Pog Showdown

You, the agent, and the playground each have six stacks of pogs: a stack of 1, a stack of 2, and so on up to 6 (63 pogs in all). Each round the playground puts one of its stacks of shiny holo pogs in the middle of the seesaw. You and the agent each secretly wager one of your own stacks (the agent hides its stack in a paper bag). The heavier stack tips the seesaw and wins the holo stack plus both wagers, for keeps. A tie means nobody wins: everything stays on the seesaw and the next round's holo stack is added to the pile. Each stack can only be wagered once. First to 32 pogs wins, since that's more than half. If all six rounds pass, whoever has more pogs wins.

Example: the playground puts up 4 holo pogs. You wager 3, the agent wagers 5. The agent wins 5 + 3 + 4 = 12 pogs. Next round the prize is 6 and you both wager 6: a tie, so 18 pogs sit on the seesaw. The playground then adds a 2 (now 20). You wager 5; the agent has no 5 left and wagers 4. You win 20 + 5 + 4 = 29 pogs.

On Easy you can see which stacks the agent has left. On Medium and Hard you have to remember. On Hard the agent mostly plays the mathematically balanced strategy for every position, so it can't be faked out, with a dash of randomness, and it plays to win the game: when one stack wins it on the spot, that stack comes out.

vs a Friend: start a room and send the invite link (or the 5-letter code) to a friend. You both wager in secret, and the seesaw only tips once both stacks are in. Hit Rematch to play again.