1996-07-26 - Re: Twenty Bank Robbers – Game theory:)

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From: Martin Minow <minow@apple.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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From: Martin Minow <minow@apple.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 05:48:57 +0800
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Subject: Re: Twenty Bank Robbers -- Game theory:)
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"Peter D. Junger" <junger@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu> notes
> a proposal by the first guy to split the
>proceeds equally among the first ten should be satisfactory to the first
>ten.

To extend this reasoning, the first person in line announces that the first
nine (in any order) to join his "coalition" will split the $2 million.
At that point, it's a win-win (or at least win-break-even) for
the entire group.

Martin Minow
minow@apple.com

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• 1996-07-26 (Fri, 26 Jul 1996 11:18:06 +0800) - Re: Twenty Bank Robbers – Game theory:) - Erle Greer <vagab0nd@sd.cybernex.net>
  • 1996-07-26 (Fri, 26 Jul 1996 18:46:54 +0800) - Re: Twenty Bank Robbers – Game theory:) - David Sternlight <david@sternlight.com>
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    • 1996-07-26 (Sat, 27 Jul 1996 06:45:40 +0800) - Re: Twenty Bank Robbers – Game theory:) - Hal <hfinney@shell.portal.com>
  • 1996-07-26 (Fri, 26 Jul 1996 22:13:03 +0800) - Re: Twenty Bank Robbers – Game theory:) - “Peter D. Junger” <junger@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
  • 1996-07-26 (Sat, 27 Jul 1996 05:48:57 +0800) - Re: Twenty Bank Robbers – Game theory:) - Martin Minow <minow@apple.com>