Definition:Game of Perfect Information

Definition

A game of perfect information is a game in which all players have complete information on the state of the game.

Also known as

Some sources use the term game with perfect information.

Examples

Examples of games of perfect information are:

• Chess
• Go
• Draughts and its variants, for example Canadian checkers
• Halma and its variants, for example Chinese checkers
• Tic tac toe

Sources

• 1983: Morton D. Davis: Game Theory (revised ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 1$: An Overview
• 1994: Martin J. Osborne and Ariel Rubinstein: A Course in Game Theory ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$ Introduction: $1.2$: Games and Solutions