Vikings: Think about what are you saying?
If I am in last place, say with 200 points, I am likely to fall into the pond no matter if bid 1 or if I bid 200. So what is keeping me from betting less than the 200? Maybe there will be someone who wants to get out of the game so they bid 1 to try and leave the game, I may bid 100 and stil have 10 points left for the next round, and possibly survive even one more round as well. But If I bid my whole 200, ther is no chance for another round after this one anyway. I f am now in second place, why not take a chance that last place wil bet lower than their total points? What do I really have to lose anyway?

Its easy for you to say, if you are in first place out of 5, for example, for everyone below you to give you the game by being eliminated 1 by 1 by the last place person betting all their points... but why????? I think it would be far more interesting if the firsat place person with 5 to go didnt have a gauranteed win by betting 1 more than the last place person every time.

I mean, when you say it is not logical, I think it really depends on if you are playing for your rating (then you are correct) or if you are playing to ultimatly win (then you are not correct)