I've never played but I was under the impression that you generally want to "do what you said you would do" given that the game has multiple rounds and decisions are iterative.
e.g. if you stab your allies in the back early, you fall into a "trust hole" that is probably hard to climb out of.
Then again, "slow playing" your alliance until you stab them in the back at the very end is probably a good strategy. It may only work once though.
That also sets up the "bigger game/meta level" of having a reputation across multiple games where people get to know your style and how trustworthy you are.
Reminds me of quotes from old business books "They were very much a 'handshake seals the deal' kind of operator".
(although there are also stories of nefarious folks abusing the hand shake folks)
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e.g. if you stab your allies in the back early, you fall into a "trust hole" that is probably hard to climb out of.
Then again, "slow playing" your alliance until you stab them in the back at the very end is probably a good strategy. It may only work once though.
That also sets up the "bigger game/meta level" of having a reputation across multiple games where people get to know your style and how trustworthy you are.
Reminds me of quotes from old business books "They were very much a 'handshake seals the deal' kind of operator".
(although there are also stories of nefarious folks abusing the hand shake folks)