RULES • Some negotiations are free-form, others have rules. • Like added value, rules are an important source of power in games. • The general principle is that to every action there is a reaction. • In games, the reaction need not be equal or opposite. Reactions aren’t programmed. • Look Forward, Reason Backward • You look forward into the game and then reason backward to figure out which initial move will lead you where you want to end up. • This principle applies to any game with a specified sequence of possible moves and countermoves. RULES • Some negotiations are free-form, others have rules. • Like added value, rules are an important source of power in games. • The general principle is that to every action there is a reaction. • In games, the reaction need not be equal or opposite. Reactions aren’t programmed. • Look Forward, Reason Backward • You look forward into the game and then reason backward to figure out which initial move will lead you where you want to end up. • This principle applies to any game with a specified sequence of possible moves and countermoves.