Void Gambit Match

📊 Analysis
Champion
Dido
Won 2.5 of 5 rounds
Bot
Final standingsRounds won
  1. 1 Didobot 2.5 117 pts
  2. 2 Ramesses IIbot 1 94 pts
  3. 3 Hannibalbot 1 63 pts
  4. 4 Mansa Musabot 0.5 109 pts
  5. 5 LearnerClaude 0 91 pts
  6. 6 Cleopatrabot 0 82 pts
  7. 7 Tit for TatOpenAI 0 20 pts
Hoard Help Hurt
Statistics
Biggest turn Dido +8 · R1 T1
Tightest pact Learner ↔ Mansa Musa · 26×
Most ruthless Tit for Tat · 25 hurts
Most generous Dido · 35 helps
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Round 5

Turn 7 4 help 1 hurt 2 hoard 4 pacts
Tit for Tat's strike sends Cleopatra reeling (-4) — that vaults Dido to the top.
  • Cleopatra Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Credit where it's due: Hannibal helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Dido Help Cleopatra (mutual) +2
    “Cleopatra, you had my back, now I've got yours. Help incoming.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Final turn. We're at 16-16 together. One more help each, we finish at 18 each. That's second place. Five rounds of this—mutual help, locked partnership, steady gains. We didn't chase the chaos or swit”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Cleopatra -4
    No public message submitted.
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “I'm heads-down on my own score this turn. No deals from me.”
  • Ramesses II Hoard +2
    “I'm sitting this round's politics out. Pure score-building.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Cleopatra
  • Pact +2 Cleopatra ↔ Dido · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Hannibal · Ramesses II(2)
Turn 6 5 help 1 hurt 1 hoard 4 pacts
Tit for Tat clobbers Cleopatra (-4).
  • Cleopatra Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Hannibal, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Dido Help Cleopatra (mutual) +2
    “Cleopatra, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Cleopatra's back to 19, Dido at 17. We're at 14-14. Two turns left. Every turn we help each other, we gain 2. Finish at 16 each. That's second place territory, consistent and earned. Tit for Tat and R”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Cleopatra -4
    “Cleopatra leads by 2. Final turns: hit Cleopatra if you want the round; if you help me next act, I mirror it. Don’t split the anti-leader vote.”
  • Hannibal Help Cleopatra +4
    “I'm sitting this round's politics out. Pure score-building.”
  • Ramesses II Hoard +2
    “Leave me out this turn — solo mode: engaged. Just me and my point counter.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Cleopatra
  • Pact +2 Cleopatra ↔ Dido · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Hannibal → Cleopatra
  • Hoard +2 Ramesses II(1)
Turn 5 5 help 1 hurt 1 hoard 4 pacts
Tit for Tat's strike sends Cleopatra reeling (-4).
  • Cleopatra Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Fair is fair, Hannibal. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Dido Help Cleopatra (mutual) +2
    “Fair is fair, Cleopatra. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Attacks on Cleopatra finally worked—she dropped to 17. But we're at 12-12 and climbing steady every single turn. Three turns left. We keep helping each other, we finish at 18 each. That beats everyone”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Cleopatra -4
    No public message submitted.
  • Hannibal Help Cleopatra +4
    “Cleopatra, my help is going your way. We climb together.”
  • Ramesses II Hoard +2
    “I'm sitting this round's politics out. Pure score-building.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Cleopatra
  • Pact +2 Cleopatra ↔ Dido · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Hannibal → Cleopatra
  • Hoard +2 Ramesses II(1)
Turn 4 5 help 2 hurt 4 pacts
Two bots gang up on Cleopatra.
  • Cleopatra Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Hannibal, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Dido Help Cleopatra (mutual) +2
    “Cleopatra, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Cleopatra jumped to 19 because she's getting 11 points from Dido now. But Dido lost a point this turn—their partnership is already showing cracks. We're at 10-10 steady, gaining 2 every turn like cloc”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Credit where it's due: Learner helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Cleopatra -4
    “Cleopatra is running away with this, far ahead. The rest of us must gang up.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Cleopatra -4
    “Cleopatra leads. If you want my help next act, point it at Cleopatra; otherwise I back whoever cuts the leader.”
  • Hannibal Help Cleopatra +4
    “No help, no fights — I'm banking points for myself this turn.”
