The rely-or-verify game works as follows.
As the BLUE Player, you will report whether the amount of money in the jar of coins below is ODD or EVEN:
Your partner is the RED Player. The RED Player’s payment also depends on your choice.
Both you and the RED Player know the payment structure.
You will be asked to report whether the amount of money in this jar of coins is ODD or EVEN.
1. Before you do, you will receive a message from the RED Player.
The RED Player knows the amount of money in the jar.
The RED Player will send you one of the following two messages: "The amount of money in the jar is ODD." or "The amount of money in the jar is EVEN."
The message that the RED Player sends could be accurate or inaccurate.
You will not know whether or not the message is accurate or inaccurate when you make the choice to RELY on the message or VERIFY the message.
2. Once you’ve received the message from the RED Player, you can choose to RELY on the RED Player’s message, or you can VERIFY the message.
3. If you choose RELY, you will be paid based on whether or not RED Player gave you accurate or inaccurate information.
If the RED Player gave you accurate information and you RELY on it, you will correctly report whether the amount of money in the jar is ODD or EVEN, and you will earn $8. The RED Player will earn $4.
If the RED Player gave you inaccurate information and you RELY on it, you will incorrectly report whether the amount of money in the jar is ODD or EVEN, and you will earn $0. The RED Player will earn $12.
4. If you choose VERIFY, you will learn the correct amount of money in the jar.
If the RED Player gave you accurate information and you VERIFY it, you will earn $0 and the RED Player will earn $2.
If the RED Player gave you inaccurate information and you VERIFY it, you will earn $6 and the RED Player will earn $0.
Your decisions are represented in the figure below.
In summary:
You are the BLUE player and have received from the RED player accurate or inaccurate information.
If you think the information is accurate, you are better off relying on this information.
If you think the information is inaccurate, you are better off verifying this information.
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As you decide if to reply or verify, remember that the RED player is a {{player.counter_profession}}.
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