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.

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