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Battle of the Sexes

A coordination game in which players want to end up together rather than apart, but disagree about which of the available equilibria is best — unlike a pure coordination game, where all equilibria are equally good for everyone. Named for a stylized example of two partners who want to spend the evening together but prefer different events.

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