Re: [Gambit-users] How do i specify outcomes in an extensive form game.

[Ted Turocy]

On 2002.09.05 18:45 Nimesh Nedungadi wrote:
> hi
>
> I am an absolutely new gambit user. I started just today... So please
> pardon me if i sound like a novice. I tried defining a new extensive
> form
> game. But i could not figure out how to specify the outcome at any
> node.
>
> It would always give me a (null) option. Even when i click the
> view/Outcome menu option, it gives me no boxes to edit.
>
> Is this a bug? Or is it something i am doing incorrectly?

In the outcome notebook, you'll need to right-click and select "New" to 
get started with a new outcome; after that, hitting Enter automatically 
adds a new line to the grid (and so a new outcome).

Then, you can attach outcomes two ways:
(1) Using Edit->Node and the dropdown box for outcomes, or
(2) Right-clicking on the outcome in the outcome window, and selecting 
"attach"; this will attach the outcome to the currently selected node.

The "New" part is a bit obscure; I shall update the online 
documentation about this, and also consider adding a "New" (and 
possible "Delete") button to the panel in a future release.

Ted
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