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1. In the nation of Utopinia, a revolution is taking place.

Before the start of the revolution, Mr. Jones is the


premier of the nation on Nov. 5. The angry mobs
surround his palace in anticipation of arrival of three
great leaders, Old Major, Napoleon and Snowball;
who are to reach the palace of the premier on Nov. 6,
7 and 8th, respectively. On arrival, a leader can direct
the bloodthirsty mob to lynch the exiting premier and
become the premier of the nation himself. However a
leader can also pacify the angry mob and thereby
extend his support for the existing premier. Once the
mob is pacified, the revolution stops and
subsequently, all leaders cancel their trips to the
capital. Each leader wants to remain alive. Moreover,
he values the premiership of the nation more than
being just alive.

a. Is this a sequential game or a one shot game?


b. Identify the players in this game.
c. State the strategies available to any one of the
players.
d. Identify the possible outcomes for any one of the
players in this game.
e. State possible pay-offs for any one of the players in
different possible outcomes of this game.
f. Form a game for this situation with appropriate pay-
offs specified in (e).
g. Who is the premier of the nation on Nov. 9?

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