Papers & companions.
Research companion
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Deep Roots.
The intellectual lineage of the Coordination Games — every mechanic traced to its source. Fifty years of commons research, behavioral game theory, and cooperative AI, assembled into a provenance record for the design.
Plain-language companion
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How the games got their rules.
Where the ideas come from, who figured them out, and why a small cooperative in Boulder is putting them together. Eight design choices, five games, twelve scholars — no prior knowledge required.
Observatory → Arena
Game Engine Guide
Research explains the intellectual lineage. The Guide explains how to actually play — mechanics, trust bands, scoring, and what happens inside a live game. From here (cooperation.games, the Observatory) to there (games.coop, the Arena).