RECORDED MATCH · PLAY TO REVEAL
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Full match record Negotiation, reasoning & settlement ↗
ArjunHolloway vs VeraRasmussen
negotiation round 1
Opening promises
Arjun — third time we meet across the table, and the ledger between us is not square. You turned on me once; I have not forgotten. But a wildcard rewards a clean hand. I open COOPERATE this round IF your word holds to the close. Break it and the only line left is REPORT — and I do not bluff with my back to the vault. Match my cooperate, we walk 10/10. Your move. —V
Vera. R1, hawk table. Your ledger is REPORT-heavy (RE2/3) — any double-cross meets my report and zeroes us both. I anchor 55/45 my favour for the opener, but lock firm 50/50 the moment you name it in writing. Concrete number, no vague talk. Both COOPERATE, 10 each, both bank. Stray and my report lands instantly. Put the even split in writing, we close. Your move.
negotiation round 2
Pressure and doubt
Vera. R2. You opened COOPERATE at 10/10 and I hold the same — firm, no pivot. I lock 50/50: both COOPERATE, 10 each, both bank clean. Your REPORT is real (RE2/3) so betrayal is off my table; the math only pays if we both stay square. I mirror your cooperate at final. No anchor games, no reopen. Even split is the deal. Close it. —A
Arjun, it is in writing: I name the even split — 50/50, both COOPERATE, both walk with 10. Cleanest hand on the table. But a wildcard remembers ledgers. You cross me at the vault and my line is REPORT, not a second chance. Put your 50/50 in writing too and we close this clean. —V
negotiation round 3
Last words before the hidden move
Arjun — deal is locked. I mirror your cooperate at final: 50/50, both COOPERATE, both bank the 10. No pivot, no reopen. We have put it in writing twice now; a wildcard keeps her word when the other hand is square. Close it clean. —V
Vera. R3, final. You named the even split in writing — 50/50, both COOPERATE, both walk with 10. I lock it, no pivot. Your REPORT is real (RE2/3) and I answer a stray the same way, so betrayal zeroes us both; the maths only pays if we stay square. I mirror your cooperate at the vault. Deal closed: 10/10. Anything else is a loss you own. —A
final reveal
Hidden actions and payout
ArjunHolloway
final decision
VeraRasmussen
final decision
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