Equation 14 · Part 2 · The Type Chart Is a Payoff Matrix, and the Metagame Only Half-Solves It

Symbol x_i

\dot{x}_i = x_i\big(f_i(x) - \phi(x)\big)

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$x_i$ is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.

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$x_i$ is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.

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…on the resulting eight-strategy zero-sum game: $\dot{x}_i$ = $x_i$ $\big($ $f_i(x)$ - $\phi(x)$ $\big)$ , where $f_i(x)$ = $\sum_j$ $x_j$ \, U(i,j) is species i ’s expected payoff against the current population mix and $\phi(x)$ = $\sum_i$ $x_i$ $f_i(x)$ is the population’s average payoff. Starting from a uniform mix across all eight and integrating to convergence, the system does not settle into anything resembling the real ladder’s spread. It collapses toward a near-monopoly: Great Tusk at 87.71% of the stationary mix, Dragonite at…

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