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=== Examples ===

==== Anti-Examples ====
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== Using the pattern ==
Games are typically design for [[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] to ensure that players at some point have [[Challenging Gameplay]] and [[Tension]], even if it means that the game will ultimately be an [[Unwinnable Games|Unwinnable Game]]. Although the design 





=== Can Instantiate ===
[[Further Player Improvement Potential]], 

==== with [[Increasing Rewards]] ====
[[Red Queen Dilemma]]

=== Can Modulate ===
[[Predetermined Story Structures]]

=== Can Be Modulated By ===
[[Increasing Rewards]]

=== Diegetic Aspects ===

=== Interface Aspects ===

=== Narration Aspects ===

== Consequences ==
[[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] typically creates [[Tension]], and this is often a motivation for having the pattern present in a game. Since the pattern strives to put players in overwhelming situations at some point, it also sets players up for [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] and [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].

== Relations ==
=== Can Instantiate ===
[[Challenging Gameplay]], 
[[FUBAR Enjoyment]], 
[[Further Player Improvement Potential]], 
[[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]], 
[[Tension]], 
[[Unwinnable Games]]

==== with [[Increasing Rewards]] ====
[[Red Queen Dilemma]]

=== Can Modulate ===
[[Predetermined Story Structures]]

=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
[[Enemies]], 
[[Levels]], 
[[Positive Feedback Loops]], 
[[Procedurally Generated Game Areas]], 
[[Waves]] 

=== Can Be Modulated By ===
[[Increasing Rewards]]

=== Possible Closure Effects ===
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=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
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== History ==
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== References ==
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== Acknowledgements ==
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