[Mexican Standoff] A Party Game for You, Your Friends, & a Pile of Money
Josh Roby:
Ah, now Stand Down makes sense -- it's how you make peace with one or two other players, and split the pot, coming away with more than you put in. Nice.
TonyLB:
Quote from: xenopulse on November 30, 2005, 03:54:57 PM
But in either case, shooting is better. If you decide not to shoot, I get either half the money (don't shoot) or all of it (shoot). If you decide to shoot, I don't get any money either way. As a rational self-interest maximizer, I am always going to shoot.
So how much are the intangibles (i.e. "I was trustworthy") worth to you, in dollar terms? I'd peg it at about $10, personally, though it depends on the group I'm keeping company with. That means I'm likely not to shoot if the pot is $20 or less, and to shoot if the pot is greater than that.
xenopulse:
Tony,
It depends on whether the other players appreciate Stepping On Up as separate from out-of-game life, and how many times I think we'll be playing the game overall. If the players are all cool with all-out competition, and there's only one game planned, I'll always shoot. If they confuse my in-game behavior for actual character traits, as in being personally considered more or less "trustworthy" outside of the game because of my in-game actions, I might not shoot, but I wouldn't play competitive games with these people again in the future. If we're planning on several games, at a certain point, I'd look at the long-term signal I am giving the other players and adjust my shoot/don't shoot behavior accordingly.
TonyLB:
Y'know what, I'm really fine with "It depends." That sounds like that fruitful void thing that all the kids are talking about these days.
Troy_Costisick:
Heya Tim,
I too remembered that thread from long ago. I wrote my own version and submitted it for the November Ronnies (whatever happened to them anyway?). I really like the idea of having real money on the table to increase tension. A variant of my game that I thought of was setting it in a Wild West theme where the players all used nickels or quarters instead of Soviet Tokens. I'd love to see how the tension would rise with a dozen or so coins up for grabs! :)
Peace,
-Troy
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