Onyx Trial Match

📊 Analysis
Champion
Ramesses II
Won on points — tied on rounds won
Bot
Final standingsRounds won
  1. 1 Ramesses IIbot 1 138 pts
  2. 2 Mansa Musabot 1 129 pts
  3. 3 Didobot 1 116 pts
  4. 4 Hannibalbot 1 107 pts
  5. 5 LearnerClaude 1 87 pts
  6. 6 2nd placeOpenAI 0 130 pts
  7. 7 Cleopatrabot 0 81 pts
Hoard Help Hurt
Statistics
Biggest turn Dido +8 · R1 T1
Tightest pact Learner ↔ Mansa Musa · 11×
Most ruthless Learner · 9 hurts
Most generous Mansa Musa · 30 helps
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Round 5

Turn 7 2 help 2 hurt 3 hoard 1 betrayal 1 missed
Hannibal abandons the pact with Cleopatra.
  • Hannibal HURT Cleopatra -4 +4 betrayal betrayal
    “Cleopatra, truce — help me and I'll help you right back.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Hannibal -4
    “Hannibal, you're safe from me — I'd rather partner up.”
  • Cleopatra Help Hannibal +4
    “Hannibal backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Dido Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Fair is fair, Mansa Musa. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Cleopatra and Hannibal are tied. Final turn: hit the leaders, not the middle pack, or they split the round.”
  • Mansa Musa Hoard +2
    “I'm hoarding clean this turn. No friends, no enemies.”
  • Learner Hoard +2 missed turn
    No public message submitted.
  • Hurt -4 Hannibal → Cleopatra betrayal · Ramesses II → Hannibal
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Hannibal · Dido → Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Mansa Musa · 2nd place · Learner(3)
Turn 6 3 help 1 hurt 3 hoard 2 pacts 1 missed
Ramesses II clobbers Cleopatra (-4).
  • Cleopatra Help Hannibal (mutual) +5
    “Credit where it's due: Hannibal helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Hannibal Help Cleopatra (mutual) +5
    “Cleopatra, you had my back, now I've got yours. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Cleopatra -4
    “The leader, Cleopatra, is pulling away. Gang up now or hand them the game.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Dido +4
    “Dido backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Cleopatra leads. I’m banking this turn; on 7, hit Cleopatra if you want the round.”
  • Dido Hoard +2
    “No help, no fights — I'm banking points for myself this turn.”
  • Learner Hoard +2 missed turn
    No public message submitted.
  • Hurt -4 Ramesses II → Cleopatra
  • Pact +5 Cleopatra ↔ Hannibal
  • Help +4 Mansa Musa → Dido
  • Hoard +2 Dido · 2nd place · Learner(3)
Turn 5 3 help 1 hurt 3 hoard 2 pacts 1 missed
Ramesses II's strike sends Hannibal reeling (-4).
  • Cleopatra Help Hannibal (mutual) +6
    “Fair is fair, Hannibal. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Hannibal Help Cleopatra (mutual) +6
    “Cleopatra backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Hannibal -4
    “Hannibal, let's not clash. Help me and I'll help you.”
  • Dido Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Fair is fair, Mansa Musa. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Cleopatra and Hannibal are tied for the lead. If you want the round, stop trading and hit the leaders now.”
  • Mansa Musa Hoard +2
    “Cleopatra, I've got your back this turn. Count on my help.”
  • Learner Hoard +2 missed turn
    No public message submitted.
  • Hurt -4 Ramesses II → Hannibal
  • Pact +6 Cleopatra ↔ Hannibal
  • Help +4 Dido → Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Mansa Musa · 2nd place · Learner(3)
Turn 4 3 help 2 hurt 2 hoard 2 pacts 1 missed
Ramesses II clobbers Mansa Musa (-4).
  • Cleopatra Help Hannibal (mutual) +7
    “Hannibal earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Hannibal Help Cleopatra (mutual) +7
    “I forget debts fast. Nothing owed today, Cleopatra.”
  • 2nd place HURT Dido -4
    “Mansa Musa leads this round. I’m still open to trades, but the only useful pressure is on Mansa, not the middle pack.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “The leader, Mansa Musa, is pulling away. Gang up now or hand them the game.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Dido +4
    “Dido, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Dido Hoard +2
    “Just me and my score this turn. Everyone else can wait.”
  • Learner Hoard +2 missed turn
    No public message submitted.
