We don't know whether every possible strategy in complex multiplayer games can be reduced to a simpler, mathematically optimal decision rule.

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Game theory has solved many two-player scenarios completely, but multiplayer games with shifting alliances and incomplete information remain far less understood in full generality. This unresolved question has real implications for economics and political strategy.

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