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The Game of Oligarchy

This is an automated implementation of Brewster Kahle's "Game of Oligarchy".

The basic premise: demonstrate that in a free market, only one person ends up rich, and the others broke.

The rules: Below is an automated example that uses 6 players. (It updates every few seconds. Wait a few seconds and then reload the page to see another game.)

RoundActionPlayer Scores
0Initial setup$100$100$100$100$100$100
1Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 6 won $50!
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $50!
Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 1 won $50!
$150$50$50$50$150$150
2Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 5 won $25!
Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 3 won $25!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $25!
$125$25$75$25$175$175
3Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $13!
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $63!
Player 2 challenges Player 3. Player 2 won $13!
$188$38$62$12$188$112
4Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $19!
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $6!
Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $31!
$219$57$31$18$169$106
5Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $9!
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $53!
Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $16!
$235$48$15$27$222$53
6Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $8!
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $14!
Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $24!
$259$24$23$41$214$39
7Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $12!
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $20!
Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $12!
$239$36$11$53$202$59
8Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $18!
Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $6!
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $101!
$138$54$17$47$303$41
9Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $21!
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $24!
Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 3 won $9!
$117$45$26$23$327$62
10Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 3 won $13!
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $31!
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $12!
$86$32$39$35$315$93
11Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $16!
Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 1 won $18!
Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 5 won $20!
$104$48$19$17$335$77
12Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 2 won $24!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $9!
Player 3 challenges Player 5. Player 3 won $10!
$80$72$29$8$325$86
13Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 5 won $36!
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $4!
Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $15!
$65$36$44$12$361$82
14Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $33!
Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $22!
Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 4 won $6!
$98$30$22$18$328$104
15Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $9!
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $52!
Player 2 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $11!
$89$19$33$27$276$156
16Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $45!
Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $17!
Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 4 won $10!
$44$9$50$37$259$201
17Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $5!
Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $19!
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $101!
$49$4$69$18$360$100
18Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $2!
Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $9!
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $50!
$58$6$67$9$310$150
19Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $29!
Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $5!
Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $3!
$87$9$72$4$281$147
20Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 1 won $36!
Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $5!
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $2!
$123$14$36$6$279$142
21Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $3!
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $62!
Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $7!
$61$21$33$9$272$204
22Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $5!
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $31!
Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 3 won $11!
$92$10$44$4$241$209
23Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $5!
Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 3 won $22!
Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $2!
$94$15$66$2$236$187
24Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $8!
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $1!
Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $33!
$61$23$99$3$235$179
25Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $90!
Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $2!
Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 1 won $31!
$92$25$68$1$145$269
26Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $1!
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $46!
Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $34!
$138$24$102$2$99$235
27Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $51!
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $50!
Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 4 won $1!
$189$23$51$3$149$185
28Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 6 won $12!
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $2!
Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 3 won $26!
$163$11$77$5$147$197
29Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $3!
Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $6!
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $82!
$81$5$74$8$153$279
30Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $41!
Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $4!
Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 6 won $3!
$40$2$70$12$194$282
31Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $1!
Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $20!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $6!
$60$3$50$6$193$288
32Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $2!
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $97!
Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $25!
$85$1$25$8$290$191
33Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 6 won $13!
Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $1! Player 2 is out!
$86$0$12$8$290$204
34Player 1 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $4!
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $102!
$86$0$8$12$392$102
35Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $6!
Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 3 won $4!
$82$0$12$6$392$108
36Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $3!
Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $6!
$88$0$6$9$389$108
37Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $44!
Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $3!
$132$0$9$9$386$64
38Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $5!
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $5!
$132$0$14$14$381$59
39Player 4 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $66!
Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $7!
$198$0$21$14$315$52
40Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 1 won $7!
Player 3 challenges Player 5. Player 3 won $11!
$205$0$32$7$304$52
41Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $16!
Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $4!
$201$0$48$11$288$52
42Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 6 won $24!
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $6!
$201$0$24$17$282$76
43Player 3 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $9!
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $38!
$239$0$24$26$273$38
44Player 3 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $13!
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $120!
$119$0$24$13$393$51
45Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $60!
Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $7!
$179$0$17$20$333$51
46Player 1 sits out.
Player 3 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $9!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $10!
$179$0$8$30$342$41
47Player 1 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $4!
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $21!
$179$0$4$34$321$62
48Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $17!
Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $2!
$196$0$2$17$321$64
49Player 5 sits out.
Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $1!
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $32!
$164$0$1$18$321$96
50Player 4 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $48!
Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $1!
$116$0$2$18$320$144
51Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $1!
