The repository contains our team "猫" (Neko, as in Cat Island 🐈) code and approach for Prosperity 3.
- 🧠 2nd in Manual (out of 12,620 teams)
- 🏅 172nd overall (out of 12,620 teams)
- 🇺🇸 #50 in the United States
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Keng-Lien Lin |
Henry Lin |
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Define your Objective
Decide what matters most for your team—cash or leaderboard position. Your approach and submission should align with this objective (e.g., risk-averse vs. risk-seeking).- Prize-only mindset (ICM)
- You only care about the payout.
- This year only ranks 1–25 receive a prize; finishing 26th is same as 10,000th.
- Ranking-focused mindset (Chip/Seashell EV)
- You value climbing the leaderboard (bragging rights, potential job leads, etc.).
- Prize-only mindset (ICM)
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Leverage the "Freeroll"
No entry cost = no real downside—unless you name your team after your alma mater.- Pro Tip: To hedge against emotional loss, name your team after your rival school. That way, if you blow up, it’s their reputation on the line.
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Poker Analogy
Treat the competition like a poker tournament, where seashells are your stack and the prize pool is the payout structure.- Chip/Seashell EV (Expected Value / Alphas)
- Positive Chip EV is like finding an "alpha"—a strategy that earns you more shells.
- ICM (Independent Chip Model)
- Converts your chip count into its real-money worth.
- Creates "ICM pressure" late in the game—sometimes preserving your position is better than risking a large chip swing (even if the move has positive Chip EV).
- Chip/Seashell EV (Expected Value / Alphas)