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Extensions and Variants

(Beyond basic games)

Games with more than two players require different analysis. You cannot always reduce them to minimax. Games with incomplete information (players do not see the entire graph) need game-tree search with hidden information. Games with simultaneous moves (both players move at the same time) use a different model called strategic-form games.

One variant adds weighted edges where moves have different costs. Another allows multiple players instead of two. Each variant requires adapting the core algorithm to handle new constraints.