Games Between Programs: The Ruliology of Competition

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ruliologycompetitionfinite state machinescellular automataTuring machinesmatch-or-notprisoner's dilemmacomputational irreducibility

Author: andromaton

Date: 6/5/2026

Article Summary:

This article discusses the ruliology of competition between programs, exploring the behavior of finite state machines, cellular automata, and Turing machines in different games, including match-or-not and prisoner's dilemma.