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  • The Pirate Game, and Why Society Needs “Madmen”

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    Game Theory

    The Pirate Game, and Why Society Needs “Madmen”

    I took a game theory course in college, and one of the classic problems the professor set was the pirate game. Five pirates — call them A through E, oldest to youngest — divide a hundred gold coins. The most senior one proposes a split, everyone …

    I took a game theory course in college, and one of the classic problems the professor set was the pirate game. Five pirates — call them A through E, oldest to youngest — divide a hundred gold coins. The most senior one proposes a split, everyone …