Have You Been Involved in Any Truels Lately?
Not sure what a truel is — ask a gamer
How did you answer the question posed in the title of this article? If you’re a gamer, you most likely answered, yes. If you’re gaming-challenged like me, not likely. But what exactly is a truel?
A truel is a neologism for a duel among three opponents, in which players can fire at one another in an attempt to eliminate them while surviving themselves. ~Source
The word was first used in a book entitled Game Theory and Related Approaches to Social Behavior by Martin Shubik in 1964.
Did you know that Quantum Mathematics is involved with truels?
An example of a truel with swords can be observed in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. It was fought between Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and James Norrington.
After explaining the definition, I asked a friend if she’d ever been involved in a truel. Her answer was, “Yes, just yesterday with my husband, mother-in-law, and myself.”
I had to laugh. But she got the concept. I wonder if there were any casualties…
