hypergame

plural hypergames

1. computingA 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.

   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

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   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

   In a hypergame situation each player behaves as an autonomous agent who makes a decision based on his own "internal model" that describes individually and independently the complex situation where he is involved.

   2013, Hessam S. Sarjoughian, Francois E. Cellier, Discrete Event Modeling and Simulation Technologies

   A hypergame models the situation where different players perceive their interaction with other players differently and consequently play different games in their own minds depending on their perception.

   2021, Charles A. Kamhoua, Christopher D. Kiekintveld, Fei Fang, Game Theory and Machine Learning for Cyber Security, page 102