patrissimo comments on "Stuck In The Middle With Bruce" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 09 April 2009 02:36:30AM 1 point [-]

Slightly off topic, but I doubt Magic is especially good for teaching rationality compared to other board games. There are a lot of games besides Magic and Poker that are about decision-making under uncertainty, although most aren't nearly as popular. One way to measure ones progress in rationality might be to play a wide variety of these games and keep track of one's win/loss record.

Comment author: patrissimo 11 April 2009 01:44:04AM 2 points [-]

The key thing about poker is not just decision-making under uncertainty, but that money is at stake and you are competing against other people. Together, (plus some other characteristics) this makes it particularly good at evoking irrationality.