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{{short description|Person who plays a game}} |
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A '''player''' of a [[game]] is its [[Play (activity)|playing]] participant. The term applies to all types of games and therefore refers to both [[single-player game|single-player]] and [[multi-player game]] participants. A game without interacting participants is considered a [[zero-player game]]. |
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Most games require multiple players in a [[competitive game|competitive]] or [[cooperative video game|cooperative]] setting.<ref>{{Cite book|quote=To become a player, one must voluntarily accept the rules and constraints of a game. |author=Tracy Fullerton |title=Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach To Creating Innovative Games|url=http://host.conseiljedi.com/~kira/Game%20Design%20Workshop-A%20playcentric%20approach%20to%20creating%20innovative%20games-2nd%20Edition.pdf |year=2008|publisher=Elsevier|language=English |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722204959/http://host.conseiljedi.com/~kira/Game%20Design%20Workshop-A%20playcentric%20approach%20to%20creating%20innovative%20games-2nd%20Edition.pdf|archive-date=2020-07-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> One-player games are usually [[single-player video games]] which can implement secondary players [[CPU (gaming)|controlled by the game itself]], also known as "CP" or "Computer Players" represented by their [[non-player character]]s. Games without opponents in their objective, such as [[puzzle]]s and [[recreation]]s, are considered ''[[wikt:solitary|solitary]]'' games (one example is a ''[[Solitaire]]'' game). |
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==Players in competition== |
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In most games, one player (or team) is declared the [[wikt:winner|winner]], the player who performed the best. Some multiplayer games can have multiple winners, but in [[Western world|Western]] societies, one player (or team) is normally considered to be the "1st place", or best, among them, and tie-breaking structures are commonly used to ensure a singular "1st place". This is not true universally, however; for example, in [[Japan]], ties are considered to be wins for both sides. Some games use multiple means of [[Score (gaming)|scoring]] or determining the conditions of victory; in these games, it may be possible for two or more players or teams to simultaneously win, which, depending on the game, may be counted as wins for both or simply a tie. |
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Among the players on a team, the one who plays the best in a given contest may be deemed the player or over the course of a series or season may be deemed the [[most valuable player]] for that period. They may also be identified as a [[player of the Match]], [[Player of the Week (disambiguation)|player of the week]], [[player of the month (disambiguation)|player of the month]], [[player of the year]], or even [[player of the century]].<ref>Player of the Century is a good reward.</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Gamer]] |
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* [[Agent (economics)]] |
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* [[Player character]] |
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* [[Non-player character]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Game terminology]] |
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