Meetup : London - The Schelling Point Strategy Game (plus socials)
post by sixes_and_sevens · 2014-01-08T13:12:53.132Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 4 commentsContents
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Discussion article for the meetup : London - The Schelling Point Strategy Game (plus socials)
For the first London practical session of 2014, we will be playing The Schelling Point Strategy Game on the 19th of January. All attendees will have to deduce where all other attendees are going to meet in order to participate.
(Hint: it's probably the listed venue. Please don't try and look for us at the information desk at Grand Central Station in New York. We will not be there.)
(Just to be absolutely sure, in case that joke fell completely flat, we will be meeting at the listed, regular venue, the Shakespeare's Head pub in Holborn. Go there.)
The Schelling Point Strategy Game will feature two teams in competition with each other. Not only must each team come up with clever strategies to coordinate amongst themselves on multiple-choice problems, they must also construct fiendish problems to confound the other team's strategies.
No previous knowledge of game theory is required. The session will begin with a brief practical introduction to the relevant concepts before dividing into teams. Once the game is concluded we will spend some time discussing what people came up with. There is typically social / unstructured discussion afterwards.
Please be in attendance by 2pm, as we will be starting shortly thereafter. If you have problems finding the venue or locating us in there, ring 07887 718458 and we'll come and find you.
Plus Socials on the 12th and 26th
We are also having social meetups on Sunday 12th of January and Sunday 26th of January, also at 2pm at the same venue. These are unstructured gatherings without a set agenda or discussion topic. Come along and talk about interesting things with interesting people. We make efforts to welcome newcomers and visitors.
(For the past few months, with the exception of a break over the festive season, we have by default been holding social meetups every Sunday. These dates are included in this post to avoid weekly spamming of Discussion.)
We also have a Google Group where we organise things and discuss local LW-related matters. If you live in / near London or you're a regular visitor, joining could be worth your while.
Discussion article for the meetup : London - The Schelling Point Strategy Game (plus socials)
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comment by [deleted] · 2014-01-08T18:25:04.025Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I'd love to see a write-up of the iterated Schelling point game.
I was going to post a link to "Schelling Point Strategy Training" but then I noticed you were the author. (I highly suspect that meetup satisfaction will be better if attendees avoid reading spoilery stuff from that post, until after the rounds are over.)
comment by Stefan_Schubert · 2014-01-15T19:47:04.897Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I'll probably come by.
comment by Chrysophylax · 2014-01-09T19:23:28.066Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Did you intend to schedule it to begin at two in the morning?
Replies from: sixes_and_sevens↑ comment by sixes_and_sevens · 2014-01-10T10:17:06.742Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
That was not my intention, but I have faith in attendees to interpret it pragmatically. Either that or I'll get some angry and confused phonecalls on Sunday morning.