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 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $50! Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 3 won $50! Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $50! | $50 | $50 | $150 | $150 | $50 | $150 |
| 2 | Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $25! Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $25! Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $25! | $25 | $75 | $175 | $175 | $25 | $125 |
| 3 | Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $63! Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $13! Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $13! | $38 | $88 | $162 | $238 | $12 | $62 |
| 4 | Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $6! Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 3 won $19! Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 2 won $44! | $19 | $132 | $181 | $194 | $18 | $56 |
| 5 | Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $9! Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 3 won $28! Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $10! | $9 | $142 | $209 | $203 | $9 | $28 |
| 6 | Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 2 won $5! Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $14! Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $5! | $14 | $147 | $195 | $198 | $4 | $42 |
| 7 | Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $21! Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $7! Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $2! | $21 | $140 | $197 | $177 | $2 | $63 |
| 8 | Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $1! Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $11! Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 6 won $32! | $10 | $108 | $208 | $176 | $3 | $95 |
| 9 | Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $48! Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $2! Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 2 won $5! | $5 | $113 | $210 | $128 | $1 | $143 |
| 10 | Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $64! Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $1! Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 2 won $3! | $2 | $116 | $146 | $192 | $2 | $142 |
| 11 | Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $1! Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 1 won $1! Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $58! | $3 | $174 | $145 | $191 | $3 | $84 |
| 12 | Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 1 won $2! Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $42! Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $2! | $5 | $216 | $147 | $189 | $1 | $42 |
| 13 | Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $3! Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $74! Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1! | $2 | $215 | $73 | $263 | $2 | $45 |
| 14 | Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $37! Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $1! Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $1! | $3 | $214 | $36 | $300 | $1 | $46 |
| 15 | Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $1! Player 5 is out! Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 6 won $23! | $4 | $191 | $36 | $300 | $0 | $69 |
| 16 | Player 4 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 1 won $2! Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $35! | $6 | $156 | $34 | $300 | $0 | $104 |
| 17 | Player 3 sits out. Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $52! Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 1 won $3! | $9 | $153 | $34 | $248 | $0 | $156 |
| 18 | Player 6 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 1 won $5! Player 2 challenges Player 3. Player 2 won $17! | $14 | $170 | $17 | $243 | $0 | $156 |
| 19 | Player 2 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $78! Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 1 won $7! | $21 | $170 | $10 | $321 | $0 | $78 |
| 20 | Player 3 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $39! Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $11! | $10 | $131 | $10 | $332 | $0 | $117 |
| 21 | Player 4 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $5! Player 2 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $5! | $5 | $126 | $15 | $332 | $0 | $122 |
| 22 | Player 4 sits out. Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 3 won $8! Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $3! | $2 | $118 | $23 | $332 | $0 | $125 |
| 23 | Player 3 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 1 won $1! Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $59! | $3 | $177 | $23 | $331 | $0 | $66 |
| 24 | Player 1 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $33! Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 3 won $12! | $3 | $210 | $35 | $319 | $0 | $33 |
| 25 | Player 1 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 6 won $17! Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $18! | $3 | $193 | $17 | $337 | $0 | $50 |
| 26 | Player 1 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $25! Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $9! | $3 | $202 | $8 | $312 | $0 | $75 |
| 27 | Player 3 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 1 won $2! Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $38! | $5 | $200 | $8 | $274 | $0 | $113 |
| 28 | Player 3 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 6 won $57! Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $3! | $8 | $143 | $8 | $271 | $0 | $170 |
| 29 | Player 1 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $4! Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $85! | $8 | $139 | $12 | $186 | $0 | $255 |
| 30 | Player 4 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $4! Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $6! | $4 | $145 | $6 | $186 | $0 | $259 |
| 31 | Player 6 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 3. Player 2 won $3! Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 1 won $2! | $6 | $148 | $3 | $184 | $0 | $259 |
| 32 | Player 4 sits out. Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $2! Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $74! | $8 | $222 | $1 | $184 | $0 | $185 |
| 33 | Player 2 sits out. Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $1! Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $4! | $12 | $222 | $2 | $183 | $0 | $181 |
| 34 | Player 2 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $6! Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $1! | $18 | $222 | $3 | $182 | $0 | $175 |
| 35 | Player 2 sits out. Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $9! Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 3 won $2! | $9 | $222 | $5 | $191 | $0 | $173 |
| 36 | Player 2 sits out. Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 3 won $3! Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $5! | $14 | $222 | $8 | $188 | $0 | $168 |
