Just enough time for an incidental observation.
Consider the table Ashby uses to describe his first example of a regulation game.
![\begin{array}{cc|ccc} \multicolumn{5}{c}{\text{Table 11/3/1}} \\[4pt] & & & R & \\ & & \alpha & \beta & \gamma \\ \hline & 1 & b & a & c \\ D & 2 & a & c & b \\ & 3 & c & b & a \end{array}](https://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bcc%7Cccc%7D++%5Cmulticolumn%7B5%7D%7Bc%7D%7B%5Ctext%7BTable+11%2F3%2F1%7D%7D+%5C%5C%5B4pt%5D++%26+%26+%26+R+%26+%5C%5C++%26+%26+%5Calpha+%26+%5Cbeta+%26+%5Cgamma+%5C%5C++%5Chline++%26+1+%26+b+%26+a+%26+c+%5C%5C++D+%26+2+%26+a+%26+c+%26+b+%5C%5C++%26+3+%26+c+%26+b+%26+a++%5Cend%7Barray%7D&bg=ffffff&fg=000000&s=0&c=20201002)
A table like that is a compact way of describing a triadic relation, in this case a relation 
May you find food for thought, a late night snack on those tables.
Reference
- Ashby, W.R. (1956), An Introduction to Cybernetics, Chapman and Hall, London, UK. Republished by Methuen and Company, London, UK, 1964. Online.
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