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[GreatWyrmGold]

With no metric to measure them, the most is as good as one needs to be really. I mean, how it is set up here, the person who put in the most, Rolepgeek is actually going to come out with less then he put in. Thus the safest strategy is to put in nothing and profit off the risks of others.

That was the point, actually.

Surely the experiment was not this simple? Perhaps if it was reproduced in full the outcome would be more interesting.

It involved actual money, IIRC, but other than that no.

I put in 100 points.

Sure thing!
(Positive amounts only, smart-alecks.)

I could use a couple more. 12 is a lot more divisible than 10.

[scapheap]

50 points.

[shadenight123]

I'm in.

Hey guys.
I'll put in 75 points if you all put in 5 each.
You're going to earn more points that way U_U
Secretly, I'll just not put in any points at all.
Then, afterwards, I'll just hold on to my points.

And that's how a smart guy should win.
By lying.

(It was actually used in the manga...can't recall the name...about a woman in debt that has to play games to earn back the money for the debt, and it always works on a 'you win you double, you fail you lose'. She always won in the end and gave the money to the losers so they would leave the game.)

[GreatWyrmGold]

We now have an even dozen.

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Spoiler: Start (click to show/hide)

Criptfiend (100 points)
Iamanelfcollaborator (100 points)
Jbg97 (100 points)
killerhellhound (100 points)
miauw62 (100 points)
Nerjin (100 points)
rancor (100 points)
Remuthra (100 points)
Rolepgeek (100 points)
scapheap (100 points)
shadeknight123 (100 points)
Scelly9 (100 points)

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Criptfiend: 0 points added
Iamanelfcollaborator: 100 points added
Jbg97: 1 points added
killerhellhound: 50 points added, looting attempt failed.
miauw62: -100 points removed (do the math)
Nerjin: 100 points added
rancor: 10 points added
Remuthra: 15 points added
Rolepgeek: 100 points added
scapheap: 50 points added
shadeknight123: 0 points added
Scelly9: 0 points added

Total: 526 points added, 44 points each

Spoiler: Results (click to show/hide)

Criptfiend (144 points)
Iamanelfcollaborator (44 points)
Jbg97 (143 points)
killerhellhound (94 points)
miauw62 (44 points)
Nerjin (44 points)
rancor (134 points)
Remuthra (129 points)
Rolepgeek (44 points)
scapheap (94 points)
shadeknight123 (144 points)
Scelly9 (144 points)

[shadenight123]

If everyone puts in 44 points, I'll put in 100
(Of course I won't, I'm lying)

[Criptfeind]

I put in zero points.

[scapheap]

Murder Criptfiend, shadeknight123 and Scelly9 and then put their points in the pot along with another 50 of my own.

[Remuthra]

Invest 30 points in a secret point creation device.

[shadenight123]

Actually, I just thought about it.
Put in all 144 points.
If this turns out as I think it will...

[Rolepgeek]

Put in all points.

Also, figure out a way to make this more interesting. Everyone loses, after gaining the pot, 20 points. I you are a freeloader? Eventually you will be booted. Unless everyone else contributes.

[Remuthra]

Put in 80 points

[Criptfeind]

Actually, I just thought about it.

What? Did you ask the GM if we can lie about the number of points we put in? I will ask as well I guess, to see if trickery is allowed.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I'd prefer that you simply PM me the amount you want to add to the pot, since posting something fake in the thread runs the risk of me forgetting that you PM'd me something.

[Criptfeind]

So you can fake.

Which means it is super much more helpful to only put in zero.

[Rolepgeek]

How so? This means you contribute nothing, and thus can gain nothing if others follow suit. He never once said this was competitive. Thus, we can neither win nor lose. I'm almost certain this is trying to show how socialism works. If everyone is willing to put in? Good things happen. If no one is? Bad things happen. To me, it's like the good man falls farther thing. If it works right, it's super good for everyone. If it doesn't, it's pretty bad for everyone. With capitalism, if it works right, it's good for everyone, and if it doesn't, it's okay for everyone. Since we're people, and as this is showing, people are assholes, it usually goes wrong, meaning capitalism is the bettr choice is most situations. In societies where people are neither lazy nor douchebags(at least most of the time), it would work marvelously. Which is why I suggested the continuous cost.