"Compartmentalisation in the social sciences is inevitable but it will be an enormous pity if Mr Colman's fascinating book is not read outside the circle of social psychologists.... The author is a considerable polymath." (Ian Bellany, Director of the Arms Control Centre, in Arms Control, 1983)
"I liked this book a very great deal because it is successful in bringing together the mathematical field of game theory and the psychological aspects of interdependent decision making.... It is refreshing to read a book which contains sufficient psychology so that most of us will be interested, but which also puts over some of the more mathematical results in an easily understood and appetizing way.... I thoroughly recommend this book." (David D. Stretch, in the British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical psychology, 1983)
"Colman, who lectures at Leicester University, is obviously an able teacher.... This is a good introductory text and will be helpful to any interested reader." (Ian Gordon, in British Book News)
"The writing style is clear and concise. The real-life examples, mainly borrowed from others, are interesting and apt. If a reader or instructor wanted a single book that covered the basic ideas of game theory with a minimum of mathematics, this is the best book available." (Jerome M. Chertkoff, in Contemporary Psychology, 1983)
"Colman's book is an excellent introduction for the novice interested in game theory and experimental games. It is easy to understand and provides the reader with a first glance at the field." (Werner H. Tack, in the European Journal of Operational Research, 1983)
"I think the book is a masterly presentation of a very difficult area." (Michael Argyle, in The Times Higher Education Supplement, 1983)
"This volume is an excellent introduction to the theory, research and practice, and evaluation of game theory in the light of experimental evidence." (Manfred Vorweg, in Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 1984, translated)
"Colman has done a timely and readable job, covering zero-sum games, mixed-motive games, and social dilemmas. He also reviews extensions of game theory in voting behaviour, evolution and moral choice." (Robert A. M. Gregson, in the Australian Journal of Psychology, 1984)
"This book contains an impeccably structured review of contemporary game theory which should be of considerable use to researchers and final year undergraduates." (Frazer Reid, in the British Journal of Psychology, 1984)
"A welcome new paperback edition of a lovely but ridiculously overpriced book.... Andrew Colman writes clearly, with many examples of the application of game theory in the real world, and gives the best discussion we have seen of the Prisoner's Dilemma. Considerably updated from the first edition; essential reading for psychologists and fascinating for others." (Anonymous, in New Scientist, 1996)
"Colman's book provides a comprehensive and thoughtful overview of game theory and its applications, thereby effectively extending his former book which has been fruitfully used by many colleagues in the field. I can highly recommend Colman's new book." (Paul Van Lange, in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 1998)