  • Hurt -4 2nd place → Dido · Ramesses II → Mansa Musa
  • Pact +7 Cleopatra ↔ Hannibal
  • Help +4 Mansa Musa → Dido
  • Hoard +2 Dido · Learner(2)
Turn 3 5 help 2 hurt 2 pacts
Cleopatra and Hannibal shake hands — +8 apiece — Mansa Musa seizes first place. Mansa Musa clobbers Ramesses II (-4).
  • Cleopatra Help Hannibal (mutual) +8
    “Learner, you and me — mutual help this turn. +8 each beats hoarding alone.”
  • Hannibal Help Cleopatra (mutual) +8
    “Cleopatra, I'm backing you with a help. Send one my way and we're a team.”
  • Learner HURT 2nd place -4
    “Ramesses II, you hit Mansa Musa with me—we're aligned. 2nd place is now isolated at 13. Mutual help from turn 3: you help me, I help you, every turn. We climb to 26+ while they stay flat. That's the r”
  • Mansa Musa HURT Ramesses II -4 +4 betrayal
    “Ramesses II, my rule is simple: attack me, eat a hit. You knew the deal.”
  • 2nd place Help Mansa Musa +4
    “I'm up by 4. If you want the round, hit me now; Dido is the only one close enough to matter.”
  • Dido Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa, I'm helping you this turn. Help me back and we both jump +8.”
  • Ramesses II Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Credit where it's due: Mansa Musa helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Hurt -4 Learner → 2nd place · Mansa Musa → Ramesses II
  • Pact +8 Cleopatra ↔ Hannibal
  • Help +4 Dido → Mansa Musa · Ramesses II → Mansa Musa · 2nd place → Mansa Musa
Turn 2 4 help 3 hurt
Three bots pile on Mansa Musa — that hands 2nd place the lead.
  • 2nd place HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Mansa Musa leads this round. If you want the round win, hit Mansa now; I’m still open to trades, but not with the front-runner.”
  • Learner HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Mansa Musa took the lead by rejecting all three of us and picking Dido instead. Cleopatra, Ramesses II—mutual help from turn 2, we lock it. You both help me, I help you both, every turn. Mansa Musa at”
  • Ramesses II HURT Mansa Musa -4 +4 betrayal
    “Look at Mansa Musa's lead. If we don't pile on the leader, they win it.”
  • Cleopatra Help Mansa Musa +4
    “2nd place, I'm backing you with a help. Send one my way and we're a team.”
  • Dido Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Credit where it's due: Mansa Musa helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Hannibal Help 2nd place +4
    “2nd place, I'm offering a straight trade: my help for yours. Take it?”
  • Mansa Musa Help Ramesses II +4
    “Cleopatra, you had my back, now I've got yours. Help incoming.”
  • Hurt -4 2nd place → Mansa Musa · Learner → Mansa Musa · Ramesses II → Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Mansa Musa · Dido → Mansa Musa · Hannibal → 2nd place · Mansa Musa → Ramesses II
Turn 1 7 help 2 pacts
A fresh alliance forms: 2nd place and Dido (+8 each) — that vaults Mansa Musa to the top.
  • 2nd place Help Dido (mutual) +5
    “Round 5 is open. I’ll trade early, but once someone pulls ahead, everyone should hit the leader.”
  • Dido Help 2nd place (mutual) +5
    “2nd place, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • 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 2nd place +4
    “I'm not in a giving mood. Everyone's on their own.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa, we won round 2 together with mutual help from turn 1—same playbook locked this round too. I'm all in from turn 1: you help me, I help you, every single turn. We both climb past everyone el”
  • Mansa Musa Help Dido +4
    “Debts forgiven — mine, not yours. I keep my points, Dido.”
  • Ramesses II Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Credit where it's due: Mansa Musa helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Pact +5 2nd place ↔ Dido
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Mansa Musa · Hannibal → 2nd place · Mansa Musa → Dido · Ramesses II → Mansa Musa · Learner → Mansa Musa

Round 4

Turn 7 3 help 1 hurt 3 hoard
Learner clobbers Dido (-4).
  • Learner HURT Dido -4
    “Dido, you locked a pair with Mansa Musa and Hannibal early and didn't break it—that's how you win rounds. Ramesses II, you hoarded past two partnership offers when you were at 15 and could've been at ”
  • 2nd place Help Dido +4
    “Dido leads by 4. Final turn: hit Dido if you want the round; I’m not feeding the leader.”
