Two-player games ( and to some extent three-player games ) also suffer from lack of opportunity for the kind of inter-player alliances and treachery that are a large part of the game.

Two-player multiplayer was also possible over a phone line by using a modem, or by linking two PCs with a null-modem cable.

Phantasy Star also appears as an unlockable game in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 by beating the first boss on Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with two controllers ( Two-player mode has no bosses, so choose one-player ).

Two-player mode can have players cooperating in a team as in Final Fight, competing against one another as in Mortal Kombat, or alternating like Mario ( Player 1 ) and Luigi ( Player 2 ) in Super Mario Bros.

Two-player games usually require half an hour to complete, while three-and four-player games average closer to an hour.

Two-player mode divides the screen into two playfields.

Two-player Gunboy set.

Two-player games housed in cocktails were usually alternant, each player taking turns.

There are other 4NT conventions, such as Norman four notrump, San Francisco and Byzantine Blackwood, but almost all bridge partnerships employ some member of the Blackwood family as part of their slam-investigation methods.

Chalmers has partnerships with major industries mostly in the Gothenburg region such as Ericsson, Volvo and SKF.

In American English, the word company can include entities such as partnerships that, in British English would not be referred to as companies as they are not a separate legal entity.

NDAs are commonly signed when two companies, individuals, or other entities ( such as partnerships, societies, etc.

After forming partnerships with multinational corporations such as Sprint, ITT and Telenor, these firms now offer the cheapest and clearest phone calls in Africa.

* Strategic partnerships with suppliers, distributors, and customers, creating communication channels for critical information and operational improvements such as cross docking, direct shipping, and third-party logistics.

The DoS promotes and protects the interests of American citizens by ( 1 ) ' Promoting peace and stability in regions of vital interest '; ( 2 ) ' Creating jobs at home by opening markets abroad '; ( 3 ) ' Helping developing nations establish investment and export opportunities '; and ( 4 ) ' Bringing nations together and forging partnerships to address global problems, such as terrorism, the spread of communicable diseases, cross-border pollution, humanitarian crises, nuclear smuggling, and narcotics trafficking '.

Where such partnerships are not legally recognized, the wedding may be a religious or symbolic ceremony designed to provide an opportunity to make the same public declarations and celebration with friends and family that any other type of wedding may afford.

In the United Kingdom, partnerships are not called societies, but co-operatives or mutuals are often known as societies ( such as friendly societies and building societies ).

Funding through national organizations, such as NEA and TCG, encouraged the partnerships of professional theatre companies and emerging playwrights.

As a result, political parties, such as Britain's Labour Party, France's Socialist Party ( France ), and Mexico's PRI, which, from the 1930s-the 1970s, fiercely championed the protection of domestic industry and promoted the nationalization of large infrastructural assets, have, since at least the 1990s, abandoned these stances in favor of an internationalist trade policy and public-private partnerships.

In some areas, new road projects have been completed with public-private partnerships funded by tolls, such as the Pocahontas Parkway ( I-895 ) near Richmond, Virginia.

The series, however, now deals with a wide range of contemporary issues including illicit affairs, drug abuse, rape, and civil partnerships, inviting criticism from conservative commentators such as Peter Hitchens that the series has become a vehicle for liberal and left-wing values and agendas, with characters behaving out of character to achieve those goals.

In addition to these traditional health care financing methods, some lower income countries and development partners are also implementing non-traditional or innovative financing mechanisms for scaling up delivery and sustainability of health care, such as micro-contributions, public-private partnerships, and market-based financial transaction taxes.

Sometimes a 3 card suit ; some partnerships will open on a 2 card suit with shapes such as 3-3-2-5.

The school, reputed for its international orientation, has partnerships with the best universities all over the world, such as Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Seoul National University, and University of Peking

However, they may also be unincorporated associations or business corporations such as limited liability companies or partnerships ; such forms are useful when the members want to allow:

Davis recognized the domestic partnerships registry in 1999 and, in 2001, gave same-sex partners a few of the rights enjoyed by opposite-sex spouses such as making health care decisions for an incapacitated partner, acting as a conservator and inheriting property.

Following rule changes on the threshold for offering " Speed Awareness Courses " as an alternative to a fine and licence points for drivers, and given that the compulsory fees charged for such courses go directly to the partnerships rather than directly to central government as for the fine revenues, the partnership will be able to fund their operations from course fees.