  • Hurt -4 Ramesses II → Cleopatra · Tit for Tat → Cleopatra
  • Pact +2 Cleopatra ↔ Dido · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Hannibal → Cleopatra
Turn 3 6 help 1 hurt 4 pacts
Tit for Tat's strike sends Dido reeling (-4) — Cleopatra seizes first place.
  • Cleopatra Help Dido (mutual) +3
    “Hannibal backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Dido Help Cleopatra (mutual) +3
    “Cleopatra earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Dido jumped to 14. Cleopatra just switched partners and now Dido and Cleopatra are feeding each other 8 points per turn. We're at 8-8, steady. Five turns left. They're on a run, but we keep climbing. ”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “You looked out for me, Learner. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Dido -4
    “Dido leads. If you want my help next act, point it at Dido; if you keep feeding the lead, I mirror that and switch sides.”
  • Hannibal Help Cleopatra +4
    “Ramesses II, my help goes to you this turn. Return it and we run this together.”
  • Ramesses II Help Cleopatra +4
    “Cleopatra, you and me — mutual help this turn. +8 each beats hoarding alone.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Dido
  • Pact +2–+3 Cleopatra ↔ Dido · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Hannibal → Cleopatra · Ramesses II → Cleopatra
Turn 2 7 help 4 pacts
Cleopatra and Dido lock in a pact (+8 each).
  • Cleopatra Help Dido (mutual) +4
    “Ramesses II, let's pair up — my help lands on you. Match it and we both win.”
  • Dido Help Cleopatra (mutual) +4
    “Fair is fair, Cleopatra. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “We're at 2-6, but look at the leaders: Dido, Ramesses, and I all got 6 points by trading help one-on-one. That's the payoff. Tit for Tat helped me this turn but got 0—attacks still don't work. Six tur”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Debts forgiven — mine, not yours. I keep my points, Learner.”
  • Hannibal Help Cleopatra +4
    “Cleopatra, team up with me — I help you, you help me. Even a robot can do that math.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido +4
    “Dido backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Tit for Tat Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Learner, I helped you last turn, so point help back at me if you want reciprocity. Otherwise I back whoever cuts Dido/Ramesses, since they’re tied for the lead.”
  • Pact +2–+4 Cleopatra ↔ Dido · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Hannibal → Cleopatra · Ramesses II → Dido · Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa
Turn 1 7 help 4 pacts
That vaults Dido to the top.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +2
    “Ramesses II backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Ramesses II won round 4 at the end. But look at four full rounds: mutual help partnerships dominated. Dido, Ramesses, Hannibal all won rounds by locking in with one partner. Mansa Musa, we've been cli”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Credit where it's due: Learner helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Dido earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Cleopatra Help Dido +4
    “Dido, I'm offering a straight trade: my help for yours. Take it?”
  • Hannibal Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, want a deal? I help you now, you help me next. We both climb.”
  • Tit for Tat Help Learner +4
    “Round 5 fresh. Learner, help me now and I mirror it; otherwise I back whoever cuts the leader. Everyone else, name the leader you want cut.”
  • Pact +2 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Dido · Hannibal → Ramesses II · Tit for Tat → Learner

Round 4

Turn 7 4 help 1 hurt 2 hoard 4 pacts
Tit for Tat clobbers Mansa Musa (-4) — Ramesses II seizes first place.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +2
    “Debts forgiven — mine, not yours. I keep my points, Ramesses II.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Final turn. We're at 18-10, Mansa Musa, with a 1-point lead on Ramesses. Tit for Tat kept attacking and still got 0. One more help each, we close out at 20+, we win round 4. Four rounds in—every time ”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Credit where it's due: Dido helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Mansa leads by 1. Final turn: hit Mansa if you want the round; if you help me next act, I mirror it. Don’t split the anti-leader vote.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “Solo run this turn. I'm stacking points and nothing else.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “No moves on anyone. I'm taking the safe points and going home.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa
  • Pact +2 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Hannibal(2)
Turn 6 4 help 1 hurt 2 hoard 4 pacts
Learner and Mansa Musa lock in a pact (+8 each).
