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Article #2572Re: "Cut & Choose" for several players
From: Robert Weinberg
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 20:26
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 20:26
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In article <727745474snz@panache.demon.co.uk> raph@panache.demon.co.uk (Raphael Mankin) writes: > The general rule is that the player who divides does not choose. This > negative feedback prevents bias in the divisions -- assuming that there > are no collusions.A Byznatine generals' solution would be much more > complex. > > Player 1 divides the pile into a 1-portion and a (n-1)-portion. Player 2 > decides wehther he or player 1 gets the 1-portion. Whoever gets it drops > out. The division the continues with n-1 players and the (n-1)-portion. If the first division is unfairly large (obvious to all but myopic player 1 who cut it), player 2 reaps a bonus which will be judged as an unfair portion by all the remaining players. -- +================================+================================+ | Rob Weinberg | Workstation publications tech | | Email : robertw@informix.com | Graphic designer | | Voice : 415-926-6754 | <imagine your ad here> | +================================+================================+
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!tcsi.com!iat.holonet.net!news.cerf.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!olivea!gossip.pyramid.com!pyramid!infmx!news From: robertw@informix.com (Robert Weinberg) Newsgroups: rec.puzzles Subject: Re: "Cut & Choose" for several players Message-ID: <1993Jan26.202608.25363@informix.com> Date: 26 Jan 93 20:26:08 GMT References: <727745474snz@panache.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@informix.com (Usenet News) Organization: Informix Software, Inc. Lines: 20