A normal play convention in a game is the method of determining the winner that is generally regarded as standard.
For example: In combinatorial game theory, the normal play convention of an impartial game is that the last player able to move is the winner.
[1] By contrast "misère games" involve upsetting the convention and declaring a winner the individual who would normally be considered the loser.
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