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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 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $50!
Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $50!
Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $50!
$50$50$150$50$150$150
2Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $25!
Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $25!
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $25!
$75$75$125$75$125$125
3Player 3 challenges Player 1. Player 3 won $38!
Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $38!
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $38!
$37$113$163$37$163$87
4Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $44!
Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $57!
Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $19!
$18$170$106$56$119$131
5Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $28!
Player 2 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $53!
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 1 won $9!
$27$117$159$28$110$159
6Player 2 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $59!
Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $14!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $14!
$41$58$218$14$96$173
7Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $7!
Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $29!
Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 1 won $21!
$62$87$197$21$67$166
8Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $44!
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $31!
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $11!
$31$131$153$32$56$197
9Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $16!
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $28!
Player 2 challenges Player 1. Player 1 won $16!
$47$115$137$48$84$169
10Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $24!
Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 5 won $42!
Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $24!
$23$73$113$72$126$193
11Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $12!
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $63!
Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $36!
$11$109$125$36$63$256
12Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $18!
Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $32!
Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $6!
$5$141$107$54$31$262
13Player 1 challenges Player 6. Player 1 won $3!
Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 4 won $27!
Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 5 won $16!
$8$114$91$81$47$259
14Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 5 won $24!
Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $57!
Player 1 challenges Player 4. Player 1 won $4!
$12$171$67$77$71$202
15Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $36!
Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $39!
Player 1 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $6!
$6$132$73$116$107$166
16Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $54!
Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $37!
Player 6 challenges Player 1. Player 6 won $3!
$3$186$36$153$53$169
17Player 5 challenges Player 1. Player 5 won $2!
Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $18!
Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $85!
$1$101$18$171$55$254
18Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $86!
Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $9!
Player 1 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1! Player 1 is out!
$0$110$9$85$56$340
19Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $43!
Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 3 won $5!
$0$105$14$128$56$297
20Player 6 sits out.
Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $7!
Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $28!
$0$133$7$135$28$297
21Player 2 sits out.
Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 3 won $4!
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $14!
$0$133$11$131$14$311
22Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $6!
Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $66!
$0$67$17$197$14$305
23Player 6 sits out.
Player 3 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $7!
Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $34!
$0$33$10$231$21$305
24Player 4 sits out.
Player 3 challenges Player 5. Player 3 won $5!
Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $17!
$0$50$15$231$16$288
25Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $8!
Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 2 won $25!
$0$75$23$206$8$288
26Player 2 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $4!
Player 3 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $12!
$0$75$11$202$12$300
27Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 5 won $6!
Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 4 won $38!
$0$37$5$240$18$300
28Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $120!
Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 3 won $3!
$0$34$8$360$18$180
29Player 3 sits out.
Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $9!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $90!
$0$25$8$270$27$270
30Player 3 sits out.
Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $13!
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $14!
$0$12$8$283$41$256
31Player 6 sits out.
Player 3 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $4!
Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 5 won $6!
$0$6$4$287$47$256
32Player 5 sits out.
Player 2 challenges Player 3. Player 2 won $2!
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $128!
$0$8$2$415$47$128
33Player 2 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $1!
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $24!
$0$8$1$416$23$152
34Player 2 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 3. Player 3 won $1!
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $76!
$0$8$2$340$22$228
35Player 6 sits out.
Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $4!
Player 4 challenges Player 3. Player 4 won $1!
$0$4$1$341$26$228
36Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $13!
Player 3 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $1! Player 3 is out!
$0$5$0$354$13$228
37Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $3!
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $7!
$0$8$0$361$6$225
38Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $3!
Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $4!
$0$4$0$358$9$229
39Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $5!
Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $2!
$0$6$0$353$14$227
40Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $7!
Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $3!
$0$3$0$356$21$220
41Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $2!
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $11!
$0$5$0$345$32$218
42Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $3!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $109!
$0$2$0$236$35$327
43Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $1!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $118!
$0$3$0$354$34$209
44Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $2!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $105!
$0$1$0$249$36$314
45Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $18!
Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $1!
$0$2$0$267$18$313
46Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $9!
Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $1!
$0$1$0$258$27$314
47Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $14!
Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $1!
$0$2$0$244$41$313
48Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 2 won $1!
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $21!
$0$3$0$265$20$312
49Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 2 won $2!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $133!
$0$5$0$132$18$445
50Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $66!
Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 5 won $3!
$0$2$0$66$21$511
51Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $33!
Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1!
$0$1$0$33$22$544
52Player 2 challenges Player 5. Player 2 won $1!
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $17!
$0$2$0$50$21$527
53Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $11!
Player 2 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $1!
$0$1$0$51$10$538
54Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $5!
Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $1!
$0$2$0$50$5$543
55Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $3!
Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $1!
$0$3$0$49$8$540
56Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $2!
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $25!
$0$5$0$24$6$565
57Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $3!
Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 4 won $3!
$0$2$0$27$9$562
58Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $1!
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $5!
$0$3$0$22$14$561
59Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $11!
Player 5 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $2!
$0$5$0$33$12$550
60Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $6!
Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $3!
$0$2$0$27$18$553
61Player 6 challenges Player 2. Player 2 won $1!
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $9!
$0$3$0$18$27$552
62Player 2 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $2!
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $9!
$0$1$0$9$36$554
63Player 4 challenges Player 2. Player 4 won $1! Player 2 is out!$0$0$0$10$36$554
64Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $5!
