when subjected to an IoT environment [11; 12]. Hence, there is a need for a study that calls for constructing a generalised secure routing scheme when a mobile ad hoc network is deployed in an IoT scenario. Apart from this, the threats studied in mobile ad hoc networks differ from those of exponentially challenging threats in IoT [13]. Existing security protocols in mobile ad hoc networks cannot mitigate such threats in the IoT environment.  
Various studies have introduced the mobility concept in IoT, emphasising mitigating security threats [14; 15; 16; 17]. However, such studies are mainly encryption-based or use artificial intelligence [18; 19; 20]. Such a research contribution is beneficial only if the attacks are well-defined and not a challenging form of attack, e.g., node misbehaviour [21]. The most challenging aspect of node misbehaviour is that it is quite a computationally resource-consuming matter to identify the presence of a threat. At present, various studies are being carried out in the context of security for mobile ad hoc networks [22], node misbehaviour [23], cloud-based threats [24], and IoT-based threats [25]; however, they have not been studied together. At the same time, game theory is found to be one of the better and more evolving security alternatives compared to the more frequently adopted cryptographic scheme [26; 27]. There are studies to prove that the application of game theory to wireless networks offers more promising results when it comes to modelling [28]. Adopting game theory provides better control of user behaviour, which also yields better cooperation among the wireless nodes in the network. This process can be reflected in the improved performance of the network. Various game-based models address security and non-security demands in a wireless network. There is a broader scope for developing better security models using game models. Therefore, the proposed scheme contributes a novel strategic game model capable of identifying and resisting the participation of misbehaved nodes.  
The contribution of the proposed model is as follows:  
* The proposed scheme introduces a matrix of transactional records to access distributed storage systems and retain encoded sensitive information related to trust.
* A novel dual controller scheme is introduced, viz. Global Trust Controller and Core node Selection Controller, to formulate a secure agreement system for validating the global trust of all nodes.
* A unique payoff management scheme is introduced, which mainly performs speedy calculations, allocations, and updates, resulting in faster processing during routing operations.
* The proposed scheme deploys IoT-based mobile nodes in an ad hoc manner considering the usage of both private and public clouds for role identification, payoff selection, and gain maximisation.
* The results of the study are compared to existing game models with respect to accuracy, response time, energy, and cost, unlike any current security scheme in IoT.  
The paper's organisation is as follows: Section 2 presents a discussion on existing schemes, followed by highlighting identified problems in Section 3. Section 4 discusses the adopted research methodology, while Section 5 discusses system design implementation. Section 6 highlights the outcomes, while Section 7 summarises the conclusion with respect to the inclusion of the novel features presented by the proposed scheme.