Definition:Blotto
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Definition
Blotto is a class of game of which an example has the mechanics as follows:
There are two players: General $A$ and Colonel $B$(lotto).
$A$ commands $4$ companies.
$B$ commands $5$ companies.
$A$ can reach a town on either of two different roads.
It is the aim of $A$ to reach a town, which can be achieved by travelling down either of two different roads.
He can send each of his $4$ companies on whatever road he chooses.
$B$ can order any of his $5$ companies to defend either of the two roads.
$A$ wins if, on either road, he has (strictly) more companies than $B$.
Sources
- 1954: D.W. Blackett: Some Blotto Games (Naval Research Logistics Quarterly Vol. 1: pp. 55 – 60)
- 1956: Steven Vajda: The Theory of Games and Linear Programming ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text{I}$: An Outline of the Theory of Games: $2$