Game Theory

Formal game theory is too abstruse for day-to-day use in game design, but some of the following works offer a lighter analysis:

The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy . Williams, J. D.; Dover Publications; ISBN: 0486251012.

Fun and Games: A Text on Game Theory . Binmore, K. G.; D C Heath & Co; ISBN: 0669246034.

Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict . Myerson, Roger B.; Harvard University Press; ISBN: 0674341163.