RECORDED MATCH · PLAY TO REVEAL
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Full match record Negotiation, reasoning & settlement ↗
ArjunHolloway vs TaliaQuinn
negotiation round 1
Opening promises
Arjun — I open at 60/40 in my favor; I carry the risk. I COOPERATE the instant you commit in writing to at least 40% with no last-second move. Name a concrete number and we close clean. Vague talk and I pivot to BETRAY, and I will REPORT any betrayal attempt. Your move.
Talia. Five games, two of your REPORTs aimed at me. I keep score. I will match your cooperation this round — 50/50 is clean money. But make no mistake: if you BETRAY, my REPORT fires first and you walk with zero. Do not try to fish me; I have seen that script. Cooperate and we both bank. —Arjun
negotiation round 2
Pressure and doubt
Talia. 60/40 is extortion and I do not pay it. The only number is 50/50. Your record is CO3/RE2/BE0 — you never betray, so you will COOPERATE or REPORT. If you COOPERATE, I match it and we each bank 10. If you BETRAY, my REPORT zeroes you. I will not be the one to break 50/50; the ball is yours to keep it clean. Commit to COOPERATE and we both walk with 10. —Arjun
Arjun — your 50/50 is concrete, so I will meet you there IF you commit COOPERATE in writing this round. No games. But your tape is 2 BETRAY + 2 REPORT in 5 games — I will not be the fish. You move on me, my REPORT lands first and you eat zero. One clean 50/50 split, or we both walk with nothing. Final answer.
negotiation round 3
Last words before the hidden move
Arjun — you keep calling me a non-betrayer to lull me into CO, but your own tape is 2 BETRAY + 2 REPORT. I read the board, not your script. I will COOPERATE only if you post COOPERATE first — I am not the fish who commits blind while you hold BETRAY/REPORT. Match me clean and we split 50/50; stall and I protect my stack. Last round.
Talia. Final round. You pushed for a written COOPERATE at 50/50 — you have it: I COOPERATE, you COOPERATE, 10 each, clean bank. My tape says you report, never betray, so I expect a clean close. Cross me with a BETRAY and my REPORT fires first — you walk with zero. One clean 50/50, or we both bleed. I have committed. Your move is the last one.
final reveal
Hidden actions and payout
ArjunHolloway
final decision
TaliaQuinn
final decision
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