Alliance

Frame · Cooperation and conflict social

Allies for a time – shared interests bring them together, but each side also pursues its own goals. Trust is fragile.

Design question – In your game there are alliances. What holds them together – common enemies, shared resources, or mutual dependence? And what does betrayal cost?

Associations

• Typical Activities – Negotiating, Cooperating, Betraying, Sharing

Coherence

Activities: Negotiating, Cooperating, Betraying, Sharing. Mechanisms: Alliance Track, Negotiation, Shared Objectives, Betrayal (as an option). Ludic Organisational Structures: political order (coalition), social order (trust). Ludic Social Structure: team-based, temporary; shifting teams possible.