GameTheory.net analyses final scene of glorious movie “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”:

The game is decided before it starts.

Clint sets up a situation where each evaluates their possible moves, but in reality, Clint has already won the game. Its a brilliant example of people making the best decisions based on the information available to them…and somebody manipulating the information available to them.

Got this link from my lovely cynical c