Hypergame
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A game that is played by a player based on their own knowledge of game states and their perception of other players' knowledge of game states.
"Now, the first move of hypergame is to state which normal game is to be played. For example, if you and I were playing hypergame and I had the first move, I might say, “Let's play chess.”"
Example
More examples"Now, the first move of hypergame is to state which normal game is to be played. For example, if you and I were playing hypergame and I had the first move, I might say, “Let's play chess.”"
Etymology
From hyper- + game.
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