Multiplayer Game

A Multiplayer Game is a game task with three or more agents participating in the same game activity.

• AKA: Multi-Agent Game, N-Player Game.
• Context:
  • It can typically involve Complex Interaction Patterns among multiplayer game participants.
  • It can typically feature Alliance Formation through multiplayer game coalition building.
  • It can typically create Social Dynamics beyond multiplayer game rule structure.
  • It can typically require Strategic Consideration of multiple multiplayer game opponent actions.
  • It can typically generate Emergent Behavior through multiplayer game agent interaction.
  • It can typically support Parallel Decision Making by multiple multiplayer game players.
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  • It can often incorporate Power Balance Mechanisms to prevent multiplayer game dominant strategy.
  • It can often involve Communication Channels between multiplayer game participants.
  • It can often feature Resource Competition among multiplayer game players.
  • It can often encourage Social Engineering through multiplayer game diplomatic relation.
  • It can often display Network Effects as multiplayer game participant count increases.
  • It can often include Spectator Elements for multiplayer game audience engagement.
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  • It can range from being a Complete-Information Multiplayer Game to being an Incomplete Information Multiplayer Game, depending on its multiplayer game information visibility.
  • It can range from being a Multi-Player Competitive Game to being a Multi-Player Cooperative Game, depending on its multiplayer game objective alignment.
  • It can range from being a Zero-Sum Multiplayer Game to being a Non-Zero-Sum Multiplayer Game, depending on its multiplayer game utility distribution.
  • It can range from being a Simultaneous-Move Multiplayer Game to being a Sequential-Move Multiplayer Game, depending on its multiplayer game turn structure.
  • It can range from being a Symmetric Multiplayer Game to being an Asymmetric Multiplayer Game, depending on its multiplayer game player role equivalence.
  • It can range from being a Fixed-Team Multiplayer Game to being a Dynamic-Alliance Multiplayer Game, depending on its multiplayer game coalition flexibility.
  • It can range from being a Physical Multiplayer Game to being a Digital Multiplayer Game, depending on its multiplayer game implementation medium.
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  • It can foster Social Interaction through multiplayer game community formation.
  • It can serve as Economic Model for studying multiplayer game complex system.
  • It can develop Negotiation Skills through multiplayer game diplomatic exchange.
  • It can provide Entertainment Value through multiplayer game competitive engagement.
  • It can demonstrate Game Theory Principles in multiplayer game strategic interaction.
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• Examples:
  • Board-Based Multiplayer Games, such as:
    • Strategic Board Multiplayer Games, such as:
      • Risk featuring multiplayer game territorial conquest.
      • Diplomacy demonstrating multiplayer game alliance negotiation.
      • Settlers of Catan showing multiplayer game resource management.
      • Monopoly for multiplayer game economic competition.
    • Party Board Multiplayer Games, such as:
      • Trivial Pursuit requiring multiplayer game knowledge testing.
      • Pictionary involving multiplayer game communication challenge.
      • Cards Against Humanity featuring multiplayer game social humor.
  • Digital Multiplayer Games, such as:
    • Massively Multiplayer Online Games, such as:
      • World of Warcraft providing multiplayer game persistent world.
      • EVE Online demonstrating multiplayer game complex economy.
      • Fortnite featuring multiplayer game battle royale format.
    • Competitive Multiplayer Realtime Games, such as:
      • League of Legends requiring multiplayer game team coordination.
      • Counter-Strike showcasing multiplayer game tactical teamplay.
      • StarCraft demonstrating multiplayer game strategic depth.
  • Physical Multiplayer Games, such as:
    • Team Sport Multiplayer Games, such as:
      • Soccer requiring multiplayer game coordinated movement.
      • Basketball featuring multiplayer game specialized role.
      • Volleyball demonstrating multiplayer game sequential interaction.
    • Party Physical Multiplayer Games, such as:
      • Tag with simple multiplayer game pursuit mechanics.
      • Hide and Seek featuring multiplayer game concealment strategy.
      • Capture the Flag requiring multiplayer game team tactics.
  • Economic Multiplayer Games, such as:
    • Marketplace where multiplayer game participants engage in multiplayer game resource exchange.
    • Stock Market featuring multiplayer game value speculation.
    • Auction demonstrating multiplayer game competitive bidding.
  • Social Multiplayer Games, such as:
    • Multiplayer Survival Games requiring multiplayer game resource allocation.
    • Role-Playing Games featuring multiplayer game character development.
    • Simulation Games demonstrating multiplayer game system modeling.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Two-Player Games, such as:
    • Chess which limits participation to exactly two players.
    • Tennis Singles Match which involves only two competitors.
    • Heads-Up Poker which restricts player count to two.
  • Single-Player Games, such as:
    • Solitaire which involves only one player against the game system.
    • Single-Player Puzzle which challenges an individual without opponent.
    • Solo Adventure Game which provides personal challenge without multiplayer interaction.
  • Dyadic Interactions, such as:
    • One-on-One Negotiation which involves only two participants.
    • Binary Contest which restricts competition to two entities.
• See: Team Game, Player (Game), Team, Game Theory, Coalition, Emergent Gameplay, Social Network Game, Strategic Interaction, Collective Action Problem.

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References

2014

• (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/multiplayer_game Retrieved:2014-11-22.
  • A multiplayer game is a game which is played by several players. The players might be independent opponents, formed into teams or be just a single team pitted against the game. Games with many independent players are difficult to analyse formally in a game-theoretical way as the players may form coalitions.

2014

• (Genesereth & Thielscher, 2014) ⇒ Michael Genesereth, and Michael Thielscher. (2014). “General Game Playing.” In: Synthesis Lectures on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Journal, March 2014.In: Synthesis Lectures on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Journal, March 2014. doi:10.2200/S00564ED1V01Y201311AIM02

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