Hacker Factor
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:
- All players begin with $100.
- The socialism expansion is currently disabled. Click here to enable it and see the difference.
- In each round, players randomly pair off. If there are an odd number of players, then one player sits out during the round.
- For each pairing:
- Both players bet half of the lowest $amount between the two players. E.g., if one player has $50 and the other player has $75, then they both bet $25 (half of $50). No fractions, round up to the nearest $1.
- They agree on a coin flip. The winner gets the amount that was bet from the loser.
- When a player has $0, they are out.
- The game ends when there is only one player left (the winner).
| Round | Action | Player Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Initial setup | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| 1 | Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $50! Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $50! Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 6 won $50! | $150 | $50 | $50 | $50 | $150 | $150 |
| 2 | Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $75! Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $25! Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $25! | $225 | $75 | $25 | $25 | $75 | $175 |
| 3 | Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $13! Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 6 won $13! Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $38! | $238 | $37 | $12 | $12 | $113 | $188 |
| 4 | Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $19! Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 1 won $6! Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $6! | $244 | $18 | $6 | $18 | $132 | $182 |
| 5 | Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $9! Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $3! Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 5 won $9! | $235 | $9 | $3 | $27 | $141 | $185 |
| 6 | Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 3 won $2! Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 5 won $71! Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 2 won $5! | $164 | $14 | $5 | $22 | $212 | $183 |
| 7 | Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $7! Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 1 won $11! Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $3! | $175 | $7 | $8 | $11 | $219 | $180 |
| 8 | Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $90! Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $4! Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $6! | $169 | $11 | $4 | $17 | $129 | $270 |
| 9 | Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $85! Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $6! Player 3 challenges Player 5. Player 3 won $2! | $254 | $17 | $6 | $11 | $127 | $185 |
| 10 | Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 5 won $9! Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $6! Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 3 won $3! | $248 | $8 | $9 | $17 | $136 | $182 |
| 11 | Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 5 won $5! Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $9! Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $4! | $252 | $4 | $4 | $26 | $141 | $173 |
| 12 | Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $71! Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 2 won $2! Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $2! | $254 | $6 | $2 | $24 | $70 | $244 |
| 13 | Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 4 won $3! Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $35! Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 6 won $1! | $219 | $3 | $1 | $27 | $105 | $245 |
| 14 | Player 3 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1! Player 3 is out! Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 2 won $2! | $217 | $5 | $0 | $27 | $106 | $245 |
| 15 | Player 1 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $53! Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $3! | $217 | $8 | $0 | $24 | $53 | $298 |
| 16 | Player 6 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $27! Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $4! | $244 | $4 | $0 | $28 | $26 | $298 |
| 17 | Player 6 sits out. Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $14! Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $2! | $258 | $2 | $0 | $14 | $28 | $298 |
| 18 | Player 4 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 1 won $1! Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $14! | $259 | $1 | $0 | $14 | $42 | $284 |
| 19 | Player 4 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $21! Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $1! | $258 | $2 | $0 | $14 | $21 | $305 |
| 20 | Player 5 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 1 won $7! Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $1! | $265 | $3 | $0 | $7 | $21 | $304 |
| 21 | Player 6 sits out. Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $4! Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $2! | $263 | $5 | $0 | $11 | $17 | $304 |
| 22 | Player 5 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 2 won $3! Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $6! | $260 | $8 | $0 | $5 | $17 | $310 |
| 23 | Player 6 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 2 won $3! Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $9! | $251 | $11 | $0 | $2 | $26 | $310 |
| 24 | Player 1 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $6! Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1! | $251 | $17 | $0 | $1 | $27 | $304 |
| 25 | Player 6 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $9! Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $1! | $250 | $8 | $0 | $2 | $36 | $304 |
| 26 | Player 4 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $4! Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $125! | $125 | $4 | $0 | $2 | $40 | $429 |
| 27 | Player 5 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $2! Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $1! | $124 | $2 | $0 | $3 | $40 | $431 |
| 28 | Player 5 sits out. Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $2! Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $1! | $125 | $1 | $0 | $5 | $40 | $429 |
| 29 | Player 1 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $1! Player 2 is out! Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $20! | $125 | $0 | $0 | $6 | $20 | $449 |
| 30 | Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $3! Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $63! | $62 | $0 | $0 | $3 | $23 | $512 |
| 31 | Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $2! Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $31! | $93 | $0 | $0 | $5 | $21 | $481 |
| 32 | Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $3! Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $47! | $46 | $0 | $0 | $8 | $18 | $528 |
