the ban on post game contracts is what ruins the game's value as some sort of commentary on society. People are more predisposed to cooperate in real life because most of us will still be around the next day. If negotiations outside the game were allowed, a mutual pact would keep everyone in line by sanctioning the channels of anyone who acted against the common interest.,(reply>), a game with no repercurssion in real life should definitely not be taken as an extrapolation of "human nature" , "society" or people's "true personalities" or anything like that... it's just a game