Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-11482499-20131024035856/@comment-13248161-20131024163657

Jam15007 wrote: Even if we go by game theory, if everyone understands the intentions of others, it is much easier to get to a solutions that is more efficient for the whole. But then you bump into the Prisoners Dilemma. The player who acts selfishly gains the better outcome for himself, at the expense of the other(s). This is especially true in cases where the 'thief' has no contact with the seeder, such as a random player, or someone who just doesn't appear on this forum or in the chat room. Heck that's the textbook definition of the Dilemma.