======Cooperation======
This pattern is about **cooperation** between players or teams of players. **Cooperation** might be used as a {{tagpage>strong_pattern&dynamic}} or {{tagpage>weak_pattern&dynamic}}.

It might be implemented between single players, or between [[en:patterns:team_forming|teams of players]] or a mix of the two.

**Cooperation** as a {{tagpage>weak_pattern&dynamic}} allows players to decide whether and how to cooperate during the game on the basis of some [[en:patterns:strategy]] they have devised. The possibility of **cooperation** or [[en:patterns:competition|competition]] might also be just implied by the use of another pattern such as the [[en:patterns:balance_cooperation_and_competition|balance cooperation and competition]] pattern or any of the {{tagpage>interaction_between_players&dynamic}} patterns.

**Cooperation** might arise from the need of players with [[en:patterns:player_differentiation|different roles and abilities]] to achieve a common [[en:patterns:player_goals|goal]] even if the don't belong to a team.

Cooperation can happen on many levels.
  * Sharing or exchanging of [[en:patterns:information_awareness|information]] and [[en:patterns:digital_object|objects]]
  * Meetings and discussions for shared decision making
  * Awarding roles, e.g. who will hold a piece of [[en:patterns:equipment|equipment]] (e.g. a smartphone) or cover an area etc.

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=== Related patterns===
[[en:patterns:balance_cooperation_and_competition|balance cooperation and competition]]

[[en:patterns:competition|competition]] between players

[[en:patterns:information_awareness|information awareness]] regarding activities of other players

[[en:patterns:team_forming|team forming]]

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=== Related heuristics ===
[[en:heuristics:heuristics#4.4]]

[[en:heuristics:heuristics#4.5]]

[[en:heuristics:heuristics#5.2]]

[[en:heuristics:heuristics#5.3]]

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