That fails because one of the explicit stipulations in the problem is: &quot;The pirates do not trust each other, and will neither make nor honor any promises between pirates apart from a proposed distribution plan that gives a whole number of gold coins to each pirate.&quot;<p>I read that as &quot;an actual proposal, by the leader&quot; not as a &quot;theoretical future proposal, iff that negotiator becomes the leader&quot; and I believe that&#x27;s the intended reading.<p>Thus, D and E cannot trust that you&#x27;ll hold your word to give them 33 coins each provided you get to be in charge.