{"id":6423,"date":"2022-06-22T12:29:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T10:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/?p=6423"},"modified":"2022-06-22T12:29:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T10:29:13","slug":"the-finite-and-infinite-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/22\/the-finite-and-infinite-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The finite and infinite game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is the title of a book written by James P. Carse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On that book you can find that there are different attitudes you can have on the game. These strategic attitudes define the approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FV2RmPDX0AIg7cS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FV2RmPDX0AIg7cS.jpg 680w, https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FV2RmPDX0AIg7cS-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption>summary table about the games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We can apply these attitudes depending on the context, but what <strong>is crucial is to detect what are the other players playing<\/strong>: finite or infinite game; this can change our approach when competing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong><u>Wardley\u2019s gameplays table<\/u><\/strong> we can see some gameplays that are more aligned with these attitudes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Finite game<\/strong>: land grab, first mover, undermine barriers to entry, all accelerator gameplays\u2026<\/li><li><strong>Infinite game<\/strong>: last man standing, limitation of competition, all defensive gameplays\u2026<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the title of a book written by James P. 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