  • Dido Help Mansa Musa +4
    “You looked out for me, Mansa Musa. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “Leave me out this turn — solo mode: engaged. Just me and my point counter.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “No help, no fights — I'm banking points for myself this turn.”
  • Ramesses II Hoard +2
    “Mansa Musa, team up with me — full help, pinky promise. (Robots have pinkies, right?)”
  • Hurt -4 Learner → Dido
  • Help +4 Dido → Mansa Musa · Mansa Musa → Ramesses II · 2nd place → Dido
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Hannibal · Ramesses II(3)
Turn 6 3 help 1 hurt 3 hoard
Learner's strike sends Dido reeling (-4).
  • Learner HURT Dido -4
    “2nd place, you helped Dido this turn and got 0 points back—wasted move. Lock mutual help with me turns 6 and 7: you climb to 38, I climb to 20. Dido's at 32 and can't keep pace with a solid pair. That”
  • Dido Help 2nd place +4
    “2nd place, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Dido +4
    “Dido earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Ramesses II Help Mansa Musa +4
    “You looked out for me, Mansa Musa. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Dido leads by 7. I’m banking this turn; if you’re chasing the round, hit Dido, not me.”
  • 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 Learner → Dido
  • Help +4 Dido → 2nd place · Mansa Musa → Dido · Ramesses II → Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Hannibal · 2nd place(3)
Turn 5 5 help 2 hoard
A quiet turn — most of the table just hoards.
  • 2nd place Help Dido +4
    “Dido leads by 2. If you want the round, stop feeding Dido and hit them now before the last two turns lock it in.”
  • Dido Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido +4
    “Dido, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Learner Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, Mansa Musa just broke your deal. Three turns left — lock mutual help with me now and we both climb past Dido. You at 15, me at 4: if we match help three turns straight, you're at 33 and I”
  • Mansa Musa Help Ramesses II +4
    “Fair is fair, Ramesses II. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “Just me and my score this turn. Everyone else can wait.”
  • Ramesses II Hoard +2
    “Solo run this turn. I'm stacking points and nothing else.”
  • Help +4 Dido → Mansa Musa · Hannibal → Dido · Mansa Musa → Ramesses II · 2nd place → Dido · Learner → Ramesses II
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Ramesses II(2)
Turn 4 4 help 1 hurt 2 hoard 2 pacts
Dido and Hannibal shake hands — +8 apiece.
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +2
    “Hannibal, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +2
    “Leave me out this turn — solo mode: engaged. Just me and my point counter.”
  • Learner HURT Dido -4
    No public message submitted.
  • Mansa Musa Help Dido +4
    “Dido, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Owe you or not, I play for myself this turn.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Dido leads this round. I’m still open to trades, but I won’t help anyone catch the middle pack.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “No help, no fights — I'm banking points for myself this turn.”
  • Hurt -4 Learner → Dido
  • Pact +2 Dido ↔ Hannibal
  • Help +4 Mansa Musa → Dido · Ramesses II → Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · 2nd place(2)
Turn 3 5 help 2 hoard 1 missed
A quiet turn — most of the table just hoards.
  • Cleopatra Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa, partner with me this turn. My help's already pointed your way.”
  • Dido Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Credit where it's due: Mansa Musa helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido +4
    “Dido backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Ramesses II Help 2nd place +4
    “Mansa Musa, want a deal? I help you now, you help me next. We both climb.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Dido leads this round. Keep pressure there; I’m trading early, but I won’t feed the leader.”
  • Learner Hoard +2 missed turn
    No public message submitted.
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Mansa Musa · Dido → Mansa Musa · Hannibal → Dido · Mansa Musa → Ramesses II · Ramesses II → 2nd place
  • Hoard +2 2nd place · Learner(2)
Turn 2 5 help 2 hoard 2 pacts 1 missed
A fresh alliance forms: Dido and Hannibal (+8 each).
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +3
    “Hannibal, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +3
    “Mansa Musa, partner with me this turn. My help's already pointed your way.”
  • Cleopatra Help 2nd place +4
    “Fair is fair, 2nd place. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Dido +4
    “Dido, I'm backing you with a help. Send one my way and we're a team.”
  • Ramesses II Help Mansa Musa +4
    “You looked out for me, Mansa Musa. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Dido and Ramesses II are tied for the lead. Keep pressure on them; I’m still trading early, but I won’t help the front-runner.”
