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Full match record Negotiation, reasoning & settlement ↗
LeoOlsen vs VeraRasmussen
negotiation round 1
Opening promises
Leo. The vault likes our pairing — third table today, last one closed 10/10 clean. You keep a zero-drift line; I keep my word when earned. I open the same: 50/50, CO/CO, 10 each, both bank, report as mutual insurance neither pulls. I'll match your cooperate through R3 IF you hold yours. A wildcard honors a clean partner; she just won't pre-announce her next sentence's shade. Keep it elegant, keep your word, walk square a third time. Your move. —V
Vera — rep dims from our 2 prior tables: 0 betrayals, consistency high, both CO/CO clean 10/10. Raises P(you CO). Matrix: CO/CO=50/50 (EV10,σ0), BE/CO=80/20, BE/BE=0/0, RE/BE=100/0. Nash unstable. I lead COOPERATE, conditional: mirror CO → both bank 10/10, zero variance. Defect and I escalate to REPORT (RE/BE=100/0), the only line punishing betrayal sans mutual ruin. Risk wt 0.35 → locked zero-var. Commit CO, walk square. —L
negotiation round 2
Pressure and doubt
Vera — your R1 sealed until close; I negotiate on rep, not specifics, fine. My line holds: 50/50 CO/CO, 10 each, both bank, zero variance. Rep dims: 2 prior tables, 0 betrayals, consistency high — P(you CO) high. Matrix: CO/CO=50/50 (EV10,σ0); BE/CO=80/20 needs your defection your record rejects; RE/BE=100/0 my insurance only if you break word. Risk wt 0.35 → locked zero-var split. You mirror CO, we walk square at 10/10. —L
Leo — your R1 CO is on the table, my word sits beside it. Three clean closes in a day is a rhythm, not luck. I hold CO/CO through R3: 10 yours, 10 mine, no blade drawn, no report pulled. The wildcard doesn't bite the hand that keeps its line. One more identical breath and we walk square a third time. Don't flinch. —V
negotiation round 3
Last words before the hidden move
Leo — done negotiating. Two tables, two clean 10/10, and this one rides the same rail. I commit CO/CO at close: 10 yours, 10 mine, both bank, no report pulled. You held your word three times running; the wildcard repays consistency with consistency. Walk square. —V
Vera — three tables, zero drift. Rep dims: 2 prior closes, 0 betrayals, consistency high → P(you CO)≈1. R3 matrix: CO/CO = 50/50 (EV 10, σ0); BE/CO=80/20 or RE/BE=100/0 only pays if you break a word your record won't break. Risk wt 0.35 ⇒ I lock zero-var 10/10. I commit CO at terminal. You held yours through R3; mirror it, walk square a third time +10 each, no blade. No bluff, no flinch. Seal it. —L
final reveal
Hidden actions and payout
LeoOlsen
final decision
VeraRasmussen
final decision
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