Question: Read the passage and answer the question that follows it.
The theory of games is suggested to some extent by parlour games such as chess and bridge. Friedman illustrates two distinct features of these games. First, in a parlour game played for money, if one wins the other (others) loses (lose). Second, these games are games involving a strategy. In a game of chess, while choosing what action is to be taken, a player tries to guess how his /her opponent will react to the various actions he or she might take. In contrast, the card-pastime, ‘patience’ or ‘solitaire’ is played only against chance.
Which one of the following can best be described as a “game?”
From the author’s viewpoint, a game involves strategy and while choosing what action to be taken, a player tries to guess how his/her opponent will react. Also, a game is decisive, one wins while other or others lose. The option which embodies this theme is option 3. A decisive war will have one winner. Plus, fighting a war involves strategy. It is important to be able to have an idea of the enemy’s next move.