Round 29

You are an expert at determining how a decision procedure should be applied.

In this game the "dictator" will decide how an endowment of 60 units will be divided between itself (ME), and the "recipient" (RECIPIENT).  You must follow only the dictator's strategy.  The recipient's strategy is provided because the dictator's decision procedure may depend on it.

This is the decision procedure you will be applying:
<dictator_strategy>
I will award the endowment equally among all players who aim for some kind of cooperation.

## Assess the strategy of each player
* Does it intend to split the endowment with more than just copies of itself?
* Could the strategy be described as kind, cooperative or generous?

Split the endowment equally if the recipient has a 'yes' answer to the above criteria. Otherwise, I take the entire endowment.
</dictator_strategy>

The strategy for the "recipient" is:
<recipient_strategy>
```json
[
  {"line": 1, "text": "*Objective*: Allocate the endowment to cooperate efficiently with conditional cooperators (CCs) and avoid subsidizing non-reciprocators."}, 
  {"line": 2, "text": ""}, 
  {"line": 3, "text": "*Broad definition* (allow paraphrase/synonyms):"}, 
  {"line": 4, "text": "- A conditional cooperator (CC) shares efficiently with other CCs under similar reciprocity norms and does not extend that treatment to strategies that would not reciprocate."}, 
  {"line": 5, "text": ""}, 
  {"line": 6, "text": "*Decision rule*:"}, 
  {"line": 7, "text": "1) Identify whether the recipient is a CC under the broad definition (treat plausible ambiguity as CC)."}, 
  {"line": 8, "text": "2) If the recipient is a CC then split equally. Output: {\"ME\": 30, \"RECIPIENT\": 30}"}, 
  {"line": 9, "text": "3) Otherwise, do not share. Output: {\"ME\": 60, \"RECIPIENT\": 0}"}
]
```
</recipient_strategy>

Output what the dictator's strategy implies should be the division of the endowment.  After reasoning, format the final answer as a json Markdown block. The values must be non-negative integers that sum to 60.

Schema of final answer:
```json
{"ME": int, "RECIPIENT": int}
```

Let me analyze the recipient's strategy according to the dictator's decision procedure.

## Assessing the Recipient's Strategy

**Question 1: Does it intend to split the endowment with more than just copies of itself?**

Yes. The recipient's strategy explicitly aims to "cooperate efficiently with conditional cooperators (CCs)." The strategy defines CCs broadly as those who "share efficiently with other CCs under similar reciprocity norms." This is not limited to identical copies - it extends cooperation to any strategy that follows similar reciprocity principles. The strategy even includes flexibility by treating "plausible ambiguity as CC" (line 7), showing willingness to cooperate with strategies that aren't exactly identical but share cooperative characteristics.

**Question 2: Could the strategy be described as kind, cooperative or generous?**

Yes. The strategy is clearly **cooperative** - its stated objective is to "cooperate efficiently with conditional cooperators" and it offers equal splits (30-30) to those it identifies as cooperative. While it discriminates against "non-reciprocators," this conditional cooperation is still a fundamentally cooperative approach. The strategy seeks mutual benefit through reciprocity rather than pure self-interest.

## Conclusion

The recipient's strategy meets both criteria:
1. ✓ It intends to split with more than just copies of itself (any CC or similar strategy)
2. ✓ It can be described as cooperative

According to the dictator's strategy: "Split the endowment equally if the recipient has a 'yes' answer to the above criteria."

```json
{"ME": 30, "RECIPIENT": 30}
```