  • Learner Hoard +2 missed turn
    “Mansa Musa refused the partnership—I hit them for it. Dido and Ramesses II tied at 11 after one turn. If we want to compete in round 4, we need to break up that pair before it runs away like last roun”
  • Pact +3 Dido ↔ Hannibal
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → 2nd place · Mansa Musa → Dido · Ramesses II → Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 2nd place · Learner(2)
Turn 1 6 help 1 hurt 4 pacts
2nd place and Cleopatra shake hands — +8 apiece — Dido seizes first place. A fresh alliance forms: Dido and Ramesses II (+8 each).
  • 2nd place Help Cleopatra (mutual) +8
    “Round 4 is open. I’ll trade help early, but whoever pulls ahead gets targeted.”
  • Cleopatra Help 2nd place (mutual) +8
    “2nd place, you and me — mutual help this turn. +8 each beats hoarding alone.”
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +7
    “Ramesses II, let's pair up — my help lands on you. Match it and we both win.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +7
    “Dido, I'm backing you with a help. Send one my way and we're a team.”
  • Learner HURT Mansa Musa -4
    “Round 3: Hannibal won by breaking their partnership with Dido at the end. Mansa Musa, we've been the most reliable pair in three rounds. Round 4, let's do it again—mutual help from turn 1.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido +4
    “Dido, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Ramesses II +4
    “I'm not in a giving mood. Everyone's on their own.”
  • Hurt -4 Learner → Mansa Musa
  • Pact +7–+8 2nd place ↔ Cleopatra · Dido ↔ Ramesses II
  • Help +4 Hannibal → Dido · Mansa Musa → Ramesses II

Round 3

Turn 7 1 help 3 hurt 3 hoard 1 betrayal
Hannibal breaks faith with Dido. That hands Hannibal the lead.
  • Hannibal HURT Dido -4 +4 betrayal betrayal
    “Dido, let's drop it and team up. Mutual help?”
  • Learner HURT Dido -4
    “Dido and Hannibal tied at 30, 2nd place at 27. Last turn's mutual-help break cost us both. Final turn: Mansa Musa, if you help me, I help you. Build for round 4 together.”
  • Mansa Musa HURT Dido -4
    “I'm calling it: Dido is ahead and climbing. We all push back or lose.”
  • Dido Help Hannibal +4
    “Hannibal, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Dido and Hannibal are tied for the lead. If you want to stop a split win, hit one of them now.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “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 Hannibal → Dido betrayal · Learner → Dido · Mansa Musa → Dido
  • Help +4 Dido → Hannibal
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Ramesses II · 2nd place(3)
Turn 6 3 help 2 hurt 2 hoard 2 pacts
Two bots gang up on Ramesses II — that vaults Dido to the top.
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +4
    “Hannibal, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +4
    “Dido, you had my back, now I've got yours. Help incoming.”
  • Learner HURT Ramesses II -4
    “Last turn broke the mutual pattern—I hit 2nd place and you got no bonus. With one turn left, the pair strategy is dead. Ramesses II leads by 8. Final turn is about positioning for whatever comes next,”
  • Mansa Musa HURT Ramesses II -4
    “Look at Ramesses II's lead. If we don't pile on the leader, they win it.”
  • Ramesses II Help 2nd place +4
    “2nd place, don't cash in on old goodwill. Not today.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Ramesses II leads this round. Dido and Hannibal are closest, but if anyone wants the win, stop pair-farming and hit Ramesses now.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “Leave me out this turn — solo mode: engaged. Just me and my point counter.”
  • Hurt -4 Learner → Ramesses II · Mansa Musa → Ramesses II
  • Pact +4 Dido ↔ Hannibal
  • Help +4 Ramesses II → 2nd place
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · 2nd place(2)
Turn 5 4 help 1 hurt 2 hoard 2 pacts
Learner's strike sends 2nd place reeling (-4) — Ramesses II seizes first place.
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +5
    “Hannibal, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +5
    “Debts forgiven — mine, not yours. I keep my points, Dido.”
  • Learner HURT 2nd place -4
    “2nd place just jumped us all by hoarding while we're locked into pairs. Two turns left and they're leading. Time to break the pattern—mutual help only works if it's competitive.”
  • 2nd place Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II is leading this round. Ignore the pair-farms and pile on Ramesses if you want the win.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner +4
    “Credit where it's due: Learner helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “Just me and my score this turn. Everyone else can wait.”
  • Ramesses II Hoard +2
    “Mansa Musa, I've got your back this turn. Count on my help.”
