New study reveals strategies to manipulate outcomes in social dilemmas
Zero-Determinant strategies in multiplayer games can manipulate opponents' payoffs. Researchers found conditions for enforcing desired payoffs in social dilemmas with a set number of rounds and discount factor. Different ZD strategies exist based on group size and initial cooperation probability. Discount factor thresholds determine enforceable payoff relations. The study shows how discounting impacts ZD Nash equilibria in multiplayer games.