God's imitator

Chapter 292 Minority Options
Gao Jialiang was stunned: "If I really knew the relevant professional knowledge, I could also deliberately give a wrong conclusion to deceive you. Wouldn't that increase the success rate?"

Xu Zhao chuckled: "Of course it's because the previous question got off to a good start. If you really spout a bunch of professional knowledge, we can actually get extra information from your expressions and details."

"If you pretend to know nothing, we won't get any information and will be more likely to choose the answer you advocate when there's no difference between the three options."

“From the perspective of ‘deceiving’ people, this is clearly a more sophisticated method.”

Gao Jialiang shrugged: "You're just having paranoia."

"I really haven't studied any linguistics, believe it or not."

Xu Zhao stopped pressing the matter and looked at the other players:

"Okay, regardless of whether the player representative was lying or not, we really need to take a longer-term view."

"If we keep playing like this, when will we be able to determine the specific reward and punishment standards?"
"This is only the first stage of the game. If we still don't understand the specific reward and punishment rules by the fifth question, then in the second stage, our room is likely to be at a huge disadvantage."

"We'll all suffer together in the end."

"Regardless, at least we've had one successful collaboration, right?"

After considering for a moment, Cai Zhiyuan suggested, "Yes, I agree."

"The correct answers to the first two questions are C and B. If the correct answer to the next question is still not obvious, let's choose A for both."

The others looked at him with suspicion, but in the end they all nodded and said, "Okay."

……

The open discussion session ended, and the third question appeared on the big screen.

The core difference between Ricardo's and Adam Smith's economic thought lies in ( ).

[A. Does it acknowledge the "invisible hand"?]

B. Definition of "Source of Value"

C. Does it advocate a laissez-faire policy?

With a "click," the mechanism on Yang Hui's face in Community 8 was activated, and this time it was her turn to serve as the "player representative."

Cai Zhiyuan knew very well that her profession was actuary, so he was 100% sure he could answer the question correctly.

This made Xu Zhao's gaze towards Gao Jialiang even more unfriendly.

After a brief moment of consideration, Yang Hui said, "Without a doubt, this is an easy question. Choose B."

"Both of them are liberal economists, and their common characteristic is a laissez-faire market economy policy."

"Only option B can be considered a difference."

"Although some players suggested that we should all choose option A, there is basically no question about this question."

"So, let's all choose option B."

Two minutes after Yang Hui finished speaking, the results of the "unrelated player's" response were also released.

[A. Whether to acknowledge the "invisible hand" - 11.2%]

[B. Definition of "Source of Value" - 74.1%]

[C. Whether to advocate a laissez-faire policy - 14.7%]

Clearly, this question is much simpler than the previous two, so most players can answer it.

Cai Zhiyuan selected option C and submitted his answer.

The correct answer to this question is B. The definition of "source of value".

The net gain for the five players in this room is -17000 minutes of visa time.

The person who sets the questions will receive 17000 minutes of visa processing time.

On Cai Zhiyuan's screen, his gains for this game were displayed: 3000 minutes of visa time. This time, the lighting effects changed to red, green, and gray.

The facial recognition devices on everyone unlocked again, but this time no one spoke immediately.

Gao Jialiang looked incredulous. He tried to think about it himself, but couldn't seem to come up with an answer for the time being.

"Why... is the visa processing time being extended instead of being..."

"The answer to the third question is clearly certain."

The other players also looked somewhat frustrated, it was hard to tell whether they were genuinely upset or just pretending.

But regardless, the situation at this point certainly warrants a setback.

After answering the three questions, the five people not only failed to achieve any cooperation, but also had more and more of their visa time deducted.

Most players probably haven't even figured out the specific reward and punishment rules.

Or perhaps some people have already guessed it, but they deliberately don't say it.

……

In the silence of the crowd, the 5-minute countdown ticked by.

After some thought, Yang Hui sighed: "This can't go on. Everyone, stop pretending. You've all noticed, right? Choosing the correct answer doesn't guarantee a positive return."

"It is now certain that whether the chosen answer is the majority or the minority will inevitably be one of the conditions for reward or punishment."

"Moreover, the penalty for choosing the majority of answers is greater than the reward for choosing the correct answer."

"That is why our total revenue has always been negative."

"Players who were aware of this deliberately kept quiet, intending to take advantage of this information gap and consistently choose the minority answer to obtain stable profits."

"But in this question, I guess it's because two players who wanted to deliberately choose the wrong answer to be in the minority collided, resulting in a 221 distribution of answers, which in turn caused the biggest loss so far."

Gao Jialiang was somewhat puzzled: "Then why did you say it out loud? Wouldn't it be better to maintain this information gap?"

Yang Hui shook her head: "There should be at least three players who know this now. If I don't say anything, the situation will only become more chaotic."

"I can't profit from this information gap either, because there's still a high probability that I'll run into other players who want to choose the minority option."

"Moreover, if I don't say anything, it will be even more difficult for us to reach a cooperation agreement once everyone gradually realizes this."

"Now that I'm laying my cards on the table, and everyone knows this rule, the situation will actually become fair again."

Xu Zhao said somewhat irritably, "What's the use? We no longer have any basis for cooperation."

"There is clearly no honest person or cooperative person in this room. You are all very good actors and very cunning. I am really unlucky to have been assigned to this room."

The others ignored Xu Zhao's complaints.

No one is going to advise others on which specific option to choose anymore, because everyone has realized that such advice is meaningless.

Cai Zhiyuan looked at the profits he had already made.

The total visa processing time is 17000 minutes.

He is most likely the person who benefits the most in this room.

Clearly, this was not luck, but the result of careful calculation after taking advantage of information asymmetry.

……

The game hides a specific reward and punishment mechanism, which is obviously designed to make players guess the choices of other players and deduce the outcome based on their own gains and the total gains of the five players.

The sooner you guess the possible reward and punishment mechanism, the more you can guide your subsequent answering strategies, thereby further expanding your advantage.

Strictly speaking, this is not a quiz game, but a game of "guessing the rules and grasping the information gap from the designer's perspective".

　Continue to ask for monthly tickets~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)