At 03:03 PM 7/25/96 -0400, you wrote:
My guess? They all agree to kill whoever made that suicidal rule. Otherwise, all but two would end up dead. But the people at the start of the line know that if they don't hang together, they will end up dead, and if that they act purely selfishly only the last two will benefit. Because they want to stay alive, a better solution for the first person to propose equal shares, which would be opposed by the last two players, but supported by the rest. He could also split the money only amongst the first half of
On Thu, 25 Jul 1996, jim bell wrote: the gang, since he only needs half the votes.
doh! I just spent 20 minutes writing all the logic to that down! And to absolutely maximize his chances of staying alive, he will divide the money amongst robbers #2 - #10, and give up his own share. At least, that is the proposal I would make were I under those circumstances. John --- John Brothers Do you have a right not to be offended?