Life is fair. We all get the same nine-month shake in the box, and then the dice roll. Some people get a run of sevens. Some people, unfortunately, get snake-eyes. Its just how the world is. - Stephen King, Full Dark, No Stars
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Not necessarily a dice roll. It’s the perceived predefined number of rounds a person sees in any situation that could lead to lack of cooperation. Game theory says if you have a capped quantity such as Cournot theory, without considering any adjustments or dynamics over time, then this incentives the choice to cheat in the last known round - end of decision tree. This is called the Centipede Game.