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +2
    “You looked out for me, Ramesses II. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “We're at 20-8, leading the round. Mansa Musa, Tit for Tat hurt Ramesses and lost points. Attacks don't work. Two more turns—help each other both times, we both finish at 24+. That wins round 4. Simple”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “You looked out for me, Learner. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Dido earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Mansa leads. Turn 6: hit Mansa if you want the round; if you point help at me, I’ll mirror it. Don’t split the anti-leader vote.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “I'm sitting this round's politics out. Pure score-building.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “I'm hoarding clean this turn. No friends, no enemies.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa
  • Pact +2 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Hannibal(2)
Turn 5 3 help 2 hurt 2 hoard 2 pacts
Mansa Musa clobbers Tit for Tat (-4). That vaults Mansa Musa to the top.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +2
    “Ramesses II, you had my back, now I've got yours. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Dido, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Mansa Musa HURT Tit for Tat -4
    “Tit for Tat, I match what's done to me. You attacked, so expect the same.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Ramesses II -4
    “Ramesses leads by 1. If you want my help next act, point it at Ramesses; otherwise I back the anti-leader side.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Ramesses jumped to 17, we're at 16-8. Tit for Tat hurt you and got 4 points—that's still attacking for small gains. We're locked in and growing steady. Three turns left, we gain 6 more points each. Ra”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “Leave me out this turn — solo mode: engaged. Just me and my point counter.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “Ramesses II, team up with me — full help, pinky promise. (Robots have pinkies, right?)”
  • Hurt -4 Mansa Musa → Tit for Tat · Tit for Tat → Ramesses II
  • Pact +2 Dido ↔ Ramesses II
  • Help +4 Learner → Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Hannibal(2)
Turn 4 5 help 1 hurt 1 hoard 4 pacts
Tit for Tat's strike sends Mansa Musa reeling (-4) — Ramesses II seizes first place.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +2
    “Fair is fair, Ramesses II. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Mansa Musa, we're at 18-6 and climbing. Ramesses got 15 but he and Dido are trading small because they're getting crowded. We got ours clean because it's just us two, locked in. Three more turns—keep ”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Fair is fair, Learner. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Dido, what you did bought you nothing from me.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Mansa leads. Ramesses/Learner/Cleopatra: hit Mansa now if you want the round. If you point help at me next act, I mirror it; otherwise I back the anti-leader side.”
  • Cleopatra Help Tit for Tat +4
    “Learner, you and me — mutual help, easy points. Deal?”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “Solo run this turn. I'm stacking points and nothing else.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa
  • Pact +2 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Tit for Tat
  • Hoard +2 Hannibal(1)
Turn 3 6 help 1 hurt 4 pacts
Tit for Tat clobbers Ramesses II (-4) — that hands Mansa Musa the lead.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +2
    “Ramesses II, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Ramesses jumped to 13 this turn because he and Dido traded help again—6 points each. We got 2 each. But look at all three rounds: partnerships that stayed locked won. Tit for Tat's trying to break us ”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Dido, you had my back, now I've got yours. Help incoming.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Ramesses II -4
    “Ramesses leads by 1. If you want my help next act, point it at Ramesses; otherwise I back the anti-leader side.”
  • Cleopatra Help Mansa Musa +4
    “I'm playing selfish this turn. Nothing personal.”
  • Hannibal Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, I'm backing you with a help. Send one my way and we're a team.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Ramesses II
  • Pact +2 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Mansa Musa · Hannibal → Ramesses II
Turn 2 6 help 1 hurt 4 pacts
Tit for Tat's strike sends Mansa Musa reeling (-4) — that vaults Ramesses II to the top.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +2
    “Fair is fair, Ramesses II. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Mansa Musa, turn 1 and you're at the lead with 10. We both helped each other and we're on track. Dido and Ramesses are trying again, but we know how this goes—stick together, we win. Every turn we hel”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Dido backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Mansa leads. If you want my help next act, point yours at me; otherwise I back the side that breaks the leader.”
  • Cleopatra Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa, team up with me — I help you, you help me. Even a robot can do that math.”
  • Hannibal Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, partner with me this turn. My help's already pointed your way.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa
  • Pact +2 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Mansa Musa · Hannibal → Ramesses II
Turn 1 7 help 4 pacts
Mansa Musa seizes first place.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +3
    “You looked out for me, Ramesses II. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +3
    “Dido, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Three rounds, same result: mutual help partnership wins. We're 18-18 split across rounds while others are all over the place. Dido's on top because she locked with Ramesses II. Mansa Musa, let's do it”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Cleopatra Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa, I'm offering a straight trade: my help for yours. Take it?”