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $58!
$174$0$3$18$262$143
52Player 1 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $9!
Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $2!
$174$0$1$9$271$145
53Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $5!
Player 3 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1! Player 3 is out!
$174$0$0$14$272$140
54Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $7!
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $70!
$181$0$0$7$202$210
55Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $4!
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $91!
$272$0$0$3$206$119
56Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $103!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $2!
$375$0$0$1$103$121
57Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $1!
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $52!
$427$0$0$2$51$120
58Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $26!
Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $1!
$426$0$0$3$25$146
59Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $2!
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $13!
$428$0$0$1$12$159
60Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $1!
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $6!
$427$0$0$2$6$165
61Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $3!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $1!
$430$0$0$1$3$166
62Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $1! Player 4 is out!$431$0$0$0$3$166
63Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $2!
$431$0$0$0$5$164
64Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $82!
$513$0$0$0$5$82
65Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $3!
$513$0$0$0$2$85
66Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $1!
$514$0$0$0$1$85
67Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $1!
$514$0$0$0$2$84
68Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $42!
$472$0$0$0$2$126
69Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $63!
$535$0$0$0$2$63
70Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 5 won $1!
$534$0$0$0$3$63
71Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $2!
$534$0$0$0$5$61
72Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $31!
$565$0$0$0$5$30
73Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $3!
$568$0$0$0$2$30
74Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $1!
$569$0$0$0$1$30
75Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $15!
$554$0$0$0$1$45
76Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1!
$554$0$0$0$2$44
77Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $22!
$532$0$0$0$2$66
78Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 5 won $1!
$531$0$0$0$3$66
79Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $33!
$498$0$0$0$3$99
80Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $50!
$548$0$0$0$3$49
81Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $2!
$550$0$0$0$1$49
82Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1!
$549$0$0$0$2$49
83Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 5 won $1!
$548$0$0$0$3$49
84Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $2!
$548$0$0$0$5$47
85Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $24!
$572$0$0$0$5$23
86Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 5 won $3!
$569$0$0$0$8$23
87Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 5 won $4!
$565$0$0$0$12$23
88Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $12!
$553$0$0$0$12$35
89Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $6!
$553$0$0$0$18$29
90Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $9!
$553$0$0$0$9$38
91Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $5!
$553$0$0$0$14$33
92Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $17!
$536$0$0$0$14$50
93Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 5 won $7!
$529$0$0$0$21$50
94Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $11!
$540$0$0$0$10$50
95Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $25!
$515$0$0$0$10$75
96Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $5!
$515$0$0$0$15$70
97Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $8!
$515$0$0$0$7$78
98Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $39!
$476$0$0$0$7$117
99Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $59!
$417$0$0$0$7$176
100Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $88!
$329$0$0$0$7$264
101Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $4!
$329$0$0$0$11$260
102Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $130!
$459$0$0$0$11$130
103Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $65!
$394$0$0$0$11$195
104Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $6!
$394$0$0$0$17$189
105Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $95!
$489$0$0$0$17$94
106Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $47!
$536$0$0$0$17$47
107Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $9!
$536$0$0$0$26$38
108Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $13!
$523$0$0$0$39$38
109Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $20!
$503$0$0$0$59$38
110Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $30!
$533$0$0$0$29$38
111Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $15!
$518$0$0$0$44$38
112Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $19!
$537$0$0$0$44$19
113Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $10!
$537$0$0$0$54$9
114Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $5!
$537$0$0$0$49$14
115Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $25!
$562$0$0$0$24$14
116Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $7!
$562$0$0$0$31$7
117Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $4!
$558$0$0$0$31$11
118Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $6!
$558$0$0$0$25$17
119Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $9!
$558$0$0$0$16$26
120Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $13!
$545$0$0$0$16$39
121Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $20!
$565$0$0$0$16$19
122Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $8!
$565$0$0$0$24$11
123Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $12!
$577$0$0$0$12$11
124Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $6!
$583$0$0$0$6$11
125Player 5 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $6!
$589$0$0$0$6$5
126Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $3!
$589$0$0$0$3$8
127Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $2!
$589$0$0$0$1$10
128Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1!
$588$0$0$0$2$10
129Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $5!
$583$0$0$0$2$15
130Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $1!
$583$0$0$0$1$16
131Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1!
$582$0$0$0$2$16
132Player 1 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $1!
$582$0$0$0$1$17
133Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1!
$581$0$0$0$2$17
134Player 6 sits out.
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $1!
$582$0$0$0$1$17
135Player 1 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $1! Player 5 is out!
$582$0$0$0$0$18
136Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $9!$573$0$0$0$0$27
137Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $14!$587$0$0$0$0$13
138Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $7!$594$0$0$0$0$6
139Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $3!$591$0$0$0$0$9
140Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $5!$596$0$0$0$0$4
141Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $2!$594$0$0$0$0$6
142Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $3!$597$0$0$0$0$3
143Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $2!$595$0$0$0$0$5
144Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $3!$592$0$0$0$0$8
145Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $4!$588$0$0$0$0$12
146Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $6!$582$0$0$0$0$18
147Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $9!$573$0$0$0$0$27
148Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $14!$587$0$0$0$0$13
149Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $7!$580$0$0$0$0$20
150Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $10!$570$0$0$0$0$30
151Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $15!$585$0$0$0$0$15
152Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $8!$577$0$0$0$0$23
153Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $12!$565$0$0$0$0$35
154Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $18!$583$0$0$0$0$17
155Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $9!$592$0$0$0$0$8
156Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $4!$596$0$0$0$0$4
157Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $2!$594$0$0$0$0$6
158Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $3!$591$0$0$0$0$9
159Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $5!$586$0$0$0$0$14
160Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $7!$593$0$0$0$0$7
161Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $4!$597$0$0$0$0$3
162Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $2!$599$0$0$0$0$1
163Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $1! Player 6 is out!$600$0$0$0$0$0

Game over after 163 rounds. Player 1 won.

For fun, I also created a new rule for socialism expansion that adds stability to the game. (As Brewster put it, "2% is a small price to pay for stability.")