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I really enjoyed this piece about the Iraqi bluffing game mheibes. It's pretty amazing- one person on a team of 50 is secretly holding a ring. The opposing captain looks into each of their eyes. Then he has ONE GUESS who has the ring (and in which hand!!!) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

theatlantic.comThe World’s Hardest Bluffing GameWhy are some Iraqis so good at figuring out when a person is lying?

Lowbo | 就是萝卜

@lowbo.io

30 July 2025

this shit is so sick. i want to see a match so bad (well, part of one at least, it's a marathon!)

Alexander King

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Yeah I guess it takes awhile since the teams are huge. It seems like it'd work with a smaller group (I guess that's how people play it casually), but I suppose the smaller the teams, there's a greater chance of winning by luck, so I like that the pro version is, "No. 50 people, 100 hands, 1 guess"

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Lowbo | 就是萝卜

@lowbo.io

30 July 2025

my fav part of that article is the old heads watching from the audience picking out the ring holder. kinda mind-boggling that you can be that good at it. human capacity never fails to impress