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Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma

Interactive lab: The tournament, evolution, and the noise that changes everything.

What is this?

A visual, interactive experiment about Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma. Its main parameters update live and the simulation runs entirely in the browser.

How it works

Repetition can sustain cooperation even when defection wins short term. Under noise, forgiveness can beat strict reciprocity.

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