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hypergame

hypergame noun: 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.

Noun

hypergame (plural hypergames)

  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.”1983, Raymond Smullyan, Five Thousand B.C. and Other Philosophical Fantasies
    • Using this approach, hypergame analysis has been applied to business, water resources, and military conflicts.2009, Keith William Hipel, Conflict Resolution - Volume II, page 169

Forms of hypergame

pluralhypergames

Origin of hypergame

From hyper- + game.

Questions about hypergame

What does hypergame mean?
Hypergame means 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.
What part of speech is hypergame?
Hypergame is a noun.
What is the plural of hypergame?
The plural of hypergame is hypergames.

Words near hypergame in the dictionary

  1. hypergalactosemia
  2. hypergalactosemias
  3. hypergalactosylated
  4. hypergalaxies
  5. hypergalaxy
  6. hypergame
  7. hypergames
  8. hypergamic
  9. hypergamically
  10. hypergamies
  11. hypergamist

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