Prisoner's Dilemma

old_chatterhand

Language: English

Publisher: Archive of Our Own

Published: Apr 17, 2018

Word Count: 17453

Description:

The prisoner's dilemma is a concept developed in game theory (as in mathematics, not video games). The idea is that two criminals are suspected of a crime: If both stay silent, they get a short sentence, if both confess, they get a medium sentence. If one confesses, and the other stays silent, the confessor goes free and the other gets the maximum sentence. The game assumes that the two have no way of communicating and that no other aspects influence their decisions.

For Vincent and Leo, nothing of this applies. A fix-it fic.