Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-11482499-20131024035856/@comment-11490363-20131024193558

Godofcyanide wrote: Ran, in the end, all we are saying is, the more players that play smartly, the easier it is for us all to play smartly and things will be improved for all. You rightly bring up people's self-interests and such, but isn't society about cooperation being better for the individual than action based solely in self-interest? I doubt we'd be beyond sticks and stones as weapons, still, had we not learned that cooperation is good at some point in our progress as a species. I agree with you again in principle, but what strategy would you suggest that works for you AND me that maximizes MY rubies? You would have to advocate me taking MVPs whenever possible, and that clearly violates your cooperation theme.

Cooperation is great when we all win, but when one party gets more than another, then it is no longer the best strategy for the person who gets less.

I guess the bottom line is that cooperation does not always result in it being better for 'all'. It depends what each person needs and wants. You can't always maximize everyone's wants and needs by cooperating when they are competing for the same resource. base points and rubies are replicated for all parties involved, but MVP rubies and points are not, only one person gets those, which is why it is so contentious. The difference in rubies especially is not trivial.