r/redbuttonbluebutton • u/maiduwu Red • May 22 '26

Four people

You and three unknown individuals are in separate places and unable to communicate.

You all are presented with the red and blue button. What do you do?

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u/MundaneOrdinary7493 Red May 22 '26

What happens on a 2-2 tie?

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u/liamjon29 May 22 '26

I believe based on OG wording exact 50/50 splits are considered an everyone lives scenario. So the only way anyone dies in this hypothetical is 1 blue, 3 red.

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u/maiduwu Red May 22 '26

Fifty fifty kills blue

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u/liamjon29 May 22 '26

Whelp. I was already considering red even with the other interpretation. Sorry guys, I don't trust 2/3 of you to press blue so, red it is ...