You have been texting with your friends trying to make plans for this evening. Your best friend Jocelyn is not sure if she will finish her homework in time to come out, but if she does, she wants to go to a new restaurant on the north end of town that you've both been wanting to try. Another group of friends is going to a restaurant on the south end of town, but you've already been to this restaurant and it was only okay. Overall, you would prefer to go to the restaurant with Jocelyn. But if Jocelyn isn't coming out, you would rather hang out with your friends than stay home. No one is returning your calls, but you need to get on the subway and head into town if you want to do anything this evening. You have to decide whether to head north or south. What can we say about a potential dominant strategy in this game?

The potential dominant strategy in this game is to go north. This can be stated through the concept of dominant strategy, which means that the chosen strategy will be the most appropriate according to someone's perspective, that is, the strategy that will be most beneficial and useful.

In the case of the scenario above, it is possible to affirm that the dominant strategy is to go north because the statement provides information that the general, you prefer to go to the northern restaurant with Jocelyn, so this is configured as the correct option, regardless if the Jocelyn may or may not go, because in a dominant strategy what matters is to choose the most useful option for you, regardless of the actions of third parties.