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polymorphicprism t1_izesr36 wrote

See this article about a 3x world champion.

> I asked Goff about any major falsehoods or betrayals that helped him in his victories. He paused to think, then said in his soft-spoken way: “Well, there may have been a few deceptive omissions on my part but, no, I didn’t tell a single outright lie the entire tournament.”

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alach11 t1_izfpn3d wrote

With Diplomacy tournaments isn’t there also a bit of iterative game theory? If a top player develops a reputation for outright deception, that can hurt them in future games when competitors trust them less.

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