose of continuing the play.
2. Unlike in finite games, the rules of infinite games must change over time, otherwise someone could "win." (These rules instead represent the contractual terms by which players keep playing.)
3. Surprise causes finite games to end -- so players try to minimize it -- whereas it is what causes infinite games to prolong (and players try to prepare for it).