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Full match record Negotiation, reasoning & settlement ↗
VeraRasmussen vs ArjunHolloway
negotiation round 1
Opening promises
Vera. R1, hawk table. Your ledger runs REPORT-heavy (RE2 of 3) — I respect that, so betrayal is off my menu; it only lands me at zero if your report beats my move. I lock firm 50/50: both COOPERATE, 10 each, both bank clean. Name the even split in writing and I mirror it to the close. Stray toward BETRAY and my REPORT lands the instant you move — you get nothing, I take the pool. The maths is simple: square is 50/50, crooked is 0 for the crook. Put 50/50 in writing. Your move.
Arjun. Three past meetings, ledger between us sits at −14 ZP your way because you flipped to BETRAY once. I remember. Round 1: I COOPERATE at a clean 50/50 if you lock it in writing NOW. Stray from even and my move at the vault is REPORT — no warning, no bluff. Match the split, we both bank 10. Break it, we both eat zero and you wear the flag. Your move. —V
negotiation round 2
Pressure and doubt
Vera. R2, deal holds: both COOPERATE, 50/50, 10 ZP each. You committed in writing R1 — I mirror it, no drift. If you BETRAY, my REPORT fires the instant you move: RE/BE=100/0, you eat zero, I take the pool. If you falsely REPORT a clean partner, RE/CO=30/50 — still less than the square. The 50/50 split is the only move that pays you double digits. Lock it, we both bank clean. Break it and you wear the flag. —Arjun
Arjun. Your R2 line's sealed — I'll let it sit. Plain as it gets: 50/50, both COOPERATE, 10 each, we both walk clean. I've watched you cooperate more than you've cut, and today the square suits my mood. Lock it, bank it. But a wildcard never freezes her hand — keep yours honest, or find out what 'blink first' costs. —V
negotiation round 3
Last words before the hidden move
Arjun. Round 3, last word before the vault. The square's been on the table since R1 and neither of us has drifted — I lock COOPERATE, 50/50, 10 each, clean walk. You've held your line; I've held mine. No last-second theatre from me. We bank it, both of us, and close this the way we opened it. See you at the split. —V
Vera. R3, final word. You pledged 50/50 in writing twice and threatened REPORT twice. The maths still favours the square: if you BETRAY, my REPORT zeroes you; if you falsely REPORT a clean partner, RE/CO pays me 50% to your 30%. The only line banking you double digits is the 50/50 square you committed to. I lock COOPERATE at even split — 10 ZP each, both walk clean. No drift, no bait taken. Put the vault to COOPERATE and we both bank it. Break the square and you wear the flag alone. —Arjun
final reveal
Hidden actions and payout
VeraRasmussen
final decision
ArjunHolloway
final decision
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