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''The enjoyment experienced when things are not going your way, but you are still in the fight; a specific type of Tension''

Games typically challenge players in different ways. [[FUBAR Enjoyment|FUBAR<ref name="fubar"/> Enjoyment]] can occur when these challenges rely on players being overwhelmed with things they need to react to while also being under time pressure, either because the pure amount of things become ridiculous or that players notice that they are somehow handling the situation. This [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] can be seen as a ''flow'' experience<ref name="Csikszentmihalyi"/> that presses against the competences of a player to the degree that failure seems imminent. 

=== Examples ===
[[1942]]


== Using the pattern ==

=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
[[Attention Demanding]], 
[[Attention Swapping]], 
[[Challenging Gameplay]], 
[[Complex Gameplay]], 
[[Ever Increasing Difficulty]], 

[[Disruption of Focused Attention]], 
[[Hovering Closures]], 
[[Limited Foresight]], 
[[Limited Planning Ability]], 
[[Real-Time Games]], 
[[Simultaneous Challenges]], 
[[Survive]], 
[[The Show Must Go On]]
=== Diegetic Aspects ===

=== Interface Aspects ===

=== Narration Aspects ===

== Consequences ==
While [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] is a positive experience, it relies on players having [[Cognitive Engrossment]] and [[Tension]]. One reason why [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] is enjoyable is that it lets players feel that they have [[Gameplay Mastery]] and it can be argued that the pattern does make players have this since they need to play at their full abilities; another reason is that eventual failure can lead to [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] since the situation was chaotic or very difficult to begin with. Regardless, games with [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] have [[Performance Uncertainty]] since players are forced to act in situations where not succeeding is a very possible outcome.

For [[Multiplayer Games]], the combination of [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] with either [[Parties]], [[PvE]], or [[Teams]] leads to the possibility of [[Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment]].

== Relations ==
=== Can Instantiate ===
[[Cognitive Engrossment]], 
[[Gameplay Mastery]], 
[[Performance Uncertainty]], 
[[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]], 
[[Tension]]

==== with [[Parties]], [[PvE]], or [[Teams]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] ====
[[Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment]]

=== Can Modulate ===
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=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
[[Attention Demanding]], 
[[Attention Swapping]], 
[[Challenging Gameplay]], 
[[Complex Gameplay]], 
[[Ever Increasing Difficulty]], 
[[Disruption of Focused Attention]], 
[[Hovering Closures]], 
[[Limited Foresight]], 
[[Limited Planning Ability]], 
[[Real-Time Games]], 
[[Simultaneous Challenges]], 
[[Survive]], 
[[The Show Must Go On]]

=== Can Be Modulated By ===
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=== Possible Closure Effects ===
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=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
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== History ==
Updated version of the pattern "Spectacular Failure Enjoyment" first described in the paper ''Exploring aesthetical gameplay design patterns: camaraderie in four games''<ref name="Bergstrom"/>.

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="Csikszentmihalyi">Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York: Harper and Row.</ref>
<ref name="Bergstrom">Bergström, K., Björk, S. & Lundgren, S. 2010. Exploring aesthetical gameplay design patterns: camaraderie in four games. In Proceedings of MindTrek 2010.</ref>
<ref name="fubar">US miliary slang: F***ed Up Beyond Recognition.</ref>
</references>

== Acknowledgments ==
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