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Finding the Best Pokemon Types A couple of years have passed since I used game theory to find the best Pokemon type, time I spent enjoying the vast riches that this discovery has brought me, sleeping soundly knowing that the world was safe from worrying about what Pokemon type is the best, as I had… Continue reading The best Pokemon type combinations according to game theory
Game theory offers an excellent tool for thinking about game balance: the Nash Equilibrium. Nash Equilibria tell us how often players should pick each possible strategy in a competitive game if they are playing optimally. But there's a problem -- describing how different options (characters, civilizations, etc.) in a game perform against each other in… Continue reading A better way to measure game balance using game theory
I've already looked at the best Pokemon types according to game theory, but when doing so, I only looked at the modern type balance, which began when the Fairy type was introduced in 2013. But, if you're an aging Pokemon fan (i.e. a Millenial) like myself, this is not the Pokemon type balance you grew… Continue reading The History of Pokemon Type Balance, According to Game Theory