If you don't cherry-pick conditions like some are doing in stackexchange then it's best to go last. That is, assuming that it will go on until one player dies.

If you don't cherry-pick conditions like some are doing in stackexchange then it's best to go last. That is, assuming that it will go on until one player dies. This is a first-to-lose game and by the moment of expected outcome, the first player will have lost with higher probability than the second. That said, the difference is so small and the volatility so high (loss of everything including life) that it makes no sense to engage in such game unless you are willing to die. EDIT: refer to http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3439595 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3439595 for further explanation before downvoting away rollseyes