Negotiating

Activity competitive

Negotiating with other agents – weighing interests, finding compromises or forging alliances.

Design question – Your agents talk to each other to achieve something – what can be negotiated in your game?

Reference example – Monopoly: swapping a property for money and a few rounds rent-free. Bohnanza: “Who’ll give me two chili beans for my green bean?”

Motivations

• Togetherness (MOT-03) – Primary motivation: social interaction.
• Challenge (MOT-01) – Convincing others.