Prisoner's Dilemma by Xenocidius

[Legit]

The original Prisoner's Dilemma:

Two men are arrested, but the police do not possess enough information for an arrest. Following the separation of the two men, the police offer both a similar deal- if one testifies against his partner (defects), and the other stays quiet (cooperates), the betrayer goes free and the cooperator receives the full one-year sentence. If both remain silent, both are sentenced to only one month in jail for a minor charge. If each 'rats out' the other, each receives a three-month sentence. Each prisoner must choose to either betray or remain silent; the decision of each is kept quiet. What should they do?
Sign-ups:

16 players can sign up. They are then matched up with each other randomly.

Rules:

A match is composed of a random amount of rounds. Each round lasts 3 days. During this round a player may "betray" the other by sending a PM to the host, or cooperate by not sending one.

If one player betrays the other, the one who betrayed gains 5 points. The other gains nothing.If both players cooperate they each gain 3 points.If both players betray each other they each gain 1 point.

At the end of the match half the players (the ones with the highest amount of points) progress to the next match; the others are eliminated (locked up, if you like). Previous points do not carry over.

In the first match there are 16 players; the top 8 players will progress. In the second match there are 8 players; the top 4 will progress. In the final match there are 4 players. The player who gains the highest amount of points in that match is the winner.

The winner at the end of the event is crowned a free man.

[Xenocidius]

PLAYERS:

RootRangerDjhopper PlayerOaNikaZaslavskyRutaretefurballdnnilsieboy1chase1997calindu221JockoRavingRabbidMalignanteinherjar145Fluffy NinjaLegit$$$man[/list]If you would like to sign up, post here saying so. If you have any questions please ask.

Edit: Sign-ups are now closed! The game has begun!

1. Malignant, $$$man
2. RootRanger, PlayerOa
3. Fluffy Ninja, Rutarete
4. furballdn, Djhopper
5. Legit, nilsieboy
6. NikaZaslavsky, 1chase1997
7. RavingRabbid, calindu221
8. Jocko, einherjar145

Match 1: Round 1

Round 1 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. Malignant, $$$man
2. RootRanger, PlayerOa
3. Fluffy Ninja, Rutarete
4. furballdn, Djhopper
5. Legit, nilsieboy
6. NikaZaslavsky, 1chase1997
7. RavingRabbid, calindu221
8. Jocko, einherjar145

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
$$$man	5
1chase1997	5
calindu221	5
Jocko	5
Legit	5
Fluffy Ninja	3
PlayerOa	3
RootRanger	3
Rutarete	3
Djhopper	1
Furballdn	1
einherjar145	0
Malignant	0
NikaZaslavsky	0
nilsieboy	0
RavingRabbid	0

Match 1: Round 2

Round 2 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. Malignant, $$$man
2. RootRanger, PlayerOa
3. Fluffy Ninja, Rutarete
4. furballdn, Djhopper
5. Legit, nilsieboy
6. NikaZaslavsky, 1chase1997
7. RavingRabbid, calindu221
8. Jocko, einherjar145

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
Jocko	10
Legit	10
1chase1997	6
calindu221	6
Fluffy Ninja	6
Furballdn	6
PlayerOa	6
RootRanger	6
Rutarete	6
$$$man	5
Malignant	5
Djhopper	1
NikaZaslavsky	1
RavingRabbid	1
einherjar145	0
nilsieboy	0

Match 1: Round 3

Round 3 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. Malignant, $$$man
2. RootRanger, PlayerOa
3. Fluffy Ninja, Rutarete
4. furballdn, Djhopper
5. Legit, nilsieboy
6. NikaZaslavsky, 1chase1997
7. RavingRabbid, calindu221
8. Jocko, einherjar145

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
Legit	15
Jocko	11
1chase1997	9
calindu221	9
Fluffy Ninja	9
PlayerOa	9
RootRanger	9
Rutarete	9
Furballdn	7
$$$man	6
Malignant	6
NikaZaslavsky	4
RavingRabbid	4
Djhopper	2
einherjar145	1
nilsieboy	0

Match 1: Round 4

Round 4 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. Malignant, $$$man
2. RootRanger, PlayerOa
3. Fluffy Ninja, Rutarete
4. furballdn, Djhopper
5. Legit, nilsieboy
6. NikaZaslavsky, 1chase1997
7. RavingRabbid, calindu221
8. Jocko, einherjar145