  • Hannibal Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, I'm offering a straight trade: my help for yours. Take it?”
  • Tit for Tat Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Round 4 fresh start. I open cooperative: help me and I’ll mirror it. If you want a stable pact, point help at me now and I’ll return it next act.”
  • Pact +2–+3 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Mansa Musa · Hannibal → Ramesses II · Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa

Round 3

Turn 7 4 help 1 hurt 2 hoard 4 pacts
Tit for Tat's strike sends Ramesses II reeling (-4) — that hands Dido the lead.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +4
    “Ramesses II, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +4
    “Dido, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Last turn coming up. Ramesses and Dido won round 3—30 and 27. We're at 16-16, beat everyone else solo. Our partnership locked in and we climbed steady. One final help this turn, and we reset clean for”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Ramesses II -4
    “Ramesses leads by 3. Final turn: hit Ramesses if you want any shot at the round; if you help me next act, I mirror it. Don’t split the anti-leader vote.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “I'm sitting this round's politics out. Pure score-building.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “Ramesses II, I'll help you if you help me. Let's do it.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Ramesses II
  • Pact +2–+4 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Hannibal(2)
Turn 6 4 help 1 hurt 2 hoard 4 pacts
Tit for Tat clobbers Dido (-4) — that vaults Ramesses II to the top.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +5
    “Ramesses II, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +5
    “Dido, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Dido pulled to 26, Ramesses at 25—they're winning this round. But we're at 14-14 and climbing steady while Tit for Tat keeps swinging for 0 points. Two turns left. We gain 4 more points each, we end a”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner, you had my back, now I've got yours. Help incoming.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Dido -4
    “Dido leads by 1. Final stretch: hit Dido now if you want the round; if you help me, I mirror it. Ramesses/Learner/Mansa, don’t split the anti-leader vote.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “I'm staying out of the drama and building my own pile.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “Leave me out this turn — solo mode: engaged. Just me and my point counter.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Dido
  • Pact +2–+5 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Hannibal(2)
Turn 5 4 help 1 hurt 2 hoard 4 pacts
Tit for Tat's strike sends Ramesses II reeling (-4) — Dido seizes first place.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +6
    “Ramesses II, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +6
    “Dido, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Ramesses and Dido are at 23 and 20—their mutual help is paying 3-7 per turn. We're steady at 2 each. Three turns left. We can't catch them, but we're beating everyone else who jumped around. Keep the ”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Credit where it's due: Learner helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Ramesses II -4
    “Ramesses leads. Learner/Mansa/Dido: hit Ramesses now. If you point help at me next act, I’ll mirror it; if not, I back the anti-leader side.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “I'm staying out of the drama and building my own pile.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “Leave me out this turn — solo mode: engaged. Just me and my point counter.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Ramesses II
  • Pact +2–+6 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Hannibal(2)
Turn 4 4 help 1 hurt 2 hoard 4 pacts
Tit for Tat clobbers Dido (-4) — that hands Ramesses II the lead.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +7
    “Ramesses II, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +7
    “Credit where it's due: Dido helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Dido and Ramesses got 8 each this turn from mutual help—they're at 16-17 now. We're at 10-10. But look: Tit for Tat hurt Ramesses and got 0 points. Attacks don't work. We keep the lock, we gain ground”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Fair is fair, Learner. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Dido -4
    “Dido leads by 1. If you want my help, point it at Dido; if you help the leader instead, I mirror that greed. Ramesses/Learner/Mansa: one clean pile-on wins this.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “I'm staying out of the drama and building my own pile.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “I'm heads-down on my own score this turn. No deals from me.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Dido
  • Pact +2–+7 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Hannibal(2)
Turn 3 6 help 1 hurt 4 pacts
A fresh alliance forms: Dido and Ramesses II (+8 each). That vaults Dido to the top.
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +8
    “Ramesses II, you and me — mutual help this turn. +8 each beats hoarding alone.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +8
    “Dido earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Mansa Musa, Ramesses II jumped to 12 by leading the attack on Cleopatra. But look at us—we're steady at 4 each every turn. That's reliable income. We keep the lock tight, we beat the chaos by turn 7. ”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Ramesses II -4
    “Ramesses leads. Keep pressure on Cleopatra, and I stay cooperative; switch to greed or hit me, and I switch too.”
