Friday, April 25, 2003

A BEAUTIFUL FIND: Remember during the Survivor: Thailand reunion show when Jeff Probst made a cryptic remark about how understanding "John Nash’s non-cooperative game theory" would prove important to viewing the current season?

A writer going as "Whobdi" tries to figure out wht he meant. Key graf:
The best way to play this game is by doing what others aren’t. If someone has already assumed the position of tribe leader, stay back and do nothing. You won’t get the lead role for the time being, but you can save yourself from being voted out. If no one has been crowned leader, seize it! And make sure no other player tries to usurp your power or topple you by voting out the threats and psyching players back beneath your finger. You’ll have control over the others and net the win.

It gets much more complicated, and interesting, from there. You can read the whole thing via this link.

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