Code for scoring a game of paranoid debate.
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Paranoid Debate is a game where a small group collaborates to produce a Fermi estimate, or an estimated number where algebraic models and estimates can be combined to produce a reasonable estimate of the value of interest. The paranoid part is that one or more members of the group (assigned randomly) gain points if the group's estimate is wrong. Questions can be found from a variety of sources, including Wikipedia or the board game Wits & Wagers. Random assignment can be generated using dice or playing cards. The code here is intended to give scores for each player based on a text file with a record of a game. The file format and the scoring algorithms are still under development, but people are encouraged to use and modify this code to help refine the game into something that is truly useful for experimenting and practicing techniques for developing or disrupting group consensus over quantitative models. For more on the subject, including links to discussions about game playing experiences see the wiki page on the game itself: http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paranoid_debating Also, wikipedia has an article on Fermi estimation itself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_problem =========== The project contains a python script that parses and scores game records. Two game records are included, an initial test script and a record from a game that was attempted using a verbal understanding of how scoring *should* work in theory, but which may not have been sensitive to the actual math used.
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