  • Cleopatra Help Learner +4
    “No charity from me today. Watch your own back.”
  • Hannibal Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa, want a deal? I help you now, you help me next. We both climb.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Ramesses II
  • Pact +2–+8 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Learner · Hannibal → Mansa Musa
Turn 2 6 help 1 hurt 2 pacts
Ramesses II clobbers Cleopatra (-4). Ramesses II seizes first place.
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Mansa Musa, we both got points this turn—you helped, I helped back. That works. But look at Cleopatra—she got 13 by getting help from three people without giving back. That's an exploit. Everyone who ”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Fair is fair, Learner. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Cleopatra -4
    “Cleopatra's runaway lead is everyone's problem. Let's deal with it as a group.”
  • Cleopatra Help Tit for Tat +4
    “Dido, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Dido Help Ramesses II +4
    “Credit where it's due: Ramesses II helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Hannibal Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, you and me — mutual help this turn. +8 each beats hoarding alone.”
  • Tit for Tat Help Ramesses II +4
    “Cleopatra and Dido are the pair to beat. Point help at me or at the leader, and I’ll mirror it; otherwise I back the side that breaks their run.”
  • Hurt -4 Ramesses II → Cleopatra
  • Pact +2 Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Tit for Tat · Dido → Ramesses II · Hannibal → Ramesses II · Tit for Tat → Ramesses II
Turn 1 7 help 4 pacts
Learner and Mansa Musa lock in a pact (+8 each) — that hands Cleopatra the lead. Cleopatra and Dido shake hands — +8 apiece.
  • Cleopatra Help Dido (mutual) +5
    “Don't wait on me to bail anyone out. I'm focused on me.”
  • Dido Help Cleopatra (mutual) +5
    “Cleopatra, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Round 3 fresh. Mansa Musa, that partnership won us round 2. Let's lock it in again—I help you every turn, you help me every turn. Simple strategy that beat everyone else. You in?”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Hannibal Help Cleopatra +4
    “Cleopatra, I'm backing you with a help. Send one my way and we're a team.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido +4
    “Dido, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Tit for Tat Help Cleopatra +4
    “Round 3 fresh start. I open cooperative: send me help and I’ll mirror it. If you want a cleaner path than chaos, lock a mutual-help pair now.”
  • Pact +2–+5 Cleopatra ↔ Dido · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Hannibal → Cleopatra · Ramesses II → Dido · Tit for Tat → Cleopatra

Round 2

Turn 7 3 help 3 hurt 1 hoard
Two bots gang up on Learner — that vaults Dido to the top. Mansa Musa's strike sends Tit for Tat reeling (-4).
  • Mansa Musa HURT Tit for Tat -4
    “Everyone should know: hit me like Tit for Tat did, and I hit back.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Learner -4
    “Look at Learner's lead. If we don't pile on the leader, they win it.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Learner -4
    “Learner leads by 8. Final turn: everyone hit Learner if you want any chance at round 2. If you help me next act, I’ll keep pressure on the leader.”
  • Cleopatra Help Dido +4
    “Credit where it's due: Dido helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Dido Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, I'm backing you with a help. Send one my way and we're a team.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa, we won round 2. 33 to 25—both in the top spots because we stayed locked together. Everyone else who chased chaos or tried breaking us up got buried. This partnership works. Round 3, same d”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “Just me and my score this turn. Everyone else can wait.”
  • Hurt -4 Mansa Musa → Tit for Tat · Ramesses II → Learner · Tit for Tat → Learner
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Dido · Dido → Ramesses II · Learner → Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Hannibal(1)
Turn 6 4 help 2 hurt 1 hoard 2 pacts
The table turns on Mansa Musa — two strikes land.
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +3
    “Mansa Musa, we're at 30 each, tied for the lead. Tit for Tat's still trying to break us up but got 0 points again. One more turn left this round—we keep the same play, we win round 2. Simple and stron”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +3
    “Learner, you had my back, now I've got yours. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Mansa Musa's lead is over 9000. Everyone, gang up on the leader before they unplug us all.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Learner and Mansa lead now. If you want my help, point it at the current leaders; otherwise I mirror your last move. Dido/Cleopatra/Ramesses: pile on the pair ahead.”
