In order to understand if and how strategic resource allocation can constrain the structure of pair-wise competition outcomes in competitive human competitions we introduce a new multiplayer resource allocation game, the Population Lotto Game. This new game allows agents to allocate their resources across a continuum of possible specializations. While this game allows non-transitive cycles between players, we show that the Nash equilibrium of the game also forms a hierarchical structure between discrete `leagues' based on their different resource budgets, with potential sub-league structure and/or non-transitive cycles inside individual leagues. We provide an algorithm that can find a particular Nash equilibrium for any finite set of discrete sub-population sizes and budgets. Further, our algorithm finds the unique Nash equilibrium that remains stable for the subset of players with budgets below any threshold.
翻译:为了了解战略资源分配能否和如何限制竞争性人类竞争中双向竞争结果的结构,我们引入了一个新的多人资源分配游戏“人口彩票游戏”。这个新游戏允许代理商在一系列可能的专业化领域分配资源。虽然这个游戏允许玩家之间的非透明循环,但我们显示,游戏的纳什平衡也根据他们不同的资源预算,在独立的“同事”之间形成等级结构,在单个联盟内形成潜在的子公司结构和/或非透明周期。我们提供了一种算法,可以为任何一组有限的离散子人口规模和预算找到特定的纳什平衡。此外,我们的算法发现,对于预算低于任何门槛的子公司来说,独特的纳什平衡仍然保持稳定。