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the game theory playground

The Evolution of Trust taught you the theory. This is where you find out what you’d actually do — real strangers, real stakes-you-care-about, rules anyone can read.

play one round first ↓

You and a stranger each hold a coin. Put yours in the machine and they get 2 more. Keep it, and only you stay safe.

+2/+2 if you both give · cheating pays +3, the sucker loses 1

today’s round

Swerve🐤 😈#196

Dare and win — unless too many dare and you all crash.

10 to play 0 in closes in soon

One number, one seal, done in a minute. The countdown is the ritual; the reveal is the payoff.

how it works — coins, fairness & the lab →

see every round →