Minimax is an algorithm based on minimizing the possible loss for the worst case (maximum loss). Besides game development and game theory, Minimax is a decision rule that is also used in statistics, decision theory, and philosophy.
This technique was originally formulated for the two-player zero-sum game theory, meaning that one player's win is the opponent's loss. However, in this case, it is flexible enough to handle more than two players.
Get Unity 2018 Artificial Intelligence Cookbook - Second Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
Get Mark Richards’s Software Architecture Patterns ebook to better understand how to design components—and how they should interact.
Dive in for free with a 10-day trial of the O’Reilly learning platform—then explore all the other resources our members count on to build skills and solve problems every day.
Start your free trial Become a member now