MJW (ya that one) Wrote:To be fair; unless someone contacts him, A4L is justfied in giving up. He really can't do anything to win the game. So he might as well help out as much as possible. Doing this makes him more likely to get more allies in new games.
The bolded concept troubles me from a game theory standpoint. If one player is playing a particular game to win, while another is plotting to better position himself diplomatically for a future game, doesn't that risk throwing the current game out of balance?
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