hypergames

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