Trying to get the most out of situation by reducing the negatives outcomes to a minimum and increasing the positive outcomes to the maximum. Widely used in videogames
jargon. Certain games have a specific set of
rules available to the player and can be exploited in such manner.
The term "Minimax" is a mathematical concept applied in fields such as game theory, artificial
intelligence, algorithmics, etc.
- I need this armor to increase my strenght and this
boots to increase speed while mantaining load capacity...
- Come on!
Stop minimaxing... You're stripping the
fun out of the game!