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A Model of a Sudden-Death Field-Goal Football Game as a Sequential Duel

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Siddhartha Sahi (Princeton University)
Martin Shubik () (Cowles Foundation, Yale University)

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This paper introduces a highly simplified version of "sudden-death" scoring. The basic game is as follows. With equal probability the teams toss to see who gets the ball. The team with the ball can either run or try to kick a field goal. The first team to score wins the game.

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Paper provided by Cowles Foundation, Yale University in its series Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers with number 751.

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Date of creation: May 1985
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Publication status: Published in Mathematical Social Sciences (1988), 15: 205-215
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Keywords: Tactical combat; war and defense; football; sequential dual;

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