Fig. 5.

Difference in convergence times. We computed the time of convergence to a particular choice as the time after which a player did not leave a cone of 2 cm width. In coordinated trials (blue), the difference of the convergence times between the two players was always significantly elevated compared to miscoordinated trials (green), and the time the first player converged to the final solution (Convergence Time-1) was significantly lower compared to miscoordinated trials. This was true for the coordination game (C), the stag hunt (SH), the chicken game (CH), and the battle of sexes game (BS). In contrast, the later convergence time and the total trial time was not significantly elevated (P > 0.1, Wilcoxon ranksum test for equal medians), except for the Battle of Sexes game. Yet, even in the Battle of Sexes game, the effect of the early convergence time is much stronger than the effect of the later convergence time