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  1. 04-22-2012 02:00 PM #1
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    Game Theory in Action

    Brilliant piece of Game Theory displayed in the British game show Golden Balls.

    It is a variant of the old "prisoner's dilemma" exercise.

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  2. 04-22-2012 02:33 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Can_of_corn View Post
    Brilliant piece of Game Theory displayed in the British game show Golden Balls.

    It is a variant of the old "prisoner's dilemma" exercise.

    Once it became clear that steal-steal wasn't an option, that was pretty much the only way to go. Smart, but pretty elementary.

    I wish more American game shows posed dilemmas like that. I might actually watch.
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    That's nothing compared this brilliant example of gamesmanship!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucky Jim View Post
    Once it became clear that steal-steal wasn't an option, that was pretty much the only way to go. Smart, but pretty elementary.

    I wish more American game shows posed dilemmas like that. I might actually watch.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_or_Foe%3F
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  5. 04-22-2012 08:43 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by ScottieBaseball View Post
    That's nothing compared this brilliant example of gamesmanship!

    Amateurs!

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