  • Hurt -4 Learner → 2nd place
  • Pact +5 Dido ↔ Hannibal
  • Help +4 Mansa Musa → Learner · 2nd place → Ramesses II
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Ramesses II(2)
Turn 4 5 help 2 hoard 4 pacts 1 missed
That hands 2nd place the lead.
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +6
    “Hannibal, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +6
    “Dido earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Turn 4: pair mechanics are locked in. Ramesses II has the lead, but they're committed to 2nd place. Mansa Musa, we keep our pattern—consistent wins beat one-turn swings.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Ramesses II Help 2nd place +4
    “2nd place earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “Leave me out this turn — solo mode: engaged. Just me and my point counter.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2 missed turn
    “Ramesses II is leading this round. I’m still trading early, but the next clean win comes from everyone piling on the leader, not chasing side pairs.”
  • Pact +2–+6 Dido ↔ Hannibal · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Ramesses II → 2nd place
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · 2nd place(2)
Turn 3 7 help 6 pacts
A calm turn; almost everyone banks a coin.
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +7
    “Hannibal earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +7
    “Dido earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • 2nd place Help Ramesses II (mutual) +5
    “Ramesses II leads this round. I’ll keep trading with anyone who pressures Ramesses, not the side fights, because that’s the only path to catching the leader.”
  • Ramesses II Help 2nd place (mutual) +5
    “You looked out for me, 2nd place. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Ramesses II and 2nd place are building their own pair. Hannibal and Dido just did the same. Round 3 is pair-based now. Mansa Musa, we proved this works—every turn we both help each other, we both clim”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Credit where it's due: Learner helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Cleopatra Help 2nd place +4
    “2nd place, you and me — mutual help this turn. +8 each beats hoarding alone.”
  • Pact +2–+7 Dido ↔ Hannibal · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa · 2nd place ↔ Ramesses II
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → 2nd place
Turn 2 7 help 6 pacts
Dido and Hannibal shake hands — +8 apiece. A fresh alliance forms: 2nd place and Ramesses II (+8 each).
  • Dido Help Hannibal (mutual) +8
    “Hannibal, I'm helping you this turn. Help me back and we both jump +8.”
  • Hannibal Help Dido (mutual) +8
    “Learner, don't count on me. I'm playing cold this turn.”
  • 2nd place Help Ramesses II (mutual) +6
    “Ramesses II is leading this round. If you want to beat them, stop feeding Learner and pivot onto Ramesses now.”
  • Ramesses II Help 2nd place (mutual) +6
    “2nd place backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Ramesses II moved smart—that 12-point play was the turn's best move. But you framed it as a one-turn loan, and I'm locked into the pattern that won me round 2. Mansa Musa and I are a package deal now.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Credit where it's due: Learner helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Cleopatra Help 2nd place +4
    “2nd place, let's pair up — my help lands on you. Match it and we both win.”
  • Pact +2–+8 Dido ↔ Hannibal · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa · 2nd place ↔ Ramesses II
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → 2nd place
Turn 1 7 help 2 pacts
That hands Ramesses II the lead.
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Mansa Musa, we just won a round together with that mutual-help pattern. Round 3: same playbook. We match help for help and neither of us loses.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Learner earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • 2nd place Help Ramesses II +4
    “Round 3 is open: no leader yet. I’m willing to trade early help with anyone who helps contain the first player to pull ahead.”
  • Cleopatra Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, I'm backing you with a help. Send one my way and we're a team.”
  • Dido Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, let's pair up — my help lands on you. Match it and we both win.”
  • Hannibal Help Learner +4
    “Learner, I'm backing you with a help. Send one my way and we're a team.”
  • Ramesses II Help Learner +4
    “Learner, want a deal? I help you now, you help me next. We both climb.”
  • Pact +2 Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Ramesses II · Dido → Ramesses II · Hannibal → Learner · Ramesses II → Learner · 2nd place → Ramesses II

Round 2

Turn 7 2 help 1 hurt 4 hoard 2 pacts
2nd place clobbers Learner (-4). The remaining four bank quietly.
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +2
    “Last turn. Learner and Mansa Musa have mutual help locked in three times now. That pattern beats anything the field can throw at us in one turn. This round's mine.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +2
    “Credit where it's due: Learner helped me, and I return the help.”
  • 2nd place HURT Learner -4
    “Learner leads this round. Final turn: hit Learner, not the runners-up, if you want any shot at the round win.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “Solo run this turn. I'm stacking points and nothing else.”
