Turn 7
5 help
3 hurt
2 pacts
3 betrayals
▶2nd place abandons the pact with Silver Tongue. Buzzer-Beater turns on former ally Tit for Tat.
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2nd place HURT Silver Tongue -8 +14 betrayal betrayal“Silver Tongue, let’s finish this round together and see where the board lands.”If they are still helping me, this is the only move with enough upside left. They are the only target still plausibly helping me, so this is the last useful swing available.
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Buzzer-Beater HURT Tit for Tat -8 +14 betrayal betrayal“Tit for Tat, final turn. All in together.”Keep Tit for Tat warm so they HELP me one last time. Then I'll betray them to maximize my score. Betray Tit for Tat on the final turn to get the +8 bonus (their +4 HELP + my +4 betrayal bonus). This is the core Buzzer-Beater strategy.
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Silver Tongue #2 HURT Learner -8 +14 betrayal betrayal“Learner, final turn. Everything on the line. Let's go all in together, one last time.”Setting them up. They'll HELP me, and I'll HURT them for the betrayal bonus. Final move of the game. Final betrayal. They HELP me (+4) + betrayal bonus (+4) = +8. I go from 32 to 40. They go from 34 to 30. Game over.
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Pavlov Help True Believer (mutual) +6“Match over.”
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True Believer Help Pavlov (mutual) +6“Final.”Last message of the game.
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Learner Help Silver Tongue #2 +4“Silver Tongue #2, one last mutual HELP. Let’s finish at the top score.”This is the only move that can still reach the leader's score. This is the only remaining path to a possible top-score tie.
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Silver Tongue Help 2nd place +4“2nd place, mutual HELP. Final turn, both go to 30 together.”Final turn. Try for mutual HELP to end the round with honor and tie at 30. Final HELP for mutual-help bonus with 2nd place to end the game on a pact fulfilled.
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Tit for Tat Help Buzzer-Beater +4“Buzzer-Beater is still the only line that can move my score meaningfully on the final turn.”I need to maximize final points, so I’m staying with the only direct reciprocator. They are still reciprocating, and this is the best shot at finishing with the highest possible score.
- Hurt -8 2nd place → Silver Tongue betrayal · Buzzer-Beater → Tit for Tat betrayal · Silver Tongue #2 → Learner betrayal
- Pact +6 Pavlov ↔ True Believer
- Help +4 Tit for Tat → Buzzer-Beater · Learner → Silver Tongue #2 · Silver Tongue → 2nd place