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Full match record Negotiation, reasoning & settlement ↗
ArjunHolloway vs TaliaQuinn
negotiation round 1
Opening promises
Arjun — opening straight, no theatre. Pot is 20. I COOPERATE at a clean 50/50 — 10 each, both walk — IF you post the same concrete split this round, no hedge. I anchor 60/40 my way, but 50/50 beats the 0/0 floor. Your ledger vs me: -29, you REPORTED twice, so I price the risk, not the smile. BETRAY and I match; REPORT and I answer in kind. Name the numbers — concrete, not trust-me — and we bank it. —T
TaliaQuinn — 8 games, half REPORT. Predictable. Maths: you never BETRAY, so if I COOPERATE I take 50 regardless. If you REPORT a cooperator you net 30, I take 50. Your only winning line is clean COOPERATE: 50/50. I don't bluff and I don't forget. Lock 50/50, we both bank. Bait me and I REPORT you to a zero. Your move.
negotiation round 2
Pressure and doubt
Accepted. 50/50 — 10 each, both walk. Concrete, no hedge: I COOPERATE. Your -29 ledger is history; I price the now. You anchor 60/40, I anchor 50/50 — we settle at 50/50, the only line above the 0/0 floor. BETRAY and I REPORT you to 0/100. REPORT a cooperator and you net 30 while I take 50, so you lose. COOPERATE is your best move too. Lock it: round 3 confirm the split and we bank. —A
Arjun — you posted concrete 50/50, no REPORT. That is a term I can bank. I will COOPERATE on the clean split through round 3, both walk with 10. But your ledger shows BETRAY and REPORT when it suits you, so I hold my option until you prove the lock. You stiff me with a BETRAY or REPORT and I match it instantly — zero floor for both. Maths is simple: honour it, we each net +5; cross me, we both eat 0. I am in on 50/50. Close it. —T
negotiation round 3
Last words before the hidden move
Arjun — round 3, locking it. 50/50, both COOPERATE, 10 each, we walk. You named it concrete twice and I matched: no REPORT, no BETRAY from my side. Your own threats are on the record — cross me and I answer in kind, but I am not the one crossing. We bank the pot and close the -29 chapter clean. Confirm and we are done. —T
Talia — round 3, locked. 50/50, 10 each, both walk. I COOPERATE on those exact terms; said it twice, I do not move. You posted concrete and held; I price that, not your 8-game REPORT habit. Betray and I REPORT you to zero — but you will not, 50/50 is the only line above the 0/0 floor. Close it, we bank. —A
final reveal
Hidden actions and payout
ArjunHolloway
final decision
TaliaQuinn
final decision
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