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
Legit	20
calindu221	12
Fluffy Ninja	12
PlayerOa	12
RootRanger	12
Rutarete	12
Jocko	11
Malignant	11
1chase1997	9
NikaZaslavsky	9
RavingRabbid	7
$$$man	6
einherjar145	6
Djhopper	5
Furballdn	4
nilsieboy	0

1. Rutarete, RootRanger
2. Fluffy Ninja, calindu221
3. Legit, PlayerOa
4. Jocko, Malignant

Match 2: Round 1

Round 1 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. Rutarete, RootRanger
2. Fluffy Ninja, calindu221
3. Legit, PlayerOa
4. Jocko, Malignant

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
Legit	5
calindu221	3
Fluffy Ninja	3
RootRanger	1
Rutarete	1
Jocko	1
Malignant	1
PlayerOa	0

Match 2: Round 2

Round 2 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. Rutarete, RootRanger
2. Fluffy Ninja, calindu221
3. Legit, PlayerOa
4. Jocko, Malignant

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
calindu221	8
Legit	6
Jocko	4
Malignant	4
Fluffy Ninja	3
RootRanger	2
Rutarete	2
PlayerOa	1

I'll also be adding some commentary each round starting now to enhance the game.

Rutarete and RootRanger have betrayed each other again; they may have to cooperate some more if they want to stay in the game! Legit, who has so far betrayed every round with no resistance, was no doubt quite surprised at his opponent's sudden rebuttal. Calindu221 has decided to stir things up a bit, and Jocko and Malignant have unexpectedly cooperated.

Match 2: Round 3

Round 3 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. Rutarete, RootRanger
2. Fluffy Ninja, calindu221
3. Legit, PlayerOa
4. Jocko, Malignant

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
calindu221	11
Malignant	9
Legit	7
RootRanger	7
Fluffy Ninja	6
Jocko	4
PlayerOa	2
Rutarete	2

Looks like Rutarete wants to form an alliance, but RootRanger won't have that. Calindu221 has gone back to peacemaking, with Fluffy Ninja happily cooperating. Legit has predictably betrayed yet again and is starting to be punished for it; he and his partner are not going to last very long if they keep this up. Malignant has gone malignant, casually tossing aside Jocko's trust and brutally betraying him.

Match 2: Round 4

Round 4 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. Rutarete, RootRanger
2. Fluffy Ninja, calindu221
3. Legit, PlayerOa
4. Jocko, Malignant

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
calindu221	14
Legit	12
Malignant	10
Fluffy Ninja	9
RootRanger	8
Jocko	5
Rutarete	3
PlayerOa	2

With RootRanger having rejected Rutarete's alliance they are now once again at war with each other. Fluffy Ninja and calindu221 are continuing their fluffy little peace treaty. Legit may be unwilling to let PlayerOa progress, but he's being dragged down as well. Jocko isn't happy about Malignant's previous betrayal, but Malignant continues to be malignant.

Match 2: Round 5

Round 5 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. Rutarete, RootRanger
2. Fluffy Ninja, calindu221
3. Legit, PlayerOa
4. Jocko, Malignant

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
calindu221	17
Legit	17
Fluffy Ninja	12
Malignant	11
RootRanger	9
Jocko	6
Rutarete	4
PlayerOa	2

It seems the last round just got hit by Parallel Universe; exactly the same results this round. Funnily enough, Fluffy Ninja and calindu221 are quite high on the scoreboard, having cooperated quite a lot. And yet those other evil people continue to betray. The mind game aspect of it is really coming out.

You have 2 days in which you can either PM me or stay silent.

Match 2: Round 6

Round 6 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. Rutarete, RootRanger
2. Fluffy Ninja, calindu221
3. Legit, PlayerOa
4. Jocko, Malignant

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
calindu221	22
Legit	18
Fluffy Ninja	12
Jocko	11
Malignant	11
RootRanger	9
Rutarete	7
PlayerOa	3

Calindu221 has decided to break the peace treaty! Rutarete and RootRanger have finally stopped betraying each other and may just survive. PlayerOa anticipates Legit's betrayal, and Legit doesn't disappoint. Funnily enough, I cancelled Malignant's betrayal on his request because Jocko "wanted to form a treaty" with him. The devious bastard!

