See the whole board.
Gambit is a free online game theory course for people who negotiate, buy and compete for a living. Every course has interactive 3D lessons hosted by Max and Libby: you play each game before you study it, click through the scene to see how it works, and earn a certificate when you pass.
Max makes the move most people reach for first, so you see what it costs before you make it yourself.
Libby thinks a few moves ahead. She introduces each concept and walks through the reasoning behind it.
Two recurring hosts, Max and Libby, act out the central game of each course: two suspects in separate interview rooms, rival cafés on one street, bidders at an auction, a buyer and a supplier at the tender table. You explore the scene and make each decision yourself before the answer is shown.
Run tenders suppliers can't game, compare unequal suppliers on one True Price, and plan every big renegotiation.
Anchor first, bid smart in tenders and stop giving away margin at the last minute.
Certificates for your CV, stories for interviews and a head start on your first salary negotiation.
Your best move in a tender, a pricing call or a negotiation depends on what the other side will do, and their best move depends on you. Most professionals learn this the expensive way, one lost margin at a time.
Gambit gives you those reps without the cost. Each course is built by someone who has played the game for real, working alongside academic game theorists, so the theory always comes with the scar tissue.
Libby runs the same tender every quarter, and you and Max both bid. Hold your price, or undercut?
Eight quarters. Max follows a fixed strategy you'll see at the end. Payoffs are margin in £k per quarter.
In a single tender, undercutting is the dominant move: whatever Max does, it pays you more. Does that still hold when you meet again next quarter?
Lectures explain equilibria. Gambit puts you inside one, in 3D lessons and live games against strategy bots, then shows you where it was.
Each concept opens as something you do: a 3D scene with Max and Libby, a sealed-bid auction, a supplier standoff. You make the call before anyone tells you the answer.
Every answer gets instant feedback. Max and Libby replay what happened, mark the equilibrium and show why the tempting move backfired.
You test the idea on scenarios from real buying and selling work, then prove it in the final assessment and earn your certificate.
Self-paced, interactive lessons of about two hours each, with a certificate when you pass the final assessment. Start with the free game theory foundations course, then go deeper: a negotiation course on bargaining power, negotiation psychology, a procurement course on tender design or an auction theory course. Each is a one-off £9.89. See all nine courses.
Start with the free foundations course, then pick the track that matches your next deal.