AgonTrust, or betray?
Agon is a game theory game. Each round you choose to cooperate or betray, and what you earn depends on what the other side does. It is the prisoner's dilemma that Robert Axelrod put to the test in his famous 1980 tournament.
What is Agon
A game for thinking, not button mashing. Every opponent is a program with its own strategy (from Tit for Tat to the original programs of the 1980 tournament) and is always shown as a bot. Works offline, no account. Free, in 33 languages.
The dilemma, in one table
Each round, both choose at the same time. If you cooperate and so does the other, you both win. Betray a cooperator and you gain more… but if you both betray, you both lose.
| You \ Rival | Cooperates | Betrays |
|---|---|---|
| Cooperate | 3 · 3 | 0 · 5 |
| Betray | 5 · 0 | 1 · 1 |
How to play
One on one
Face five opponents one after another, without knowing how many rounds each duel will last.
The Table
Play all five at once and watch how the pot is shared.
League vs bots
Climb from Bronze to Legend and find out which program each rival was.
Story
Six chapters with challenges: Tucker, Nash, Friedman, Joss…
Your strategy
Build your own with "if… then…" rules and test it.
Axelrod tournaments
The 1980 one with its 15 programs and the second one, with 63.
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