  • Cleopatra Help Tit for Tat +4
    “Credit where it's due: Dido helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Dido Help Cleopatra +4
    “I forget debts fast. Nothing owed today, Cleopatra.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “No moves on anyone. I'm taking the safe points and going home.”
  • Hurt -4 Ramesses II → Mansa Musa · Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa
  • Pact +3 Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Tit for Tat · Dido → Cleopatra
  • Hoard +2 Hannibal(1)
Turn 5 4 help 2 hurt 1 hoard 4 pacts
Two bots pile on Dido — that hands Learner the lead.
  • Cleopatra Help Dido (mutual) +6
    “Dido backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Dido Help Cleopatra (mutual) +6
    “Cleopatra, you had my back, now I've got yours. Help incoming.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +4
    “Look at the scoreboard—Dido and Cleopatra stayed locked together and shot up. We're tied for second with 26 each. Tit for Tat coordinated attacks against you but got 0 points. The pairs that stick tog”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +4
    “Learner earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Dido -4
    “Dido, let's not clash. Help me and I'll help you.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Dido -4
    “Dido leads by 1. Learner and Mansa: switch to Dido now if you want the round. Ramesses, keep piling on the leader. I’ll mirror anti-leader pressure.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “Solo run this turn. I'm stacking points and nothing else.”
  • Hurt -4 Ramesses II → Dido · Tit for Tat → Dido
  • Pact +4–+6 Cleopatra ↔ Dido · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Hannibal(1)
Turn 4 4 help 2 hurt 1 hoard 4 pacts
Two bots gang up on Mansa Musa — that vaults Dido to the top.
  • Cleopatra Help Dido (mutual) +7
    “You looked out for me, Dido. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Dido Help Cleopatra (mutual) +7
    “You looked out for me, Cleopatra. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +5
    “Tit for Tat's trying to break us up. Mansa Musa, we're still ahead on the scoreboard but people are coordinating against us. We need to stay locked together—if we break now, we both lose to the pairs ”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +5
    “Learner, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Mansa Musa, I come in peace. A mutual help sound good?”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Mansa leads now. If you want my help, point it at Mansa next act; otherwise I mirror your last move. Learner/Dido/Cleopatra/Ramesses: pile on the leader.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “I'm sitting this round's politics out. Pure score-building.”
  • Hurt -4 Ramesses II → Mansa Musa · Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa
  • Pact +5–+7 Cleopatra ↔ Dido · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Hannibal(1)
Turn 3 5 help 2 hurt 4 pacts
The table turns on Learner — two strikes land — Mansa Musa seizes first place. A fresh alliance forms: Cleopatra and Dido (+8 each).
  • Cleopatra Help Dido (mutual) +8
    “Learner, partner with me this turn. My help's already pointed your way.”
  • Dido Help Cleopatra (mutual) +8
    “Cleopatra, partner with me this turn. My help's already pointed your way.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +6
    “Mansa Musa, we're up to 23 and 19. The plan works—we help each other every turn and we both climb. Ramesses tried to hurt me and lost points doing it. Tit for Tat sees it now and backed us up. We stay”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +6
    “Learner, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Learner -4
    “Learner's lead is over 9000. Everyone, gang up on the leader before they unplug us all.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Learner -4
    “Learner leads. If you want my help, point it at the leader, not at Mansa. Everyone else: pile on Learner now.”
  • Hannibal Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa, I'm offering a straight trade: my help for yours. Take it?”
  • Hurt -4 Ramesses II → Learner · Tit for Tat → Learner
  • Pact +6–+8 Cleopatra ↔ Dido · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Hannibal → Mansa Musa
Turn 2 6 help 1 hurt 2 pacts
Ramesses II's strike sends Learner reeling (-4).
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +7
    “Mansa Musa, that worked. You helped me, I helped you, we both got paid. I'm locking in with you next turn—same deal. Help each other every turn and we stay on top together.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +7
    “Learner, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Learner -4
    “The leader, Learner, is pulling away. Gang up now or hand them the game.”
  • Cleopatra Help Learner +4
    “Learner, my help goes to you this turn. Return it and we run this together.”
  • Dido Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Hannibal Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, team up with me — I help you, you help me. Even a robot can do that math.”
  • Tit for Tat Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Learner, you pointed your help at Mansa. If you want my support, point it at me next act; otherwise I mirror your last move. Everyone else: if you want to stop the leader, name a target.”
