The story of a topological game (Q2477931)

Let \(X\) be a topological space and \(x\in X\). Four two-person topological games are discussed. (1) \(G_{O,P}(X,x)\): In the \(n\,\)th round, Player \(O\) chooses an open neighborhood \(O_n\) of \(x\), and Player \(P\) chooses a point \(p_n\in \bigcap_{i\leq n}O_i\). \(O\) wins if the sequence \(\{p_n\}_{n\in\omega}\) converges to~\(x\). (2) \(G_{K,P}(X)\): In the \(n\,\)th round, Player \(K\) chooses a compact subset \(K_n\) of \(X\), and \(P\) chooses a point \(p_n\notin\bigcup_{i\leq n}K_i\). \(K\) wins if the sequence \(\{p_n\}_{n\in\omega}\) is a closed discrete subset of~\(X\). (3) \(G_{K,L}(X)\): In the \(n\,\)th round, \(K\) chooses a compact subset \(K_n\) of \(X\), and \(L\) chooses a compact subset \(L_n\) of \(X\) disjoint from \(\bigcup_{i\leq n}K_i\). \(K\) wins if \(\{L_n\}_{n\in\omega}\) is a closed discrete collection in~\(X\). (4) \(G_{K,L}^o(X)\): Same as (3), except that \(K\) wins if \(\{L_n\}_{n\in\omega}\) has a discrete open expansion. These games have a history going back in the first case as far as 1976. The present paper surveys what is known about such games and their applications. Some new results are presented, and a number of open questions are stated.