The Trust Fund
The Trust Fund
Behavioral Game Theory
A stage negotiation game where pairs of contestants, drawn randomly on the spot, must decide simultaneously and secretly to Split a prize pool or Steal it entirely. No finance background is needed — just psychology, persuasion, and nerve. Escalating twists (blind pots, info asymmetry, silent rounds) keep every pairing unpredictable, and a live points leaderboard decides who makes it to the high-stakes Finale.
Secure Your Spot
Limited seats available.
- 1st Prize
- ₹ 4000
- 2nd Prize
- ₹ 2000
- 3rd Prize
- ₹ TBA
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CommerceEvent Round Details
Standard pot revealed upfront. Contestants negotiate before making their Split/Steal decisions. The number of Warm-up rounds may vary depending on the number of participants.
- Pot = ₹300 as the baseline.
- Steal/Steal forfeits the entire pot.
- Split/Split shares the pot equally.
- Split/Steal is winner-takes-all.
- Steal: 3 points (pot value ÷ 100).
- Split/Split: 1.5 points each (half the pot ÷ 100).
- Steal/Steal: 0 points.
- Points scale proportionally with the actual pot value.
Not applicable.
The exact pot value is not revealed until the end of the round. Contestants negotiate without knowing the exact stakes.
- The pot value is revealed only during the final Reveal.
- Steal: full pot value ÷ 100 points.
- Split/Split: half the pot value ÷ 100 points for each contestant.
- Steal/Steal: 0 points.
- Points are calculated after the true pot value is revealed.
Not applicable.
For each negotiation, one contestant is randomly selected by chit draw to privately know the actual pot value. The other contestant negotiates without knowing the exact value.
- One contestant is randomly selected by chit draw to know the true pot value.
- The other contestant does not know the exact pot value.
- Steal: full pot value ÷ 100 points.
- Split/Split: half the pot value ÷ 100 points for each contestant.
- Steal/Steal: 0 points.
- Negative scoring is introduced in this round.
There is no negotiation phase. Contestants move directly from the Pot Reveal to the Silent Decision.
- No negotiation is permitted.
- Steal: full pot value ÷ 100 points.
- Split/Split: half the pot value ÷ 100 points for each contestant.
- Steal/Steal: 0 points.
- Scoring follows the Round 3 system with higher stakes.
If contestants are tied for the final qualifying position, a sudden-death Split/Steal decision determines the final spot.
Four finalists compete in a knockout bracket: Player 1 vs Player 4 and Player 2 vs Player 3. The two winners then face each other for 1st and 2nd place.
- The four finalists consist of one direct finalist from Round 3 and the top three wildcard entries from Round 4.
- Standard Split/Steal outcomes apply.
- Split/Split shares the pot equally.
- Split/Steal is winner-takes-all.
- Steal/Steal forfeits the entire pot.
- Points are set to 0 for the Finale; previous scores do not carry into this round.
- The pot value and points are displayed on screen.
- Full negotiation is allowed.
- The cash outcome of the Finale determines the final placing.
If the final 1st-vs-2nd match ends in a tie, the same pair is re-paired and the round is replayed.
CommerceThe Trust Fund
The Trust Fund
Behavioral Game Theory
A stage negotiation game where pairs of contestants, drawn randomly on the spot, must decide simultaneously and secretly to Split a prize pool or Steal it entirely. No finance background is needed — just psychology, persuasion, and nerve. Escalating twists (blind pots, info asymmetry, silent rounds) keep every pairing unpredictable, and a live points leaderboard decides who makes it to the high-stakes Finale.
Secure Your Spot
Limited seats available.
- 1st Prize
- ₹ 4000
- 2nd Prize
- ₹ 2000
- 3rd Prize
- ₹ TBA
Event Round Details
Standard pot revealed upfront. Contestants negotiate before making their Split/Steal decisions. The number of Warm-up rounds may vary depending on the number of participants.
- Pot = ₹300 as the baseline.
- Steal/Steal forfeits the entire pot.
- Split/Split shares the pot equally.
- Split/Steal is winner-takes-all.
- Steal: 3 points (pot value ÷ 100).
- Split/Split: 1.5 points each (half the pot ÷ 100).
- Steal/Steal: 0 points.
- Points scale proportionally with the actual pot value.
Not applicable.
The exact pot value is not revealed until the end of the round. Contestants negotiate without knowing the exact stakes.
- The pot value is revealed only during the final Reveal.
- Steal: full pot value ÷ 100 points.
- Split/Split: half the pot value ÷ 100 points for each contestant.
- Steal/Steal: 0 points.
- Points are calculated after the true pot value is revealed.
Not applicable.
For each negotiation, one contestant is randomly selected by chit draw to privately know the actual pot value. The other contestant negotiates without knowing the exact value.
- One contestant is randomly selected by chit draw to know the true pot value.
- The other contestant does not know the exact pot value.
- Steal: full pot value ÷ 100 points.
- Split/Split: half the pot value ÷ 100 points for each contestant.
- Steal/Steal: 0 points.
- Negative scoring is introduced in this round.
There is no negotiation phase. Contestants move directly from the Pot Reveal to the Silent Decision.
- No negotiation is permitted.
- Steal: full pot value ÷ 100 points.
- Split/Split: half the pot value ÷ 100 points for each contestant.
- Steal/Steal: 0 points.
- Scoring follows the Round 3 system with higher stakes.
If contestants are tied for the final qualifying position, a sudden-death Split/Steal decision determines the final spot.
Four finalists compete in a knockout bracket: Player 1 vs Player 4 and Player 2 vs Player 3. The two winners then face each other for 1st and 2nd place.
- The four finalists consist of one direct finalist from Round 3 and the top three wildcard entries from Round 4.
- Standard Split/Steal outcomes apply.
- Split/Split shares the pot equally.
- Split/Steal is winner-takes-all.
- Steal/Steal forfeits the entire pot.
- Points are set to 0 for the Finale; previous scores do not carry into this round.
- The pot value and points are displayed on screen.
- Full negotiation is allowed.
- The cash outcome of the Finale determines the final placing.
If the final 1st-vs-2nd match ends in a tie, the same pair is re-paired and the round is replayed.
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