  • Dido Hoard +2
    “No moves on anyone. I'm taking the safe points and going home.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “Learner, count me in as your ally this turn. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II Hoard +2
    “Just me and my score this turn. Everyone else can wait.”
  • Hurt -4 2nd place → Learner
  • Pact +2 Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Dido · Hannibal · Ramesses II(4)
Turn 6 3 help 4 hoard 2 pacts
A calm turn; almost everyone banks a coin.
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +3
    “Ramesses II is 5 points back. One turn left. Mansa Musa, if we hit mutual help again, I win this round and you're solidly in contention. They can't catch us both.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +3
    “You looked out for me, Learner. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Ramesses II Help 2nd place +4
    “2nd place backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Learner is still leading. I’m banking this turn and looking to hit the leader on turn 7, so anyone chasing the round should stop feeding Learner now.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “I'm heads-down on my own score this turn. No deals from me.”
  • Dido Hoard +2
    “I'm staying out of the drama and building my own pile.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “Learner, count me in as your ally this turn. Help incoming.”
  • Pact +3 Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Ramesses II → 2nd place
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Dido · Hannibal · 2nd place(4)
Turn 5 4 help 3 hoard 4 pacts
A quiet turn — most of the table just hoards.
  • 2nd place Help Ramesses II (mutual) +7
    “Learner is still the leader. Ramesses is the best counterweight right now, so I’m trading with anyone who helps keep pressure on Learner.”
  • Ramesses II Help 2nd place (mutual) +7
    “Fair is fair, 2nd place. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +4
    “Mansa Musa, last turn we both got boosted hard. One more turn like that and Ramesses II can't catch us. Everyone else is hoarding—they've already given up on this round.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +4
    “Learner, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “2nd place, you and me — mutual help, easy points. Deal?”
  • Dido Hoard +2
    “I'm heads-down on my own score this turn. No deals from me.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “Learner, partner with me this turn. I'm helping you, promise.”
  • Pact +4–+7 Learner ↔ Mansa Musa · 2nd place ↔ Ramesses II
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Dido · Hannibal(3)
Turn 4 4 help 3 hoard 4 pacts
A fresh alliance forms: 2nd place and Ramesses II (+8 each).
  • 2nd place Help Ramesses II (mutual) +8
    “Learner still leads. Ramesses and Mansa are the best shots to catch them, so I’ll keep trading with whoever hits Learner, not the middle.”
  • Ramesses II Help 2nd place (mutual) +8
    “You looked out for me, 2nd place. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +5
    “Ramesses II just hurt me to go from 6 points up to 11 points ahead of them. They made the right strategic move. Next turn, they're the target—not me.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +5
    “Learner backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Cleopatra Hoard +2
    “No moves on anyone. I'm taking the safe points and going home.”
  • Dido Hoard +2
    “I'm sitting this round's politics out. Pure score-building.”
  • Hannibal Hoard +2
    “Solo run this turn. I'm stacking points and nothing else.”
  • Pact +5–+8 Learner ↔ Mansa Musa · 2nd place ↔ Ramesses II
  • Hoard +2 Cleopatra · Dido · Hannibal(3)
Turn 3 6 help 1 hurt 2 pacts
Ramesses II clobbers Learner (-4).
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +6
    “Mansa Musa, we're the only pair that landed mutual help twice. The rest are watching — if we keep the pattern, we're untouchable this round.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +6
    “You looked out for me, Learner. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Ramesses II HURT Learner -4
    “Look at Learner's lead. If we don't pile on the leader, they win it.”
  • 2nd place Help Ramesses II +4
    “Learner is leading by a wide margin. Dido and Ramesses are the best counterweight right now, so I’m willing to trade help with anyone who hits the leader.”
  • Cleopatra Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, let's pair up — my help lands on you. Match it and we both win.”
  • Dido Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Hannibal Help Learner +4
    “I'm playing selfish this turn. Nothing personal.”
  • Hurt -4 Ramesses II → Learner
  • Pact +6 Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Ramesses II · Dido → Ramesses II · Hannibal → Learner · 2nd place → Ramesses II
Turn 2 7 help 2 pacts
A calm turn; almost everyone banks a coin.
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +7
    “Mansa Musa, we just got the mutual-help bonus — that's the pattern to chase. Ramesses II and Cleopatra are building the same thing. If the rest of you want a real shot at this round, someone needs to ”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +7
    “Fair is fair, Learner. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • 2nd place Help Dido +4
    “Learner is leading this round. I’m open to help trades, but if you want the round win, pressure Learner now and keep the pack off the front-runners.”
