Scouting and the Prisoner's Dilemma

[Andy Brockway]

Originally Posted by Mark Pettit

Let's not go down the collusion road again.......

I do not think collusion will be an issue. Lose/lose means you are on the bottom of the qualifying rank. With the new (in 2004) format for ranking, the key is to win every match. Gone are the days of three times the losers score where helping the other team was the best way to get the higest ranking score. BTW, Beatty in 2002 used a strategy that guaranteed a low ranking but allowed them to be the National Champion.

This game is sufficiently difficult so that each team needs to be very careful on how they use their partners. Those teams with too much pride will hinder their alliance. Know your strengths and weaknesses and be honest about them. It is OK to say you are working on improving part of your functions or strategy instead of saying it works well.