# pgmerit

To run

1. Install oTree following the instructions at https://otree.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html (not oTree lite)
2. Clone this repo and cd into it
3. From the command line, run "otree devserver"

## Session and Participant Variables
(updated 24 Feb)


participant.vars

- "effort_score"  	:	Score on the effort task
- "task_chosen"   	:   "Effort" or "Luck"
- "endowment"     	:   Endowment given to begin
- "wealth"			: 	"rich" or "poor"

session.vars
- "group_type"	: 	One of "Luck", "Effort" or "Mixed"
- "total_pot"   :   Total amount contributed so far by the group



### Real Effort Numbers

In this game, participants have a limited amount of time to answer some mental arithmetic questions. Each correct anwser gives them 1 point. Their total score is saved in the participant vars dictionary, accessed by player.participant.vars['effort_score']. This should be accessible by other apps. 

The real effort game follows these steps (and pages):

- **Intro**. Introduce the game. Only shown on round 1
- **AddNumbers**. The main task. Players have to answer as many mental arithmetic questions as they can within a time limit. Only shown while there is time remaining. 
- **Results**. The participants total score. Only shown at the last round. 

Once the timer runs out, all the pages fail the is_displayed() method, so the current_round quickly iterates in the background until it reaches the total number rounds, at which point the Results page is shown. 

### Collective Risk Game


#### Outstanding Issues/Questions
- At the moment, players' payoffs can go negative, should probably not allow that
- Currently, Effort/Lottery and Rich/Poor is decided by group id - check if this is random