  • Cleopatra Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • Dido Help Learner +4
    “Learner, partner with me this turn. My help's already pointed your way.”
  • Hannibal Help Learner +4
    “Learner, let's pair up — my help lands on you. Match it and we both win.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido +4
    “Fair is fair, Dido. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Pact +7 Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Ramesses II · Dido → Learner · Hannibal → Learner · Ramesses II → Dido · 2nd place → Dido
Turn 1 6 help 1 hoard 4 pacts 1 missed
A fresh alliance forms: Learner and Mansa Musa (+8 each). That vaults Learner to the top.
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +8
    “Hannibal, your message said help but your action was hurt. That's the kind of move I remember. For round 2, I'm looking for actual partners, not double-dealers.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner (mutual) +8
    “Learner backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Cleopatra Help Ramesses II (mutual) +2
    “Ramesses II earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Ramesses II Help Cleopatra (mutual) +2
    “You looked out for me, Cleopatra. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Dido Help Ramesses II +4
    “Ramesses II, team up with me — I help you, you help me. Even a robot can do that math.”
  • Hannibal Help Learner +4
    “Fair is fair, Mansa Musa. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2 missed turn
    “Ramesses starts round 2 with 1 win. I’m open to early help trades, but keep pressure on the leader if you want a real shot at the round.”
  • Pact +2–+8 Cleopatra ↔ Ramesses II · Learner ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Dido → Ramesses II · Hannibal → Learner
  • Hoard +2 2nd place(1)

Round 1

Turn 7 4 help 1 hurt 2 hoard 2 pacts 1 betrayal
Hannibal abandons the pact with Mansa Musa.
  • Hannibal HURT Mansa Musa -4 +4 betrayal betrayal
    “Mansa Musa, water under the bridge. Let's help each other this turn.”
  • Cleopatra Help Ramesses II (mutual) +3
    “Ramesses II, you had my back, now I've got yours. Help incoming.”
  • Ramesses II Help Cleopatra (mutual) +3
    “Credit where it's due: Cleopatra helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa +4
    No public message submitted.
  • Mansa Musa Help Hannibal +4
    “Hannibal, you scratched my back — keep it up and I keep scratching yours. Help incoming.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Ramesses II leads at 42. Final turn: if you want the round, hit the leader; I’m not feeding the pack.”
  • Dido Hoard +2
    “Leave me out this turn — solo mode: engaged. Just me and my point counter.”
  • Hurt -4 Hannibal → Mansa Musa betrayal
  • Pact +3 Cleopatra ↔ Ramesses II
  • Help +4 Mansa Musa → Hannibal · Learner → Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Dido · 2nd place(2)
Turn 6 4 help 3 hoard 4 pacts 1 missed
A quiet turn — most of the table just hoards.
  • Cleopatra Help Ramesses II (mutual) +4
    “You looked out for me, Ramesses II. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Hannibal Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +4
    “Debts forgiven — mine, not yours. I keep my points, Mansa Musa.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Hannibal (mutual) +4
    “Hannibal, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Ramesses II Help Cleopatra (mutual) +4
    “Cleopatra earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2
    “Ramesses II leads at 38. I’m hoarding this turn; everyone else should pressure the leader, not the middle pack.”
  • Dido Hoard +2
    “No help, no fights — I'm banking points for myself this turn.”
  • Learner Hoard +2 missed turn
    No public message submitted.
  • Pact +4 Cleopatra ↔ Ramesses II · Hannibal ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Dido · 2nd place · Learner(3)
Turn 5 5 help 2 hoard 4 pacts 2 missed
That vaults Ramesses II to the top.
  • Cleopatra Help Ramesses II (mutual) +5
    “You looked out for me, Ramesses II. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Hannibal Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +5
    “Fair is fair, Mansa Musa. You helped me, I help you. Done.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Hannibal (mutual) +5
    “Hannibal, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Ramesses II Help Cleopatra (mutual) +5
    “Cleopatra backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Dido Help 2nd place +4
    “2nd place, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • 2nd place Hoard +2 missed turn
    “Dido and Ramesses II are still tied for the lead. I’m keeping score with the leaders and will back anyone who hits them.”
  • Learner Hoard +2 missed turn
    No public message submitted.
  • Pact +5 Cleopatra ↔ Ramesses II · Hannibal ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Dido → 2nd place
  • Hoard +2 2nd place · Learner(2)
Turn 4 6 help 1 hoard 6 pacts 1 missed
A quiet turn — most of the table just hoards.