Match 2: Round 7

Round 7 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. Rutarete, RootRanger
2. Fluffy Ninja, calindu221
3. Legit, PlayerOa
4. Jocko, Malignant

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
calindu221	25
Legit	21
Malignant	16
Fluffy Ninja	15
Jocko	11
RootRanger	10
Rutarete	8
PlayerOa	6

Rutarete and RootRanger have turned against each other for a final time, and it has proved fatal for both of them! Calindu221 seems content with not betraying at the top of the scoreboard. Legit has for the first time cooperated with his partner. Malignant has carelessly betrayed Jocko, sending him to be locked up!

1. calindu221, Malignant
2. Fluffy Ninja, Legit

Match 3: Round 1

Round 7 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. calindu221, Malignant
2. Fluffy Ninja, Legit

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
Legit	5
Malignant	5
calindu221	0
Fluffy Ninja	0

It seems Legit has gone back to betraying. Perhaps that single non-betrayal wasn't legit. Malignant is a malignant prisoner, casually giving himself a head-start over the top-scorer of the previous match.

Match 3: Round 2

Round 2 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. calindu221, Malignant
2. Fluffy Ninja, Legit

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
Legit	10
Malignant	6
calindu221	1
Fluffy Ninja	0

Legit's betrayal is Legit. Fluffy Ninja must be sticking to his honor code. Calindu221 is enraged at Malignant's betrayal, and it looks like they're going to have to sort things out to keep up.

Match 3: Round 3

Round 3 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. calindu221, Malignant
2. Fluffy Ninja, Legit

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
Legit	13
Malignant	11
Fluffy Ninja	3
calindu221	1

Legit has finally decided to cooperate; now that's legit! Malignant is the only betrayer of this round, and he could be on his way to freedom.

Match 3: Round 4

Round 4 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. calindu221, Malignant
2. Fluffy Ninja, Legit

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
Legit	18
Malignant	16
Fluffy Ninja	3
calindu221	1

With last round's cooperation yielding no fruit, Legit has turned once again to the ways of the traitor. Malignant is mercilessly destroying calindu221's faith.

Match 3: Round 5

Round 5 has ended! Players who betrayed are in red.

1. calindu221, Malignant
2. Fluffy Ninja, Legit

Scores are as follows:

Player	Score
Legit	23
Malignant	21
Fluffy Ninja	3
calindu221	1

Now that's legit!

Sorry for the late post, everyone. My Internet disintegrated.

It's been a great game, and we witnessed some of the fascinating phenomena associated with the Prisoner's Dilemma (such as Fluffy Ninja progressing to the final round despite not doing ANYTHING for the WHOLE GAME; now that's amazing!).

GAME HAS ENDED

WINNER: LEGIT

[RootRanger]

IMO it's a flawed game. GRAFD is similar, but in GRAFD you could counter everything.
But in this game, the winner is going to be whoever had their opponents betray them the least.

And for this reason, I'm entering. It's ridiculously easy to troll this event; how could I pass it up?

[Xenocidius]

The OP needs updating; I realized how lacking in strategy it was. I believe there will be a lot more strategy involved with the new rules. Edit: Updated.

Though it is possible to troll the event it would be inadvisable (and you would most likely only be able to do it once, as you would be locked up afterwards).

[Djhopper :)]

I'll sign up if you send us/me a PM every round to remind us/me to play. I'll forget other-wise and end up staying quiet every time...

Also, when is it starting?

[Xenocidius]

If you use the Updated Topics (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?action=unreadreplies) feature you shouldn't forget.

It will be starting when 16 people sign up.

[PlayerOa]

Okay. Signup.

[Djhopper :)]

If you use the Updated Topics (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?action=unreadreplies) feature you shouldn't forget.

It will be starting when 16 people sign up.

So there'll be a post here at the start of every round? (other-wise it won't be there, and I'll lose)

[NikaZaslavsky]

Sure, I'll sign up.

[Rutarete]

I'll sign up

[Xenocidius]

So there'll be a post here at the start of every round? (other-wise it won't be there, and I'll lose)

Aye, there will be a post at the start of every round and a countdown timer will start. Fear not.

[philipapw]

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