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Saddle point game theory calculator

A saddle point in a two-player zero-sum game is a cell of the payoff matrix that is simultaneously the minimum of its row and the maximum of its column.

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When such a cell exists, the row player can guarantee the game value by playing that row, the column player can hold the row player to that same value by playing that column, and the pair of pure strategies is a Nash equilibrium. Students, tutors, and exam writers need a fast check that maximin equals minimax, plus the list of every saddle cell, without mixing up row minima and column maxima. This saddle point game theory calculator accepts a rectangular payoff matrix for the row player, computes each row minimum and each column maximum, compares the maximin and minimax security levels, and reports whether a pure-strategy solution exists. The same deterministic arithmetic powers the free browser widget and the API path, so homework keys and notebooks never disagree on a classic three-by-three table or on matching pennies, where the gap between maximin and minimax shows that only mixed strategies can solve the game.

How to use it

Enter your values in the form above. The tool checks them before calculating and shows the result on the same page.

Check your inputs

Use the labels and units shown next to each field. If something is missing or outside the allowed range, the page points to the field to fix.

Use it again or automate it

Use the browser tool for individual checks and the API when you need the same capability in an automated workflow.

What you can do with it

Get an answer now

Enter one set of values and see the result without building a spreadsheet or script.

Compare scenarios

Change one value at a time and rerun the calculation to understand what affects the result.

Automate repeated work

Use the API when the same calculation needs to run inside your product or workflow.

FAQ

How do I use this capability?

Complete the fields above and run it on this page. The form highlights anything that needs attention.

For developers — API access

Everything on this page is available programmatically. This section is for teams who want to wire it into their own systems; everyone else can just use the tool above.

API endpoint

POSThttps://api.kit.forhosting.com/econ/saddle-point-game

Prefer to automate it? One authenticated POST creates the task; the result comes back by webhook or a signed link. The same capability also runs here on the web, by email and from Telegram — and soon from our app too.

Call it from your stack

curl -X POST https://api.kit.forhosting.com/econ/saddle-point-game \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KIT_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"payoff":[[3,1,2],[4,3,5],[2,0,4]]}'

const res = await fetch("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/econ/saddle-point-game", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.KIT_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "payoff": [
      [
        3,
        1,
        2
      ],
      [
        4,
        3,
        5
      ],
      [
        2,
        0,
        4
      ]
    ]
  })
});
const { task_id } = await res.json();

import os, requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/econ/saddle-point-game",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KIT_KEY']}"},
    json={
    "payoff": [
        [
            3,
            1,
            2
        ],
        [
            4,
            3,
            5
        ],
        [
            2,
            0,
            4
        ]
    ]
},
)
task_id = res.json()["task_id"]

<?php
$res = file_get_contents("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/econ/saddle-point-game", false, stream_context_create([
  "http" => [
    "method"  => "POST",
    "header"  => "Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("KIT_KEY") . "\r\nContent-Type: application/json",
    "content" => '{"payoff":[[3,1,2],[4,3,5],[2,0,4]]}',
  ],
]));
$task = json_decode($res, true);

body := bytes.NewBufferString(`{"payoff":[[3,1,2],[4,3,5],[2,0,4]]}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/econ/saddle-point-game", body)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("KIT_KEY"))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

Example request

{
  "payoff": [
    [
      3,
      1,
      2
    ],
    [
      4,
      3,
      5
    ],
    [
      2,
      0,
      4
    ]
  ]
}

Example response

{
  "task_id": "tsk_a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6",
  "type": "econ.saddle_point_game",
  "status": "queued",
  "_links": {
    "result": "/tasks/tsk_…/result"
  }
}

The API is asynchronous: the call returns a task_id immediately and the result arrives by webhook. Polling is capped at 1 req/s per task.

Pricing

Per request$0.002

Published price — no tokens, no invented credits. A failed task is never charged.

Limits

`max_rows`	16
`max_cols`	16

Errors

HTTP	Code	Meaning
`401`	`unauthorized`	Missing or invalid API key.
`402`	`insufficient_balance`	Your balance doesn't cover the task price.
`404`	`unknown_type`	That task type doesn't exist.
`429`	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Use the webhook instead of polling.

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