Prisoner's Dilemma by Xenocidius

[Xenocidius]

I would like to suggest that if this tornament ever goes on again, you should change the matchups every round so that some people don't just get a load of free points out of people who forget about the event. At the moment this game is even more skill-less than it should be.

That would defeat the entire purpose of the game. The idea is to punish your opponent for betraying you and working together. It doesn't work if you swap every round.

[Djhopper :)]

I would like to suggest that if this tornament ever goes on again, you should change the matchups every round so that some people don't just get a load of free points out of people who forget about the event. At the moment this game is even more skill-less than it should be.

That would defeat the entire purpose of the game. The idea is to punish your opponent for betraying you and working together. It doesn't work if you swap every round.

My idea of the game seems to differ from yours... I guess it's your game, but I think it's unfair to reward people handsomely for getting people who are inactive through luck.

I would have the game as more of a "every round PM your opponent and come up with a deal" Try to get them not to betray by saying you both get more points if you don't betray. I thought this was a strategy game. I see now that it's just luck.

[Xenocidius]

Google 'Prisoner's Dilemma'. Of course it's a strategy game. Contacting your opponent is certainly allowed, in any case.

As for people getting inactive opponents ... not much I can do about that without destroying the idea of the game. At least those inactive people get eliminated quickly.

[Xenocidius]

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

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

Match 2: Round 2

Round has ended!

[RootRanger]

Google 'Prisoner's Dilemma'. Of course it's a strategy game. Contacting your opponent is certainly allowed, in any case.

As for people getting inactive opponents ... not much I can do about that without destroying the idea of the game. At least those inactive people get eliminated quickly.

Eh, there might be a little strategy, but its mostly about how your opponent acts.


So, since my opponent doesn't like to listen to me, is there any way to auto-betray every round? Or do I have to manually send a PM every single time? Because that would get boring after a while.

[Calindu]

I betrayed too...

[Djhopper :)]

I betrayed too...

Also, your name is spelt wrong there:

2. Fluffy Ninja, calindu227

Should be: calindu221

[PlayerOa]

Hey! I thought I was in the game. But who is that PlayerOA? Never heard of him.

[Xenocidius]

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.

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

Match 2: Round 3

Round has ended!

[Xenocidius]

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.

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

Match 2: Round 4

Round has ended!

[Xenocidius]

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.

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

Match 2: Round 5

Round has ended!

[Xenocidius]

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 has ended!