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larrence
16 Nov 09 16:56
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I would always split. The lady who split was close to tears, poor person. :(

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By:
Banquo
When: 16 Nov 09 16:57
No. Stealing is the only sensible way to play the game.
By:
inspiron
When: 16 Nov 09 16:58
steal all the way and I would tell them I'm stealing.
By:
larrence
When: 16 Nov 09 16:58
Couldn't do it m8, not in my nature.
By:
Banquo
When: 16 Nov 09 17:02
It's not about your nature; it's about being sensible. It's simple Game Theory.

Having said that, if I stole and the person had chosen to split, then I'd go halfers with them after the show.
By:
dk1986
When: 16 Nov 09 17:02
I feel gutted for people when they get stiffed by a stealer. I'd always split, unless if I was totally convinced that my opposite was going to steal. I'd cancel it out if I felt I had to.
By:
panglima
When: 16 Nov 09 17:03
programme has now been shelved, these were recorded earlier in the year, spoke to the producer in the summer, told me this fomat has had its day, there is a steal in almost all the programmes recorded now he said & the viewing public have had their fill, when this series finishes that will be it.
By:
larrence
When: 16 Nov 09 17:05
dk1986 16 Nov 18:02


I feel gutted for people when they get stiffed by a stealer. I'd always split, unless if I was totally convinced that my opposite was going to steal. I'd cancel it out if I felt I had to

me and you should go on the show m8, knowing our luck we would be voted of early on :^0
By:
JUGADOR MEJOR
When: 16 Nov 09 17:05
Especially if they shake hands that is sacrilege in my book.
By:
dk1986
When: 16 Nov 09 17:05
Any updates regarding that gameshow with Alexander A., pang?
By:
Andy Murray
When: 16 Nov 09 17:07
how is stealing the only way to play..
if everyone went by that gameplan, no one would ever win
if you are happy with half the money, splitting is the only way to play it.. if they steal you get nothing.. if they split you get half

if you both steal you both get nothing


so the only way to sensibly play is to split.. unless your an evil selfish swine(or playing for a jackpot of £50 or something then stealing is fine and laughed at)
By:
dk1986
When: 16 Nov 09 17:07
We'd be gubbed early doors larrence. Not sure how the show works exactly, but I'd get all the killers (if that's a bad thing) if I went on. :^0.
By:
larrence
When: 16 Nov 09 17:07
JUGADOR MEJOR 16 Nov 18:05


Especially if they shake hands that is sacrilege in my book.

Exactly m8, shaking hands and saying i swear on my familys life, how bad could someone be. :(
By:
JUGADOR MEJOR
When: 16 Nov 09 17:08
panglima 16 Nov 18:03
programme has now been shelved, these were recorded earlier in the year, spoke to the producer in the summer, told me this fomat has had its day, there is a steal in almost all the programmes recorded now he said & the viewing public have had their fill, when this series finishes that will be it.


Do you know what happened to the show they tried called "Shafted"?
By:
panglima
When: 16 Nov 09 17:09
Audition on Friday DK
Two hours which is a long time for an audition, hopefully we will come over ok , our GK is irrelevant tbh its all about how we would come over on camera.
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 16 Nov 09 17:09
i dont watch it anymore, if someone stole from me after promising not to i would give him a crack the** ;)
By:
dk1986
When: 16 Nov 09 17:10
I'm sure you know the persona they want to see.

GL on it. I hope you do us proud. I'm sure you will. :)
By:
panglima
When: 16 Nov 09 17:11
Yes Shafted ( I went for an audition but never got on ) was shelved after THREE yes three episodes as it was demmed immoral, this was only about seven yeras ago, times seemed to have changed but it took a hundred episodes of Goldenballs to come to a similar conclusion.

Dinner time
By:
larrence
When: 16 Nov 09 17:11
dk1986 16 Nov 18:07


We'd be gubbed early doors larrence. Not sure how the show works exactly, but I'd get all the killers (if that's a bad thing) if I went on

if you didn't have the killers , you would end up with all the money, but sitting next to you would be a leggy blonde with big coconuts, should would take my eye,i would keep her in and then she would steal the cash to have a bigger b oob job :^0
By:
panglima
When: 16 Nov 09 17:11
cheers DK
By:
Do wah Diddy
When: 16 Nov 09 17:13
ID ALWAYS SPLIT.AND **S NEVER PROSPER,IN THE LONG RUN
By:
Banquo
When: 16 Nov 09 17:13
Andy Murray 16 Nov 18:07
how is stealing the only way to play..
if everyone went by that gameplan, no one would ever win
if you are happy with half the money, splitting is the only way to play it.. if they steal you get nothing.. if they split you get half

if you both steal you both get nothing


so the only way to sensibly play is to split.. unless your an evil selfish swine(or playing for a jackpot of £50 or something then stealing is fine and laughed at)


