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Posted April 01, 2019
I am looking for a game (at least by some definition) that:
1. Is a 0-player game; that means that, at least once the game has started, no player is able to influence the course of the game.
2. Has good replay value; in particular, the game should not be the same every time.

There are a couple games that fit this criteria that I can think of: The card game of War, and John Conway's Game of Life. Any other suggestions?
Posted April 01, 2019
I think, Tetris could fit your description, as long as you do not touch any buttons...
Posted April 01, 2019
The Settlers have 0-player mode.
Posted April 01, 2019
Ring King, if you have an NES.
Posted April 01, 2019
You can watch AI vs AI in Rocket League, that could probably fall under the definition of 0-player game where you can't influence the course of the game.
Posted April 01, 2019
Pachinko or Slots?
Posted April 01, 2019
Counterstrike (or anything similar) with bots only.

Letting two chess engines play against each other. (Or Go or any other board game engine)

Any simulation of sufficiently complex systems.
Posted April 01, 2019
Progress Quest, of course.
Posted April 01, 2019
The [games] in my mind are almost always better -- The Maxx
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Lifthrasil: Letting two chess engines play against each other. (Or Go or any other board game engine)
To be honest, I always wondered how matches of that nature would pan out.

Pitting programs like Sargon, Fritz, Hoyle & Zillions Of Games against each other sounds almost Street Fighter-esque in nature.

(Could Deep Blue be the competition's Vega/M.Bison?)
Post edited April 01, 2019 by ChainsawGenie
Posted April 01, 2019
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ChainsawGenie: The [games] in my mind are almost always better -- The Maxx
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Lifthrasil: Letting two chess engines play against each other. (Or Go or any other board game engine)
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ChainsawGenie: To be honest, I always wondered how matches of that nature would pan out.

Pitting programs like Sargon, Fritz, Hoyle & Zillions Of Games against each other sounds almost Street Fighter-esque in nature.

(Could Deep Blue be the competition's Vega/M.Bison?)
Are you aware that The Max was the name of the diner in Saved By the Bell? :D
Posted April 01, 2019
Watching the Planet Earth series. 0-player, good replay value.
Also The Matrix.
Posted April 01, 2019
Candyland was the board game that taught 7 year old me that there are situations in life that have predetermined winners and losers
Posted April 02, 2019
Many 4x/territory control games let you set this up, and then let AI go.

Civ4 can.
SNES emulate "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2" for this.
FLOSS game "Fracas" can be configured this way.
Posted April 02, 2019
Tree Simulator 2020
Posted April 02, 2019
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dtgreene: I am looking for a game (at least by some definition) that:
1. Is a 0-player game; that means that, at least once the game has started, no player is able to influence the course of the game.
2. Has good replay value; in particular, the game should not be the same every time.

There are a couple games that fit this criteria that I can think of: The card game of War, and John Conway's Game of Life. Any other suggestions?
Distant Worlds Universe (fully automated everything setting) or Dwarf Fortress's world generation.
Distant Worlds Universe is pretty interesting, you can legitimately spend the entire game following around one ship/character, and experience totally different things happening each time you generate a new universe in-game.
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