Game theory for students who want an unfair advantage
Learn the strategic thinking that consultants, bankers and buyers use every day, by playing it. Earn certificates for your CV and LinkedIn, and walk into interviews with stories nobody else has.
One-off payment, lifetime access. 4 courses for £24 £39.56, you save 39%. Plus the free foundations course.
What changes on Monday
Five certificates in strategy, negotiation and auctions say something a generic online course doesn't: you think in moves.
Game trees, payoff tables and "what will they do next?" are exactly how case interviewers want you to think out loud.
Most graduates accept the first offer. You'll know your walk-away point, your alternatives and how to ask for more without risking the job.
Every lesson starts with a game
Five pirates split 100 gold coins. The most senior proposes a split; if half or more agree it stands, otherwise he walks the plank and the next one proposes. Everyone is ruthless and clever. How many coins does the first pirate keep?
5 courses, in the right order
Think Three Moves Ahead
Free: Nash equilibrium, game trees and the pirates' treasure puzzle.
Changing the Game
Commitment, credible threats and signals: the ideas behind real strategy.
Bargaining Power
BATNA, ZOPA and bargaining power, ready for your first salary talk.
The Psychology of the Deal
Anchors, framing and fairness: how real people actually decide.
Auctions Decoded
How auctions work, from eBay to spectrum licences, by bidding in them.
Pay once. Keep it for good.
Student Career track
- Changing the Game
- Bargaining Power
- The Psychology of the Deal
- Auctions Decoded
- Free foundations course
- 5 certificates
One course at a time
- Any single course
- First lesson free to try
- Certificate on passing
Built for you if you are
- Economics, business and maths students
- Graduates preparing for consulting, finance or commercial interviews
- Anyone who wants to think more clearly about competition and negotiation
Before you buy
Do I need to be good at maths?
No. Everything is explained in plain English with small, worked numbers. If you can compare two prices, you can do this.
Will the certificates help my CV?
Each certificate has your name, the course and a verification ID, and you can add it to LinkedIn in one click. More useful still: you'll have concrete examples to talk about in interviews.
How is this different from a university module?
It's shorter, practical and interactive. You play every game before learning its name, and the examples come from business, not textbooks.
Is the first course really free?
Yes. Think Three Moves Ahead is free, certificate included. The student track adds four more courses for £24.
How long does it take?
About two hours per course in short lessons you can do between lectures.
Also on Gambit:
Start thinking three moves ahead
The first course is free, with a certificate. Most people finish it in an afternoon.