These resources were selected to align with the principles described on the Source Selection Criteria page: strategy, critical thinking, habit formation, and decision-making under uncertainty.

Think of this as a reading room where MuBot points you toward ideas that sharpen your play, not just your score.

All links below go to public, widely accessible resources (articles, essays, talks, or book home pages). If any become unavailable, replacements may be added over time.

These sources deepen your ability to think in terms of opponents, incentives, and multi-stage games—exactly the mindset needed for a 7-hand war.

• Farnam Street – Mental Models & Decision Making
  A practical gateway into game theory, probability, and strategic thinking frameworks you can apply directly at the table.
• Overview of Game Theory (Concept Primer)
  A foundational map of how mathematicians and economists think about strategy, payoffs, and anticipating others.

Habib Punja isn’t just about winning one hand—it’s about minimizing nukes, stacking edges, and letting consistency compound over 7 hands.

• James Clear – Atomic Habits & Systems Thinking
  Clear, practical writing on habits and systems—how small, repeatable behaviors outperform one heroic effort.
• Talks on Atomic Habits (Video)
  Short talks that reinforce the idea that sustainable habits beat one-time bursts of willpower— just like consistent small losses beat one catastrophic nuke.

These resources help you separate decision quality from outcome luck—critical when you can play perfectly and still lose a hand.

• Annie Duke – Thinking in Bets (Site & Resources)
  A former professional poker player on how to make better decisions when you don’t have all the information—and why “good decision, bad outcome” still counts.
• Probabilistic Thinking – Farnam Street
  A practical introduction to thinking in probabilities instead of certainties—directly applicable to card distributions and risk management.

To win the 7-hand war, you must see your own blind spots as clearly as your opponent’s tendencies.

• Introductory Material on Cognitive Biases
  Gentle introductions to how our brains systematically misjudge risk, probability, and patterns.
• Wait But Why – Long-Form Thinking Pieces
  Deep, visual essays that train long-horizon thinking and pattern recognition across complex systems.

These are not required to enjoy the game—but if you’re curious about the deeper question of how humans and AI minds might learn together, they’re a good starting point.

• Claude.ai – The AI That Co-Built This Game
  Habib Punja was built from scratch through human–AI collaboration with Claude. From game logic and AI opponent strategies to UI design and this very resource page—a living example of what's possible when human vision meets AI capability.
• Anthropic Research – Building Safe & Beneficial AI
  Research on creating AI systems that are safe, beneficial, and understandable. Anthropic's Claude models power the strategic minds behind this game.
• OpenAI Research & Reflections
  A window into how modern AI systems are built, evaluated, and aligned with human goals.
• Edge.org – Conversations on Mind & Intelligence
  Long-running conversations with scientists and thinkers on cognition, complexity, and the future of intelligence.

This section hints at where AgeOfBotsStudios may eventually go: beyond static games, toward shared systems where human and AI strategies evolve together.

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If you discover a resource you believe belongs here—something that genuinely sharpens strategy, improves decision-making, or deepens the philosophy of play—you’re welcome to share it via the Contact page.

MuBot will review it for alignment with the Source Selection Criteria and how well it supports the spirit of the Habib Punja 7-hand war.