History Main / GameOfChicken

** In the fourth season, ''Limited Life'', the Bad Boys faction have a game of this on Day 1, where they each set fire to a block on the roof of the very flammable Woodland Mansion they call their base, and the last one to put out their fire wins.
** In the fifth season, ''Secret Life'', Scar, Impulse, and Bdubs are assigned to play this against each other on Day 6, with success requiring any one individual to win three games. It's initially [[PlayedForLaughs made a bit complicated]] by the fact that Scar has no idea what a chicken game is at first, [[LiteralMinded thinking the task is referring to games revolving around chickens]]. [[spoiler:[[ExactWords Since the task never said]] that they couldn't keep playing games until all three of them won three each, they play nine games overall to make sure everyone can succeed at their secret task for the day.]]

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': During the battle against Kaido and Big Mom at Onigashima, Luffy, Law and Kid start bickering over things and Luffy says that if they're so tough then they'll take a volley of fireballs from Big Mom head-on. Although both Law and Kid are very no-nonsense they still accept the challenge and don't move before their rivals do. All three brace themselves with a ridiculous look on their faces upon getting set on fire.

** In the fifth season, ''Secret Life'', Scar, Impulse, and Bdubs are assigned to play this against each other on Day 6, with success requiring any one individual to win three games. It's initially [[PlayedForLaughs made a bit complicated]] by the fact that Scar has no idea what a chicken game is at first, [[LiteralMinded thinking the task is referring to games revolving around chickens]]. [[spoiler:[[ExactWords Since the task never said that they couldn't keep playing games until all three of them won three each]], they play nine games overall to make sure everyone can succeed at their secret task for the day.]]

* In the fourth season, ''Limited Life'', the Bad Boys faction have a game of this on Day 1, where they each set fire to a block on the roof of the very flammable Woodland Mansion they call their base, and the last one to put out their fire wins.

* In the fourth season of the ''WebVideo/LifeSMP'', ''Limited Life'', the Bad Boys faction have a game of this on Day 1, where they each set fire to a block on the roof of the very flammable Woodland Mansion they call their base, and the last one to put out their fire wins.

The classic example. Two men head toward each other, driving cars. The first to turn away is the chicken. If neither turns...well, you get the idea.

A similar scenario occurs with two guys driving their cars toward the edge of a cliff at high speed. Whichever driver stops closest to the edge of the cliff without going over wins the other driver's car. If either driver doesn't (or both drivers don't) stop in time... again, you get the idea.

There are other variations, like standing on a railroad track bridge over water as a train comes (whoever jumps first is chicken) or stalling your cars on the tracks as the train comes (whoever hits the gas first is chicken) but all are ''incredibly'' dangerous.

* The [[SpaceX Space Chicken]] in ''WebAnimation/SonicForHire'' between Sonic and [[VideoGame/StarFox Fox McCloud]]. Sonic, of course, is the loser.

* In the fourth season of the ''LetsPlay/LifeSMP'', the Bad Boys faction have a game of this on Day 1, where they each set fire to a block on the roof of the very flammable Woodland Mansion they call their base, and the last one to put out their fire wins.

* ''Film/RoboCop2''. During the MotorcycleJousting between [=RoboCop=] on a cycle and Cain in an armored car, the two drive straight at each other. [=RoboCop=] ends up going through the armored car's windshield and grabbing Cain. Well, technically, [=RoboCop=]'s risk was much lower than in most cases here, but still...

* A pair of AcceptableTargets make a bet on who can stay longer underwater. They both drown.

More generally, "Game of Chicken" can be used as a metaphor for any challenge that depends on seeing who will be the first to back down, such as in political or business negotiations. (The first person to cave in usually gets the worse side of the deal, but if nobody caves in, neither side gets a deal.) Game theorists have treated it as an archetypical nonzero-sum binary-choice game similar to the PrisonersDilemma.

More generally, "Game of Chicken" can be used as a metaphor for any challenge that depends on seeing who will be the first to back down, such as in political or business negotiations. (The first person to cave in usually gets the worse side of the deal, but if nobody caves in, neither side gets a deal)

* Shotaro Kaneda, as the leader of the Capsules, plays chicken with the leader of the Clowns in Creator/KatsuhiroOtomo's ''Manga/{{Akira}}''. This is done on a highway of Neo-Tokyo upon motorcycles at 150 kmh (88 mph). The Clown flinches first and skids out of control when he swerves away, while Kaneda executes his famous and much-referenced sliding bike stop.

* This is how the ambush predators known to the ''Website/SCPFoundation'' as [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-745 SCP-745]] operate; they hunt in pairs using their [[AlluringAnglerfish bioluminescence]] to resemble oncoming cars at night, and sprint towards lone vehicles at speeds over 100 mph to force drivers to stop or swerve off the road, allowing them to feast on the car's occupants. The only way to survive is to win the game, as they'll split from each other and run past if the driver calls their bluff.

* This is how the ambush predators known to the ''Website/SCPFoundation'' as [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-745 SCP-745]] operate; they hunt in pairs using their [[AlluringAnglerfish bioluminescence]] to resemble oncoming cars at night, and sprint towards lone vehicles at speeds over 100 mph to force drivers to stop or swerve off the road, allowing them to feast on the car's occupants. The only way to survive is to win the game, as they'll split from each other and run past if the driver calls their bluff.

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* ''WebVideo/TheHire''. In "Beat the Devil", James Brown (playing himself) [[DealWithTheDevil wagers the Devil]] that his driver can't beat the Devil's driver in a car race. As they're racing down the highway, they see railroad tracks cutting across the road and an oncoming train. Brown's driver puts his foot down whereas the Devil chickens out and shouts for his driver to stop, causing a spectacular car crash.
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* In ''Minecraft'', a popular game invented by players is 'Void Chicken': Two or more players wearing elytra and carrying fireworks will dive off an End Island into the void. The first to pull out of the dive is the chicken. If one or both players don't pull out in time, they will die and lose any equipment they had been carrying.

Broadly speaking, a game of chicken is one where the first to yield loses. However, neither player yielding will lead to the worst possible outcome for everyone.

More broadly, "Game of Chicken" can be used as a metaphor for any challenge that depends on seeing who will be the first to back down, such as in political or business negotiations. (The first person to cave in usually gets the worse side of the deal, but if nobody caves in, neither side gets a deal)