$0$0$0$15$36$549
65Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $18!
$0$0$0$15$54$531
66Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $8!
$0$0$0$23$54$523
67Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $27!
$0$0$0$23$81$496
68Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $12!
$0$0$0$35$69$496
69Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $18!
$0$0$0$17$87$496
70Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $9!
$0$0$0$26$78$496
71Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $13!
$0$0$0$39$65$496
72Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $33!
$0$0$0$39$98$463
73Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $49!
$0$0$0$39$147$414
74Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $20!
$0$0$0$59$147$394
75Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $74!
$0$0$0$59$221$320
76Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $111!
$0$0$0$59$332$209
77Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $105!
$0$0$0$59$227$314
78Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $30!
$0$0$0$89$197$314
79Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $45!
$0$0$0$44$242$314
80Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $22!
$0$0$0$22$242$336
81Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $11!
$0$0$0$33$231$336
82Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $17!
$0$0$0$50$231$319
83Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $25!
$0$0$0$25$256$319
84Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $13!
$0$0$0$38$243$319
85Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $122!
$0$0$0$38$121$441
86Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $61!
$0$0$0$38$60$502
87Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $30!
$0$0$0$38$30$532
88Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $15!
$0$0$0$38$45$517
89Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $19!
$0$0$0$57$26$517
90Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $29!
$0$0$0$28$26$546
91Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $14!
$0$0$0$42$26$532
92Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $13!
$0$0$0$42$39$519
93Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $20!
$0$0$0$22$59$519
94Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $11!
$0$0$0$33$59$508
95Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $17!
$0$0$0$16$76$508
96Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $38!
$0$0$0$16$114$470
97Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $8!
$0$0$0$24$106$470
98Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $12!
$0$0$0$36$94$470
99Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $18!
$0$0$0$54$76$470
100Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $38!
$0$0$0$54$114$432
101Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $27!
$0$0$0$81$114$405
102Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $57!
$0$0$0$81$171$348
103Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $41!
$0$0$0$122$171$307
104Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $86!
$0$0$0$122$257$221
105Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $61!
$0$0$0$61$257$282
106Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $31!
$0$0$0$92$257$251
107Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 4 won $46!
$0$0$0$138$211$251
108Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $69!
$0$0$0$207$211$182
109Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $91!
$0$0$0$207$120$273
110Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $60!
$0$0$0$147$180$273
111Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $90!
$0$0$0$147$270$183
112Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $74!
$0$0$0$73$270$257
113Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $37!
$0$0$0$36$307$257
114Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $129!
$0$0$0$36$178$386
115Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $18!
$0$0$0$18$178$404
116Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $89!
$0$0$0$18$89$493
117Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $45!
$0$0$0$18$134$448
118Player 5 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 4. Player 6 won $9!
$0$0$0$9$134$457
119Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $5!
$0$0$0$4$139$457
120Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $2!
$0$0$0$6$139$455
121Player 4 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $70!
$0$0$0$6$209$385
122Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $3!
$0$0$0$3$212$385
123Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $2!
$0$0$0$5$210$385
124Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $105!
$0$0$0$5$105$490
125Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $3!
$0$0$0$2$105$493
126Player 5 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 6. Player 4 won $1!
$0$0$0$3$105$492
127Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 4 won $2!
$0$0$0$5$103$492
128Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $3!
$0$0$0$2$106$492
129Player 4 sits out.
Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $53!
$0$0$0$2$159$439
130Player 6 sits out.
Player 5 challenges Player 4. Player 5 won $1!
$0$0$0$1$160$439
131Player 6 sits out.
Player 4 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $1! Player 4 is out!
$0$0$0$0$161$439
132Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $81!$0$0$0$0$242$358
133Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $121!$0$0$0$0$363$237
134Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $119!$0$0$0$0$244$356
135Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $122!$0$0$0$0$366$234
136Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $117!$0$0$0$0$249$351
137Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $125!$0$0$0$0$124$476
138Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $62!$0$0$0$0$186$414
139Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $93!$0$0$0$0$279$321
140Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $140!$0$0$0$0$139$461
141Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $70!$0$0$0$0$209$391
142Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $105!$0$0$0$0$104$496
143Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $52!$0$0$0$0$52$548
144Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $26!$0$0$0$0$78$522
145Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $39!$0$0$0$0$39$561
146Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $20!$0$0$0$0$59$541
147Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $30!$0$0$0$0$29$571
148Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $15!$0$0$0$0$44$556
149Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $22!$0$0$0$0$22$578
150Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $11!$0$0$0$0$33$567
151Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $17!$0$0$0$0$50$550
152Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $25!$0$0$0$0$75$525
153Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $38!$0$0$0$0$37$563
154Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $19!$0$0$0$0$56$544
155Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $28!$0$0$0$0$84$516
156Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $42!$0$0$0$0$42$558
157Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $21!$0$0$0$0$63$537
158Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $32!$0$0$0$0$31$569
159Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $16!$0$0$0$0$15$585
160Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 5 won $8!$0$0$0$0$23$577
161Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $12!$0$0$0$0$11$589
162Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 6 won $6!$0$0$0$0$5$595
163Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $3!$0$0$0$0$2$598
164Player 5 challenges Player 6. Player 5 won $1!$0$0$0$0$3$597
165Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $2!$0$0$0$0$1$599
166Player 6 challenges Player 5. Player 6 won $1! Player 5 is out!$0$0$0$0$0$600

Game over after 166 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.")