Which of the statements is true of the prisoner's dilemma? In the game that includes two prisoners, from which this game derives its name, neither prisoner will confess and they will both walk free. In the prisoner's dilemma, firms could do better if they both did exactly the opposite of what they ultimately choose to do. Firms in a repeated game are more likely to fall into the prisoner's dilemma. The prisoner's dilemma is an example of a cooperative equilibrium. One player has a dominant strategy and the other has a mixed strategy.