All competitive games (well, the nonfatal ones) can be cooperative games to the players determined to cooperate. Even if there's a clear winner and people are t

All competitive games (well, the nonfatal ones) can be cooperative games to the players determined to cooperate. Even if there's a clear winner and people are trying to win, people can collaborate and cheer each other on even when in play terms it's at their own expense. All cooperative games can be competitive games to the players determined to compete. Even if there's a shared goal that requires everyone to contribute, someone is going to contribute the most (even if only in their own mind) and can withhold or adjust their support to undercut someone else without sacrificing the end goal. And sufficiently competitive people may not even mind if the supposed goal is lost, if it provides an opportunity to noticeably excel. To some people, the word "game" implies competition. To others, it implies cooperation. I, like most, prefer to get a mix of both from any game. I enjoy watching the Halloween Baking Competition, and particularly enjoy the parts where bakers help each other even as they're trying to come out on top. (Though there has been a suspicious amount of it this season, which makes me wonder if it's somewhat staged....)