Low-authoritarian elites cooperated globally while high-authoritarian elites communicated in private huddles.

Evidence

The players on the first night were observed to have grasped the interregional phase of the game much better. While still driven by self-interest, many regions saw that their interests were best promoted by solving problems with others, sometimes on a planet-wide basis. The Low Elites also used the overhead projector much more often to make announcements to everyone, whereas the High Elites did most of their communicating in private huddles. There were more world summits on the first night than in any previous run 3. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1761

Categorization

• XREF: Aligns with Whitehead & Perry and Cooper claims about authoritarian in-group/out-group exclusivity and elite opacity.
• QUESTION: Whether private-huddle communication is a general RWA trait or an artifact of the specific game is worth probing.