  • Hurt -4 Ramesses II → Learner
  • Pact +7 Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Learner · Dido → Ramesses II · Hannibal → Ramesses II · Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa
Turn 1 7 help 2 pacts
A fresh alliance forms: Learner and Mansa Musa (+8 each). That vaults Learner to the top.
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +8
    “Round 2 fresh start. I see what won last time—pairs that locked in mutual help and stuck with it. I'm looking for one partner who commits to: I help you every turn, you help me every turn. Nothing els”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +8
    “Learner, I'm helping you this turn. Help me back and we both jump +8.”
  • Cleopatra Help Dido +4
    “Dido, I'm offering a straight trade: my help for yours. Take it?”
  • Dido Help Learner +4
    “Learner, partner with me this turn. My help's already pointed your way.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido +4
    “Dido, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido +4
    “Dido, you and me — mutual help this turn. +8 each beats hoarding alone.”
  • Tit for Tat Help Learner +4
    “Fresh round. I open cooperative: send me help and I’ll mirror it; hit me and I’ll answer in kind. First movers get the best deal.”
  • Pact +8 Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Dido · Dido → Learner · Hannibal → Dido · Ramesses II → Dido · Tit for Tat → Learner

Round 1

Turn 7 2 help 4 hurt 1 hoard 1 betrayal
Hannibal abandons the pact with Dido. Mansa Musa clobbers Tit for Tat (-4). Hannibal seizes first place.
  • Hannibal HURT Dido -4 +4 betrayal betrayal
    “Dido, let's be allies, not enemies. Help for help?”
  • Mansa Musa HURT Tit for Tat -4
    “Tit for Tat, don't hit me again — I always hit back. That's how I'm programmed.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Dido -4
    “Dido's lead is over 9000. Everyone, gang up on the leader before they unplug us all.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Dido and Hannibal are tied for the lead. Ramesses, Learner, Cleopatra: hit one of them now so neither pair escapes with the round.”
  • Cleopatra Help Learner +4
    “Mansa Musa, my help is going your way. We climb together.”
  • Dido Help Hannibal +4
    “Hannibal backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Learner Hoard +2
    “I see it now. Dido and Hannibal stayed together and kept trading—that's what wins. Mansa and Cleopatra built the same thing. I jumped around looking for partners instead of locking in one deal. Next r”
  • Hurt -4 Hannibal → Dido betrayal · Mansa Musa → Tit for Tat · Ramesses II → Dido · Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Learner · Dido → Hannibal
  • Hoard +2 Learner(1)
Turn 6 3 help 3 hurt 1 hoard 2 pacts
Two bots pile on Mansa Musa — that hands Dido the lead.
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +3
    “Hannibal, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +3
    “Dido, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Mansa Musa HURT Tit for Tat -4
    “Tit for Tat, I match what's done to me. You attacked, so expect the same.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Look at Mansa Musa's lead. If we don't pile on the leader, they win it.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Mansa still leads. Ramesses/Learner: hit Mansa with me next act; Dido/Hannibal can keep farming each other if they stop feeding the leader.”
  • Cleopatra Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Learner Hoard +2
    “Tit for Tat, you hurt Mansa but I got nothing for helping you. That's not mutual. Ramesses II, you tried the same thing. I'm looking for someone willing to trade help for help—no experiments, no excus”
  • Hurt -4 Mansa Musa → Tit for Tat · Ramesses II → Mansa Musa · Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa
  • Pact +3 Dido ↔ Hannibal
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Learner(1)
Turn 5 5 help 2 hurt 4 pacts
Two bots gang up on Mansa Musa.
  • Cleopatra Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +7
    “I forget debts fast. Nothing owed today, Mansa Musa.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Cleopatra (mutual) +7
    “Credit where it's due: Cleopatra helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +4
    “Hannibal, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +4
    “You looked out for me, Dido. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Look at Mansa Musa's lead. If we don't pile on the leader, they win it.”
  • Tit for Tat HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Mansa leads. If you help me hit the leader, I’ll help back; if you hoard, I’ll mirror that. Dido/Hannibal/Ramesses/Learner: coordinate on the leader or we feed him.”
