I really enjoyed this class. Learning about game theory was super fun and interesting, and Professor Sadzik did a great job of using funny and relevant examples in his lectures. The class consisted of HW (20%), a midterm (30%), and the final (50%). I do wish the lectures went a bit more in depth on certain topics, since it was often straight theory followed by examples without much elaboration on what certain terms and concepts were. The class was a bit disorganized; we were supposed to have 4 HWs and only ended up having 2. But Professor Sadzik was very helpful, understanding, and passionate about game theory and was always willing to explain concepts further when people asked. He also provided extra practice for exams, which was very useful. The exams themselves were pretty straightforward and the question would walk you through the steps you needed to take to get the right answer. I would definitely take this class again!

This was a great class. Professor Sadzik has a real passion for game theory, and I personally found the logic and reasoning this class covered fascinating. In my own experience, the earliest topics were mostly covered during Econ 101, but the later topics built upon the more basic concepts significantly and were very interesting.

Professor Sadzik is an amazing professor who is extremely passionate about the material he’s teaching. He makes his lectures very interesting and talks to you as an excited person that has emotion, not a Robo-Prof like the rest of the Econ department. Very easy homework assignments that can be done off of the slides alone. I highly recommend attending lecture, it makes you more engaged in the class if you interact with the professor and boost out with him. Group research project for the lab that is fun and easy. Midterm and final were easy due to amount of prep material he gives. Understand the content and the way the prep and homework questions work and you’ll ace the class. I studied for four days total (two days for the midterm and two for the final) and clapped the class with an A+. Professor Sadzik is hands-down my favorite professor in the Econ department and makes the class super interesting and fun. He doesn’t downcurve and might even bump a borderline grade if you participate and interact in class. Take the class

I like this professor! I took him online, and he really tried to include us in his presentations (he basically offered marginal grade bumps at the end of the quarter if he recognized your name). His lectures were interesting, funny, and presented well, and game theory is originally a fun topic, so I had a good time in his lectures.

He is a little disorganized, though. We were supposed to have four homework grades, and we ended up with two. He still posted the other two for exam prep, so that was nice! Also, nobody has received grades at the time of writing, so there's that.

Homework and exams (a midterm and final) were fair, I think. He lets you work in groups for homework! He also gives you practice questions ahead of time. His lab lectures were fun, not-on-test concepts that supplanted regular lectures. Labs are group projects with a separate grade from the main class, but the grading is super generous. (the professor was like, 'something must have gone very wrong for you to get an a-.)

In general a fun and fair class with a great professor! I would take again.

Professor Sadzik was obviously very passionate about the subject he teaches, and it shows through in his instruction. He provides detailed lecture notes and uses slides in lectures, but I would still personally recommend taking notes by hand to better understand the content. He covers some more complicated topics in his class, and the problem sets he gives out are pretty hard as well, but they are graded for completion for the most part. His tests are easier than both the prep questions and the homework though. Overall I will say I enjoyed his class, although sometimes he can struggle a little to explain the harder concepts, he is very willing to repeat and elaborate on those topics. My TA has also been extremely helpful, so shout out to Juan!

Spring 2020 (COVID-19)
I personally really liked Sadzik. He was a complete nerd and admitted. He is really passionate with what he lectures and is always willing to help. He has a bit of an accent but it does not detract from the learning experience. I would highly recommend this class because there were many real world applications and was a great introduction to Game Theory.
There were a lot of grading errors on the Midterm and Final but it was not necessarily Sadzik's fault, but rather the fault of the TAs. However, Sadzik is not the best at communicating (sometimes he is amazing, other times not so much) so take action and fight for the grade you believe you deserve.
Lectures are pretty standard, he does a lot of practice problems and explains the games. LEARN THE GAMES. If you know the games, you essentially get an A in the class.
Discussion Section consisted of playing games, exam prep and going over 106GL projects (Read 106GL Review). I personally did not like my TA but it won't make or break the experience.
The exams were doable. I would say that the midterm was easier than the homework but the final was harder. However, the exams are difficulty solely because the wording of each problem is very confusing. You have to read it in his voice and then you could get it.
Homeworks were fair and aren't graded 100% for accuracy (half accuracy half completion). They are pretty difficult in my opinion and was definitely harder than the lecture material.
He gives out practice midterm and final question. STUDY THEM. They are almost the midterm and/or final but slightly modified. I do wish he gave a bit more practice problems because I feel like I just memorized the answer key for some of the problems instead of fully understanding it.
He was very willing to help in Office Hours and I would highly recommend them.

He had two grade schemes because of the BLM
20% HW
30% Midterm
50% Final (Original Scheme)

20% HW
50% Midterm
30% Final (Adjusted Scheme)

However, he does issue a curve against the class and it results in slight upcurving. His curve is top 20% get A+ or A, 10% A-, 10% B+, 20% B, and rest lower.

Overall, I would take this course again in a heart beat. Thanks Sadzik!

The midterm and final are manageable as long as you're comfortable with all the questions from the study guide. But beware: even though he gives out ~40% A's, don't expect any curves for this class!! The average on the midterm was a 90%, and you have basically no chance to recover if you did poorly on the midterm. To put things into perspective, I did better in Econometrics and Ravetch than in this class.

Sadzik is a great Professor and guy. He genuinely cares about his students and provides you with a lot of resources to be successful. Would have preferred there to be more structure in the form of practice problems given over the course of the class as opposed to just right before exams. Class relied too heavily on his lectures/lecture notes that are nothing more than dense game theory. More practice problems would have made the material easier to digest. Also, this class ended up being reverse curved which was disappointing for the GPA :(

His lecture is engaging and funny, with lots of real world examples.

He posts lecture notes, so use them to study if you don't go to lecture. Notes are detailed, but I still recommend to go to lecture. (Some examples can not be understood unless you see him explain to you in person)

Midterm is straightforward (easier than homework). Final is significantly harder that asks you to think back and forth.

Curve is generous enough. In general, 80%+ is A.

Econ 106GL is graded differently from Econ 106G. For lab discussions, attendance is required, and you also need to do a group project (Econ in Action). The project applies Game Theory to real world examples. It is fun.