Definition:Game/Player

Definition
Each of the parties involved in a game are called players.

In the context of game theory, a player may not necessarily be a person acting alone.

A group of people who are collaborating in a game, for example, the members of a football team, can be considered to be a single player.

Also see

 * Definition:Rational Decision-Maker a player is assumed to make decisions consistently to maximise payoff.