Comic #4098: parenting-game-theory

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Panel 1: "Children, someone ate mom's entire batch of cookies. I don't have time to discern who."

Panel 2: "Therefore, I am placing you in a prisoner's dilemma."

Panel 3: "If nobody admits wrongdoing, you each get one day grounded. If exactly one of you rats out the other, you get zero days grounded while your brother gets 20. If you both rat out the other, you both get 10 days."

Panel 4: "He did it!"

Panel 5: "Just as expected. Shame on you both."

Panel 6: "Earlier…" "Honey, do you know where my bake sale cookies went?"

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