noun
non-cooperative game
Technical term in game theory for a game where binding agreements are not possible; players act independently.
囚人のジレンマは非協力ゲームの代表例だ。
The prisoner's dilemma is a classic example of a non-cooperative game.
協力ゲーム (cooperative game) allows binding agreements; 非協力ゲーム does not.
Compound of 非 (non-) + 協力 (cooperation) + ゲーム (game), a direct translation of the English term 'non-cooperative game'.