| 33 | Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $4! Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $23! | $69 | $0 | $0 | $12 | $14 | $505 |
| 34 | Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $6! Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $35! | $104 | $0 | $0 | $6 | $20 | $470 |
| 35 | Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $3! Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $52! | $52 | $0 | $0 | $3 | $23 | $522 |
| 36 | Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $12! Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $2! | $50 | $0 | $0 | $5 | $35 | $510 |
| 37 | Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $3! Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $18! | $47 | $0 | $0 | $8 | $53 | $492 |
| 38 | Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $24! Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $4! | $71 | $0 | $0 | $4 | $57 | $468 |
| 39 | Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 5 won $29! Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $2! | $42 | $0 | $0 | $6 | $86 | $466 |
| 40 | Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $21! Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $3! | $63 | $0 | $0 | $3 | $65 | $469 |
| 41 | Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 1 won $2! Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $33! | $65 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $98 | $436 |
| 42 | Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $49! Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $1! Player 4 is out! | $66 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $49 | $485 |
| 43 | Player 5 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $33! | $33 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $49 | $518 |
| 44 | Player 6 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $17! | $16 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $66 | $518 |
| 45 | Player 5 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $8! | $8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $66 | $526 |
| 46 | Player 5 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $4! | $4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $66 | $530 |
| 47 | Player 1 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $33! | $4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $99 | $497 |
| 48 | Player 5 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $2! | $2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $99 | $499 |
| 49 | Player 1 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $50! | $2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $49 | $549 |
| 50 | Player 5 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $1! | $3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $49 | $548 |
| 51 | Player 1 sits out. Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $25! | $3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24 | $573 |
| 52 | Player 5 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $2! | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24 | $575 |
| 53 | Player 5 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $1! | $2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24 | $574 |
| 54 | Player 6 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $1! | $3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23 | $574 |
| 55 | Player 1 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $12! | $3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11 | $586 |
| 56 | Player 1 sits out. Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $6! | $3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5 | $592 |
| 57 | Player 5 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $2! | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5 | $594 |
| 58 | Player 6 sits out. Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $1! | $2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4 | $594 |
| 59 | Player 1 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $2! | $2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6 | $592 |
| 60 | Player 6 sits out. Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $1! | $3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5 | $592 |
| 61 | Player 6 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $2! | $5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3 | $592 |
| 62 | Player 5 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $3! | $8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3 | $589 |
| 63 | Player 1 sits out. Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $2! | $8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $591 |
| 64 | Player 5 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $4! | $4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $595 |
| 65 | Player 5 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $2! | $2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $597 |
| 66 | Player 6 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1! | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2 | $597 |
| 67 | Player 1 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1! | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3 | $596 |
| 68 | Player 1 sits out. Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $2! | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $598 |
| 69 | Player 5 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $1! Player 1 is out! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $599 |
| 70 | Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $1! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2 | $598 |
| 71 | Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $1! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3 | $597 |
| 72 | Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $2! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5 | $595 |
| 73 | Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $3! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8 | $592 |
| 74 | Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $4! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12 | $588 |
| 75 | Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $6! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6 | $594 |
| 76 | Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $3! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3 | $597 |
| 77 | Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $2! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $599 |
| 78 | Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $1! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2 | $598 |
| 79 | Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $1! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $599 |
| 80 | Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $1! Player 5 is out! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $600 |
Game over after 80 rounds. Player 6 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.")