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A Bayesian game is one where the players have incomplete information about the game. This is most often structured as stating that a player may have one of several (or even infinite) "types", and that the type of any player is known to that player but unknown to others.
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The type of a player determines the payoffs that player receives from any outcome of the game.
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The common equilibrium notion for such games is Bayesian Nash Equilibrium (BNE). In a BNE, each player picks a strategy function, rather than a simple strategy. The strategy function then selects a particular strategy for the player's type.
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Beyond that, the idea is just like a normal Nash Equilibrium. A BNE is a profile of strategy functions such that no single player can improve his expected utility by changing his function.
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BNE is the solution concept most often applied to auctions. Bayesian auction games can be implemented with bidding experiments. Bayesian matrix games can be implemented as extensive-form games with ComLabGames' Extensive Form Game software.
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