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''Locations in game worlds which signify game state changes directly related to the progress of some goal.''

This pattern is a still a stub.

=== Examples ===
Example: All racing games, such as the Midtown Madness and Super Monkey Ball series, make use of Goal Points by having goal lines for completing the race. Reaching the Goal Point in Super Monkey Ball is the goal for finishing each of the levels.

Example: Capture-the-Flag variants of multiplayer first-person shooters, such as in some variants of Quake and Unreal Tournament, have certain areas where the enemy flag has to be delivered for the team to score.

[[Left 4 Dead series]]
[[Assassin's Creed series]]

==== Anti-Examples ====
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== Using the pattern ==
[[Check Points]] can be placed anywhere that makes sense to specific goals in a game, but [[Safe Havens]] and [[Save Points]] are examples of game features that quite naturally suit themselves as [[Check Points]] as well ([[Check Points]] can of course also be modified so they act as [[Save Points]] also - so the patterns can affect each other). 


=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
[[Delivery]], 
[[Herd]], 

=== Can Be Modulated By ===
[[Point of Interest Indications]], 
[[Diegetically Outstanding Features]]
[[Mini-maps]]
[[Geospatial Game Widgets]]
[[Herd]]


=== Can Instantiate ===
[[Backtracking Levels]], 
[[Traverse]]

=== Can Modulate ===
[[Area Control]], 
[[Continuous Goals]], 
[[Game Worlds]], 
[[Movement]]
[[Arenas]], 
[[Levels]], 
[[Multiplayer Games]]

=== Diegetic Aspects ===

=== Interface Aspects ===
[[Check Points]] is an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]]. 

=== Narration Aspects ===

== Consequences ==
[[Check Points]] are a type of [[Progress Indicators]] or [[Goal Indicators]]. They can serve as [[Landmarks]] or [[Traces]] and can denote [[Strategic Locations]], or make places into [[Strategic Locations]] simply by their own existence. By their placement they can make players engage in [[Game World Exploration]] as part of trying to achieve some other goal. 

When reaching [[Check Points]] are used to achieve [[Area Control]], they create [[Gain Ownership]] goals.

== Relations ==
=== Can Instantiate ===
[[Backtracking Levels]], 
[[Game World Exploration]], 
[[Goal Indicators]], 
[[Landmarks]], 
[[Progress Indicators]], 
[[Strategic Locations]], 
[[Traces]], 
[[Traverse]]

==== with [[Area Control]] ====
[[Gain Ownership]] 

=== Can Modulate ===
[[Area Control]], 
[[Arenas]], 
[[Continuous Goals]], 
[[Game Worlds]], 
[[Levels]], 
[[Movement]], 
[[Multiplayer Games]]

=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
[[Delivery]], 
[[Herd]], 
[[Safe Havens]], 
[[Save Points]]

=== Can Be Modulated By ===
[[Diegetically Outstanding Features]], 
[[Geospatial Game Widgets]], 
[[Herd]], 
[[Mini-maps]], 
[[Point of Interest Indications]], 
[[Save Points]]

=== Possible Closure Effects ===
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=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
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== History ==
An updated version of the pattern ''Goal Points'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patterns in Game Design''<ref name="Bjork & Holopainen 2004"/>.

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="Bjork & Holopainen 2004">Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) ''Patterns in Game Design''. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.</ref>
</references>

== Acknowledgements ==
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