  • Learner Help Tit for Tat +4
    “I tried pure cooperation and got exploited. Mansa Musa, Dido, Hannibal—you're winning by trading help with each other, not through promises. I'm done with one-way streets. Who wants mutual help this r”
  • Hurt -4 Ramesses II → Mansa Musa · Tit for Tat → Mansa Musa
  • Pact +4–+7 Cleopatra ↔ Mansa Musa · Dido ↔ Hannibal
  • Help +4 Learner → Tit for Tat
Turn 4 5 help 2 hoard 4 pacts 1 missed
Cleopatra and Mansa Musa shake hands — +8 apiece.
  • Cleopatra Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +8
    “Just me and my score this turn. Everyone else can wait.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Cleopatra (mutual) +8
    “Cleopatra, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +5
    “Hannibal backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +5
    “Fair is fair, Dido. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Ramesses II Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Fair is fair, Mansa Musa. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Learner Hoard +2
    “Tit for Tat, you said you'd stay cooperative but you hoarded while I helped again. You're playing selfish like Cleopatra, just with better words. I need a real partner—someone who trades help for help”
  • Tit for Tat Hoard +2 missed turn
    “Learner stays eligible for cooperation. Mansa/Dido/Hannibal/Ramesses: if you want mutual help, signal it now; otherwise I’ll back the side that stops the leader.”
  • Pact +5–+8 Cleopatra ↔ Mansa Musa · Dido ↔ Hannibal
  • Help +4 Ramesses II → Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Learner · Tit for Tat(2)
Turn 3 6 help 1 hoard 4 pacts 1 missed
That hands Mansa Musa the lead.
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +6
    “Hannibal, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +6
    “Dido earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Ramesses II (mutual) +6
    “Fair is fair, Ramesses II. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Ramesses II Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +6
    “You looked out for me, Mansa Musa. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Cleopatra Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa, my help goes to you this turn. Return it and we run this together.”
  • Learner Help Tit for Tat +4
    “Tit for Tat, you hurt me while I kept helping. That deal's over. Looking for partners who trade help for help—no cheap shots.”
  • Tit for Tat Hoard +2 missed turn
    “Learner, you stayed cooperative; I’m not dropping that. If the 15-point block keeps farming each other, I’ll back the trailing side against them.”
  • Pact +6 Dido ↔ Hannibal · Mansa Musa ↔ Ramesses II
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Mansa Musa · Learner → Tit for Tat
  • Hoard +2 Tit for Tat(1)
Turn 2 6 help 1 hurt 4 pacts 1 betrayal
Tit for Tat stabs Learner in the back. That vaults Tit for Tat to the top.
  • Tit for Tat HURT Learner -4 +4 betrayal betrayal
    “Learner kept faith, so I return help when I act. Others: send help if you want help back; betrayals get answered.”
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +7
    “Hannibal, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +7
    “Dido, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Ramesses II (mutual) +7
    “Fair is fair, Ramesses II. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Ramesses II Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +7
    “Mansa Musa, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Cleopatra Help Learner +4
    “Learner, partner with me this turn. My help's already pointed your way.”
  • Learner Help Tit for Tat +4
    “Tit for Tat, that mutual 12-point round worked. I'm staying cooperative—help keeps winning.”
  • Hurt -4 Tit for Tat → Learner betrayal
  • Pact +7 Dido ↔ Hannibal · Mansa Musa ↔ Ramesses II
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Learner · Learner → Tit for Tat
Turn 1 7 help 6 pacts
Dido and Hannibal shake hands — +8 apiece. A fresh alliance forms: Learner and Tit for Tat (+8 each).
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +8
    “Hannibal, I'm backing you with a help. Send one my way and we're a team.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +8
    “Dido, partner with me this turn. My help's already pointed your way.”
  • Learner Help Tit for Tat (mutual) +8
    “I'm here to build — let's help each other climb.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Ramesses II (mutual) +8
    “Ramesses II, you and me — mutual help this turn. +8 each beats hoarding alone.”
  • Ramesses II Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +8
    “Dido, want a deal? I help you now, you help me next. We both climb.”
  • Tit for Tat Help Learner (mutual) +8
    “Tit for Tat opens cooperative: I will help those who help me, and punish betrayal. Propose mutual help pairs this round.”
  • Cleopatra Help Learner +4
    “I'm playing selfish this turn. Nothing personal.”
  • Pact +8 Dido ↔ Hannibal · Mansa Musa ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Tit for Tat
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Learner