I can't be bothered explaining it, but it's called the Prisoner's Dilemma if you want to look it up.
By:
larrence
When: 16 Nov 09 17:15
To all the people who would split on here, well played nice to know, us lot would never get on the show, they only want ROGUES on there ;)
By:
dk1986
When: 16 Nov 09 17:15
:^0 larrence. I love how your mind works! Like the X-Factor thread when you were arrested for stealing Cheryl's smalls. :^0
By:
evski
When: 16 Nov 09 17:16
Banquo is right: stealing is the only way to play because if your opponent does split then you get twice the prize. This does not factor in your opponent being able to read what you aer going to do.
Of course a game theory equilibrium does not necessarily mena that it is the best outcome. In this situation it actually leads to the worst possible outcome.

Shyte programme though because every day someone steals, I've only ever seen one split and I've watched the last 10 minutes of about 30 shows.
By:
panglima
When: 16 Nov 09 17:18
Hence the programme will not get recommissioned
By:
larrence
When: 16 Nov 09 17:21
dk1986 16 Nov 18:15


larrence. I love how your mind works! Like the X-Factor thread when you were arrested for stealing Cheryl's smalls.

cheers m8 :) The problem is i have a tiny brain, and most of the time it says things without thinking properly, very hasty and it shows in my replies :^0
By:
dk1986
When: 16 Nov 09 17:24
I love it lazza. Hope you never start thinking :D
By:
Gary Binosh
When: 16 Nov 09 17:25
:^0
By:
larrence
When: 16 Nov 09 17:26
Dk, what are you doing about your job m8 ?? Are you staying with it.
By:
timhayes
When: 16 Nov 09 17:28
id rather split but id feel sick if someone stole all that off me, id probably end up throwing one of the balls at them or something.
By:
Andy Murray
When: 16 Nov 09 17:30
reading only a bit of the prisoners dilemma, its a different situation..

steal steal.. = both go home with nothing(prisoners get 5 years each)
steal split.. = steal gets the jackpot(prisoner stealing gets off free, splitter gets 10 years)
split split.. = both share the prize(prisoners get 6 months each)

so the worst case scenario for the stealer in this situation = 5 years, best case = no punishment
as for the splitter, worst case scenario is 10 years, best scenario is 6 months

in this it adds what would have been the stealers punishment onto the splitters punishment..
in goldenballs this doesn't happen.. the splitter isnt penalised in anyway for splitting
By:
dk1986
When: 16 Nov 09 17:31
Going to have to weigh things up. There'll be a security review, and something might happen, if only so the company doesn't make front page news across the county again for the same reason. ;)

I like the job, so it would be a shame to leave it 'unplanned'.
By:
Gary Binosh
When: 16 Nov 09 17:31
that would be hilarious Tim :^0

the way i see the show

if you steal and they steal - you stop them taking all the money
if you steal and they split - you get double the money they do


there is no reason for splitting other than human decency, but i wouldnt probably dare split incase the other person stole, as it would kill me, but as i wouldnt want to steal off someone either i wont go on the show :D
By:
Andy Murray
When: 16 Nov 09 17:32
i think anyway
By:
Gary Binosh
When: 16 Nov 09 17:33
thats what ive said Andy, thats why ppl dont split, they should just both have to anyway

so good guys like us still got some prize money, you know the good guys, the ones who sit down to watch david attenborough on a monday night ;)
By:
larrence
When: 16 Nov 09 17:34
timhayes 16 Nov 18:28


id rather split but id feel sick if someone stole all that off me, id probably end up throwing one of the balls at them or something.

i would carry a hand grenade in my pocket, as they left the studio, if they stole i would throw it knowing my luck , a couple of window fitters would walk by infront of the one who stole and the grenade would bounce of window glass and take me out instead :^0
By:
dk1986
When: 16 Nov 09 17:36
Love it. :^0
By:
larrence
When: 16 Nov 09 17:41
dk you and gary would be the window fitters no doubt ;)
By:
Gary Binosh
When: 16 Nov 09 17:43
who'd probably get killed after you blew up and your arms hit us square in the face
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