The Quitting Game

The Quitting Game is a multiplayer take on the Prisoner Dilemma that challenges players to quit the game at the right time. Players start with 30 points. As the game goes on, these points decrease by a random amount (1-6, based on a six-sided die roll). Each turn, players decide whether or not they will quit the game or stay in. After each turn, the points decrease. If a player quits they are out of the game (or round, if there are multiple rounds), and score zero points for the round, unless all players remaining quit together. At this point, players evenly divide up the number of remaining points, times the number of players in the game. Goal of the game is to score the most points.