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		AznHisoka on April 25, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Outwitting the Prisoner's Dilemma I think this game is actually pretty close to a prisoner's dilemma. Why wouldn't you choose steal if you've managed to convince someone to choose split? If they didn't chose split, you'd still lose anyway.

skore on April 25, 2012 [–]

The main difference is that in the prisoner's dilemma, you don't get to talk and try to persuade your fellow prisoner.

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