games
Coordination game
Both of you want to pick the same side.
Both players want to choose the same option. If you both pick Left, you both win. If you both pick Right, you both win. If you pick different sides, you both get nothing. Either match works. The two matches pay the same.
Can you both pick the same thing?
You both win only when you pick the same side, and you both get nothing when you miss.
Two results stay put: both Left, or both Right. Switching alone turns a win into nothing.
A shared habit, an obvious meeting place, or a chance to talk can decide which side you both pick.
The hard part is agreeing on the same choice. You are not trying to beat each other.