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Originally Posted by StephLee
I definitely see your point. I do, however, see a higher incentive to "cheat" in this situation than in the collusion shutout, and a wider gap between the winner and loser if cheating does occur. Thus, I as a strategist would be less willing to try this strategy if I know or suspect that my opponent has the capability to outscore me.
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Exactly. Zero Point v High Points OR Tie score collusions are extremely suspect in that the "cheater" has a strong motive to cheat and defect from the agreement. The upside is that they move up in the ranking on the 3 opposing teams, the downside is that they won't be trusted in one of these agreements again. Also - you would have to get all three members of the alliance to agree and not cheat individually, when all three of them may be thinking, those other three teams could be the difference between my team being in the top 8 or not.