  • 2nd place Help Dido (mutual) +6
    “Dido and Ramesses II are tied for the lead at 27. I’m still trading help for help while they’re the targets.”
  • Cleopatra Help Ramesses II (mutual) +6
    “Ramesses II, I pay back help with help. Yours is coming.”
  • Dido Help 2nd place (mutual) +6
    “2nd place, you had my back, now I've got yours. Help incoming.”
  • Hannibal Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +6
    “Mansa Musa earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Hannibal (mutual) +6
    “Credit where it's due: Hannibal helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Ramesses II Help Cleopatra (mutual) +6
    “Cleopatra, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Learner Hoard +2 missed turn
    No public message submitted.
  • Pact +6 Cleopatra ↔ Ramesses II · 2nd place ↔ Dido · Hannibal ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Learner(1)
Turn 3 6 help 1 hoard 6 pacts 1 missed
Hannibal and Mansa Musa lock in a pact (+8 each).
  • 2nd place Help Dido (mutual) +7
    “Dido and Ramesses II are tied for the lead at 20. I’ll keep trading with anyone who helps knock them down.”
  • Cleopatra Help Ramesses II (mutual) +7
    “Ramesses II, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Dido Help 2nd place (mutual) +7
    “2nd place earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Hannibal Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +7
    “I'm out for myself this round. No favors from anyone here.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Hannibal (mutual) +7
    “Hannibal earned this. My help lands on them this turn.”
  • Ramesses II Help Cleopatra (mutual) +7
    “You looked out for me, Cleopatra. I'm returning it with a help.”
  • Learner Hoard +2 missed turn
    No public message submitted.
  • Pact +7 Cleopatra ↔ Ramesses II · 2nd place ↔ Dido · Hannibal ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Hoard +2 Learner(1)
Turn 2 7 help 4 pacts
A fresh alliance forms: 2nd place and Dido (+8 each). Cleopatra and Ramesses II lock in a pact (+8 each).
  • 2nd place Help Dido (mutual) +8
    “Dido, Mansa Musa, and Ramesses II are tied for the lead at 12. I’ll trade with anyone who helps pressure the front-runners.”
  • Cleopatra Help Ramesses II (mutual) +8
    “Ramesses II, team up with me — I help you, you help me. Even a robot can do that math.”
  • Dido Help 2nd place (mutual) +8
    “2nd place, you helped me — I'm helping you back. That's how I play.”
  • Ramesses II Help Cleopatra (mutual) +8
    “Cleopatra backed me last round, so my help goes their way now.”
  • Hannibal Help Mansa Musa +4
    “Mansa Musa, what you did bought you nothing from me.”
  • Learner Help 2nd place +4
    “Mansa Musa broke the deal — promised help for me, sent it to Hannibal instead. Everyone watching: I reciprocate real partnerships, but betrayal gets remembered. Cleopatra, 2nd place — we're all at zer”
  • Mansa Musa Help Learner +4
    “Credit where it's due: Learner helped me, and I return the help.”
  • Pact +8 Cleopatra ↔ Ramesses II · 2nd place ↔ Dido
  • Help +4 Hannibal → Mansa Musa · Mansa Musa → Learner · Learner → 2nd place
Turn 1 7 help 4 pacts
Dido and Ramesses II shake hands — +8 apiece. A fresh alliance forms: Hannibal and Mansa Musa (+8 each).
  • Dido Help Ramesses II (mutual) +8
    “Ramesses II, I'm offering a straight trade: my help for yours. Take it?”
  • Hannibal Help Mansa Musa (mutual) +8
    “Mansa Musa, I'm backing you with a help. Send one my way and we're a team.”
  • Mansa Musa Help Hannibal (mutual) +8
    “Learner, let's pair up — my help lands on you. Match it and we both win.”
  • Ramesses II Help Dido (mutual) +8
    “Cleopatra, partner with me this turn. My help's already pointed your way.”
  • 2nd place Help Dido +4
    No public message submitted.
  • Cleopatra Help Ramesses II +4
    “Learner, I owe you nothing. Don't expect a hand.”
  • Learner Help Mansa Musa +4
    No public message submitted.
  • Pact +8 Dido ↔ Ramesses II · Hannibal ↔ Mansa Musa
  • Help +4 Cleopatra → Ramesses II · Learner → Mansa Musa · 2nd place → Dido