<p>I have a question that seems easy but I want some clarification. Suppose that we have a communication Bayesian game. The game starts when the players learn their prior infornation and after this they start to communicate. Is this type of communication called pre-play or interim-play? Or the preposition &quot;pre&quot; deals only with the fact that the players communicate only before their actions? Also, the term &quot;intra-play&quot; is something that occurs in games with communication?</p>

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2021-12-08T17:14:06.207Z
I personally would call this pre-play. "Play" in my head is the actually taking actions, while private information is intrinsic to a player, regardless of his/her participation in the game.
Walrasian Auctioneer
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2021-12-08T18:05:28.270Z
@WalrasianAuctioneer Ok, in essence since the communication is before they decide what stratefy to play in the game, it is pre-play communication. And if for instance this game was repeated and in any new stage then it would also be intra-play or mid-play, right?
Hunger Learn
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2021-12-08T20:35:41.233Z
In terms of pure terminology, I would say so, personally.
Walrasian Auctioneer
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2021-12-08T21:51:36.060Z
Yes! Terminology is the only thing that matters...
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Pre-play, interim-play, intra-play communication games
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# Pre-play, interim-play, intra-play communication games

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-08)

I have a question that seems easy but I want some clarification. Suppose that we have a communication Bayesian game. The game starts when the players learn their prior infornation and after this they start to communicate. Is this type of communication called pre-play or interim-play? Or the preposition "pre" deals only with the fact that the players communicate only before their actions? Also, the term "intra-play" is something that occurs in games with communication?

**Tags:** microeconomics, mathematical-economics, game-theory, bayesian-game

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I personally would call this pre-play. "Play" in my head is the actually taking actions, while private information is intrinsic to a player, regardless of his/her participation in the game.  
> **username_0**: @WalrasianAuctioneer Ok, in essence since the communication is before they decide what stratefy to play in the game, it is pre-play communication. And if for instance this game was repeated and in any new stage then it would also be intra-play or mid-play, right?  
> **username_1**: In terms of pure terminology, I would say so, personally.  
> **username_0**: Yes! Terminology is the only thing that matters...  

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