Some international editions are published in partnerships, such as licenses or joint ventures, with established publishing houses in each local market.

In addition the CNU has formed partnerships on specific projects such as working with the States Green Building Council and the Natural Resources Defense Council to develop the LEED for Neighborhood Development standards, and with the Institute of Transportation Engineers to develop a Context Sensitive Solutions ( CSS ) Design manual.

Although Section 21 of the Glass – Steagall Act was directed at preventing securities firms ( particularly traditional private partnerships such as J. P. Morgan & Co .) from accepting deposits, it prevented any firm that accepted deposits from underwriting or dealing in securities ( other than “ bank-eligible securities ” after the 1935 Banking Act ’ s “ clarification ”).

However, his reputation was restored over the years, and by the time of his death, he and Pressburger were recognised as one of the foremost film partnerships of all time-and cited as a key influence by many noted filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.

A new clause will let companies like Novell distribute GPLv3 software even if they have made such patent partnerships in the past, as long as the partnership deal was made before March 28, 2007 ( GPLv3 Section 11 paragraph 7 ).

Cole and Yorke contributed 53 goals between them and were rated as one of the most feared attacking partnerships in Europe, with the pair scoring against sides like Barcelona away at the Nou Camp, and repeating the form all season with incredible one touch passes and assists that at times seemed to demonstrate a telepathic understanding.

An opening batsman, Hobbs established several effective opening partnerships ; with Tom Hayward and Andy Sandham for Surrey and with Wilfred Rhodes and Herbert Sutcliffe for England.

Mirnyi has played with a host of doubles partners, namely forming long-term partnerships with Mahesh Bhupathi, Jonas Björkman, Lleyton Hewitt, Jamie Murray, Andy Ram, and Daniel Nestor, and short-term partnerships with other top competitors on the doubles tour and the top singles tennis player Roger Federer.

In his second match he opened the innings and was rewarded with a fifty adding what would be the first of many century partnerships with his brother Andy.

He scored an unbeaten 292 against Northants, being denied his triple century only by Percy Fender's declaration, and still holds three record Surrey partnerships, including the 173 he put on with Andy Ducat for the 10th wicket at Leyton after suffering a bout of food poisoning.

He formed successful scoring partnerships with Andy Gray, Adrian Heath and Gary Lineker.

Founded in 1999 by Newman and a few leading CEOs, CECP has grown to include more than 175 members and, through annual executive convenings, extensive benchmarking research, and best practice publications, leads the business community in developing sustainable and strategic community partnerships through philanthropy.

The Starck-Schrager design hotel partnerships continued in New York at the Paramount hotel, and then spread to Miami with the opening of the Delano Hotel in South Beach in 1995, to Los Angeles with the Mondrian Hotel in December 1996, to London with both the St. Martins Lane hotel in 1999 and the Sanderson hotel in 2000, to San Francisco and the Clift hotel, and finally back to New York with the Hudson hotel, with what is described as " Cheap Chic ".

Rage continued to form commercial partnerships with major publishing houses, including Microsoft, Intel, Dell, Compaq, Nintendo, Sony and Sega, and re-registered as a private company as Rage Software Limited in 1999.

In 1999, Stagecoach planned to become the largest bus company in China through joint ventures, equity stakes and partnerships, and confirmed the £ 181m acquisition of Hong Kong's Citybus.

Under the Greater London Authority Act 1999 Transport for London was given powers to consult with the train operators and as such London Rail is therefore more of an enabler than an operator, and has developed partnerships with the Department for Transport ( who are responsible for rail strategy ), Network Rail ( who own the infrastructure ) and the various train operating companies ( who manage the services ) in order to further its aims.

In 1999, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being an " advocate of business and education partnerships " and promoting " employment and business opportunities for Aboriginal people.

GlobeXplorer was founded in 1999 by Rob Shanks, Chris Nicholas, and Paul Smith ( former executives at HJW GeoSpatial, Inc .) through partnerships with Sun Microsystems and NASA.

In 1999, BDO expanded its insurance services through partnerships with Assicurazoni Generali s. p. a., one of the world's largest insurance firms, and Jerneh Asia Berhad, a member of Malaysia's Kuok Group.