| 37 | Player 3 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 1 won $7! Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $84! | $21 | $215 | $8 | $272 | $0 | $84 |
| 38 | Player 3 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $108! Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $11! | $32 | $107 | $8 | $380 | $0 | $73 |
| 39 | Player 2 sits out. Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 3 won $4! Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $16! | $16 | $107 | $12 | $396 | $0 | $69 |
| 40 | Player 1 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $35! Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $6! | $16 | $142 | $18 | $390 | $0 | $34 |
| 41 | Player 2 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $8! Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $9! | $24 | $142 | $27 | $381 | $0 | $26 |
| 42 | Player 3 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $13! Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $12! | $36 | $130 | $27 | $368 | $0 | $39 |
| 43 | Player 2 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 1 won $14! Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $20! | $50 | $130 | $13 | $388 | $0 | $19 |
| 44 | Player 3 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $25! Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $10! | $25 | $140 | $13 | $413 | $0 | $9 |
| 45 | Player 1 sits out. Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $5! Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $7! | $25 | $145 | $20 | $406 | $0 | $4 |
| 46 | Player 6 sits out. Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $13! Player 2 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $10! | $38 | $135 | $30 | $393 | $0 | $4 |
| 47 | Player 6 sits out. Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 3 won $15! Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $19! | $57 | $120 | $45 | $374 | $0 | $4 |
| 48 | Player 2 sits out. Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $2! Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 3 won $23! | $34 | $120 | $68 | $376 | $0 | $2 |
| 49 | Player 1 sits out. Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $60! Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 3 won $1! | $34 | $180 | $69 | $316 | $0 | $1 |
| 50 | Player 6 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 1 won $17! Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $90! | $51 | $270 | $52 | $226 | $0 | $1 |
| 51 | Player 3 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $26! Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $1! Player 6 is out! | $25 | $296 | $52 | $227 | $0 | $0 |
| 52 | Player 2 challenges Player 3. Player 2 won $26! Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $13! | $12 | $322 | $26 | $240 | $0 | $0 |
| 53 | Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 3 won $13! Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $6! | $18 | $309 | $39 | $234 | $0 | $0 |
| 54 | Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 1 won $9! Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $20! | $27 | $300 | $19 | $254 | $0 | $0 |
| 55 | Player 4 challenges Player 1. Player 4 won $14! Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $10! | $13 | $310 | $9 | $268 | $0 | $0 |
| 56 | Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 3 won $5! Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $7! | $6 | $317 | $14 | $263 | $0 | $0 |
| 57 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $132! Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $3! | $9 | $185 | $11 | $395 | $0 | $0 |
| 58 | Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $6! Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 1 won $5! | $14 | $180 | $5 | $401 | $0 | $0 |
| 59 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $90! Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 1 won $3! | $17 | $90 | $2 | $491 | $0 | $0 |
| 60 | Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 2 won $9! Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $1! | $8 | $99 | $1 | $492 | $0 | $0 |
| 61 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $50! Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 1 won $1! Player 3 is out! | $9 | $49 | $0 | $542 | $0 | $0 |
| 62 | Player 4 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 1 won $5! | $14 | $44 | $0 | $542 | $0 | $0 |
| 63 | Player 1 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $22! | $14 | $22 | $0 | $564 | $0 | $0 |
| 64 | Player 4 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 2 won $7! | $7 | $29 | $0 | $564 | $0 | $0 |
| 65 | Player 4 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $4! | $11 | $25 | $0 | $564 | $0 | $0 |
| 66 | Player 4 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $6! | $5 | $31 | $0 | $564 | $0 | $0 |
| 67 | Player 2 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $3! | $2 | $31 | $0 | $567 | $0 | $0 |
| 68 | Player 1 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $16! | $2 | $15 | $0 | $583 | $0 | $0 |
| 69 | Player 4 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 2 won $1! | $1 | $16 | $0 | $583 | $0 | $0 |
| 70 | Player 1 sits out. Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 2 won $8! | $1 | $24 | $0 | $575 | $0 | $0 |
| 71 | Player 4 sits out. Player 1 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $1! Player 1 is out! | $0 | $25 | $0 | $575 | $0 | $0 |
| 72 | Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 4 won $13! | $0 | $12 | $0 | $588 | $0 | $0 |
| 73 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 2 won $6! | $0 | $18 | $0 | $582 | $0 | $0 |
| 74 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $9! | $0 | $9 | $0 | $591 | $0 | $0 |
| 75 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $5! | $0 | $4 | $0 | $596 | $0 | $0 |
| 76 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 2 won $2! | $0 | $6 | $0 | $594 | $0 | $0 |
| 77 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 2 won $3! | $0 | $9 | $0 | $591 | $0 | $0 |
| 78 | Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $5! | $0 | $14 | $0 | $586 | $0 | $0 |
| 79 | Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 4 won $7! | $0 | $7 | $0 | $593 | $0 | $0 |
| 80 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 2 won $4! | $0 | $11 | $0 | $589 | $0 | $0 |
| 81 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $6! | $0 | $5 | $0 | $595 | $0 | $0 |
| 82 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $3! | $0 | $2 | $0 | $598 | $0 | $0 |
| 83 | Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $1! | $0 | $1 | $0 | $599 | $0 | $0 |
| 84 | Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 4 won $1! Player 2 is out! | $0 | $0 | $0 | $600 | $0 | $0 |
Game over after 84 rounds. Player 4 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.")