Two players (A and B) in the game simultaneously put out either one

or two fingers. Player A must also announce the number of fingers

that he believes his opponent has put out. If player A correctly
guesses the number of fingers put out by the opponent, A wins the
sum (in dollars) of the fingers put out by the two players. Otherwise,
B wins (from A) the sum (in dollars) of the fingers put out by the two
players.
Give the payoff table and solve the game!

1 2 Expected
Probability y 1-y Loss
Show 1,
-2 3 2 y−3 ( 1− y )=−3+5 y
Guess Odd
Show 1,
2 -3 −2 y +3 ( 1− y )=3−5 y
Guess Even
Show 2,
3 -4 −3 y +4 ( 1− y )=4−7 y
Guess Odd
Show 2,
-3 4 3 y−4 ( 1− y )=−4 +7 y
Guess Even
3−5 y=−4 +7 y
7=12 y
7 1
y= , v=
12 12
3−5 x=−4+ 7 x
7=12 x
7 1
x= ,v=
12 12