The Stag Hunt 🦌

You and another hunter can work together to catch a big stag (worth more!), or you can play it safe and catch a small rabbit alone. But hunting a stag only works if you both commit — if your partner goes for rabbit, you get nothing!

Partner's Strategy

YOUR SCORE
0
ROUND
1/6
THEIR SCORE
0

Round 1: What do you hunt?

Round History

No rounds played yet. Choose your hunt! 👆

Payoff Matrix

🦌 They: Stag
🐇 They: Rabbit
🦌 You: Stag
4/4
You / Them
0/3
You / Them
🐇 You: Rabbit
3/0
You / Them
2/2
You / Them

Higher numbers = more food for that hunter

How It Works

  • 🦌🦌Both hunt stag: 4 pts each. Teamwork pays off!
  • 🐇🐇Both hunt rabbit: 2 pts each. Safe but boring.
  • 🦌🐇You hunt stag, they hunt rabbit: You get 0, they get 3!
  • 🐇🦌You hunt rabbit, they hunt stag: You get 3, they get 0!

💡 The Big Insight

Unlike the Prisoner's Dilemma, the Stag Hunt has two Nash Equilibria: both hunting stag (best!) and both hunting rabbit (safe). The challenge is trust — can you count on your partner to take the risk with you?