Strategic Gaming

Olaf Helmer-Hirschberg

Expert InsightsPublished 1960

The use of some exhibits, relating to a strategic procurement game, to explain various concepts and techniques of operational gaming. In particular, the paper discusses the relative merits (1) of play by human players vs. machine play and (2) of rigid rules vs. umpire rulings. The roles of the experts in different aspects of gaming are also described.

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Helmer-Hirschberg, Olaf, Strategic Gaming. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1960. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1902.html.
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