Their common goal is to avoid a collision. An example is when two drivers are traveling too fast on a narrow road and must make an immediate decision on which way to swerve to avoid a collision. When two players share a common goal and benefit from coordinating their actions they are playing a coordination game. View FREE Lessons! Definition of Coordination Game:Ī coordination game is a type of simultaneous game used in game theory when players benefit from coordinating their activities by making the same decisions.