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=== Examples ===
[[Amun-Re]], [[Egizia]], and [[Lords of Waterdeep]] are all [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] where players have cards with conditional score bonus that are only give out after gameplay finishes. 

== Using the pattern ==
The main requirement of [[End State Scoring]] is to postpone the handing out of at least some points to players [[Scores]] until gameplay ends. The main design decision regarding [[End State Scoring]] is if people should have [[Imperfect Information]] or [[Perfect Information]] regarding the game state and how players can get points based on the game state. The former promotes [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] and [[Tension]] while the latter promotes [[Analysis Paralysis]]. For this reason, [[Imperfect Information]] seems to be the much more common choice. 

A typical way of combining [[Imperfect Information]] and [[End State Scoring]] is to give players [[Asymmetric Goals]] related to how they score in a game. An example of this is which lord one plays in [[Lords of Waterdeep]] since different lords provide different bonus points depending what quests and buildings one has completed.

== Consequences ==
[[End State Scoring]] makes it important for gameplay to know their relative positions before the end state as well as what possible points all players can add to their [[Scores]] during the final scoring. When players cannot calculate the positions for all players before an [[End State Scoring]], the use of this pattern can provide [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] and [[Tension]]. If the scoring is at least partly based on [[Imperfect Information]], players can be motivated to engage in [[Bluffing]] to make it more difficult for other players to be able and correctly deduce their position before the end state and how much points they can get in the end state. 

Regardless of if players can accurately or not calculate positions, the presence of [[End State Scoring]] can create [[Analysis Paralysis]] since players may spend time trying to do so. The presence of [[Perfect Information]] more or less guarantees [[Analysis Paralysis]] unless it is very easy to determine player positions and possible points to be gotten during the [[End State Scoring]].

== Relations ==
=== Can Instantiate ===
[[Analysis Paralysis]], 
[[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]], 
[[Tension]]

==== with [[Imperfect Information]] ====
[[Bluffing]]

=== Can Modulate ===
[[Scores]]

=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
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=== Can Be Modulated By ===
[[Asymmetric Goals]], 
[[Imperfect Information]], 
[[Perfect Information]],

=== Possible Closure Effects ===
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=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
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== History ==
New pattern created in this wiki.

== References ==
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== Acknowledgements ==
Alexander Kjäll, Kristina Knaving