Editing Matching pennies (section)

{{Short description|Simple game studied in game theory}}
{{about|the two-person game studied in game-theory|the confidence trick|coin-matching game|other variants|morra (game)}}
[[File:United States cents 1991 02.png|thumb|If one penny is heads and the other tails, Odd wins and keeps both coins]]
'''Matching pennies''' is a [[non-cooperative game]] studied in [[game theory]]. It is played between two players, Even and Odd.  Each player has a [[penny]] and must secretly turn the penny to heads or tails.  The players then reveal their choices simultaneously.  If the pennies match (both heads or both tails), then Even wins and keeps both pennies.  If the pennies do not match (one heads and one tails), then Odd wins and keeps both pennies.