Cards - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 12:04, 20 March 2018

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Staffan Björk at 12:03, 20 March 2018

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Staffan Björk at 16:28, 26 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 16:25, 26 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 14:55, 9 September 2015

2015-09-09T14:55:45Z

Staffan Björk: /* Can Instantiate */

2015-08-02T08:47:10Z

‎Can Instantiate

Staffan Björk at 08:46, 2 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 07:54, 27 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 14:14, 20 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 21:08, 18 December 2014

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 [[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Card Patterns]]
 [[Category:Interface Patterns]]
 [[Category:Needs revision]]

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 [[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Interface Patterns]]
 [[Category:Needs revision]]

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 Since cards are two-sided, the information contained on the card can be distributed in various ways between the two-sides: having no information on one side (except that it is a card in the set) as is the case for traditional cards; marking functionally different cards on both sides but not the specific characteristics or placing one of several categories of information on both sides. This allows fine-tuning of the use of [[Imperfect Information]] in the game design, including using them as pure [[Bookkeeping Tokens]] ([[Cards]] cannot in themselves instantiate [[Imperfect Information]] in games unless the types of [[Cards]] and distributions are unknown to players). The [[Imperfect Information]] possible by [[Cards]] allows [[Collaborative Actions]] using them to be [[Anonymous Actions]] - [[Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game]] uses this to let traitors sabotage challenges with some risk of not being detected. Whenever players can keep count of which [[Cards]] can remain to be played, this makes [[Memorizing]] played [[Cards]] advantageous.
-When [[Cards]] provide [[New Abilities]] to players, they are a form of [[Focus Loci]] and can represent [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. This quite naturally opens up for [[Abstract Player Construct Development]] through acquiring new [[Cards]]. The presence of [[Cards]] in any type of game opens up the possibility of [[Drafting]] as a way to distribute [[Cards]] to players. In games  with [[Deck Building]] and [[Drawing Stacks]], [[Cards]] can be used to create [[Cycle Deck Engine|Cycle Deck Engines]].
+When [[Cards]] provide [[New Abilities]] to players, they are a form of [[Focus Loci]] and can represent [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. This quite naturally opens up for [[Abstract Player Construct Development]] through acquiring new [[Cards]]. The presence of [[Cards]] in any type of game opens up the possibility of [[Drafting]] as a way to distribute [[Cards]] to players. In games  with [[Deck Building]] and [[Drawing Stacks]], [[Cards]] can be used to create [[Cycle Deck Engines]].
 == Relations ==
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 ==== with [[Deck Building]] and [[Drawing Stacks]] ====
-[[Cycle Deck Engine]]
+[[Cycle Deck Engines]]
 ==== with [[Collaborative Actions]] ====

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 Since cards are two-sided, the information contained on the card can be distributed in various ways between the two-sides: having no information on one side (except that it is a card in the set) as is the case for traditional cards; marking functionally different cards on both sides but not the specific characteristics or placing one of several categories of information on both sides. This allows fine-tuning of the use of [[Imperfect Information]] in the game design, including using them as pure [[Bookkeeping Tokens]] ([[Cards]] cannot in themselves instantiate [[Imperfect Information]] in games unless the types of [[Cards]] and distributions are unknown to players). The [[Imperfect Information]] possible by [[Cards]] allows [[Collaborative Actions]] using them to be [[Anonymous Actions]] - [[Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game]] uses this to let traitors sabotage challenges with some risk of not being detected. Whenever players can keep count of which [[Cards]] can remain to be played, this makes [[Memorizing]] played [[Cards]] advantageous.
-When [[Cards]] provide [[New Abilities]] to players, they are a form of [[Focus Loci]] and can represent [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. This quite naturally opens up for [[Abstract Player Construct Development]] through acquiring new [[Cards]]. The presence of [[Cards]] in any type of game opens up the possibility of [[Drafting]] as a way to distribute [[Cards]] to players.
+When [[Cards]] provide [[New Abilities]] to players, they are a form of [[Focus Loci]] and can represent [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. This quite naturally opens up for [[Abstract Player Construct Development]] through acquiring new [[Cards]]. The presence of [[Cards]] in any type of game opens up the possibility of [[Drafting]] as a way to distribute [[Cards]] to players. In games  with [[Deck Building]] and [[Drawing Stacks]], [[Cards]] can be used to create [[Cycle Deck Engine|Cycle Deck Engines]].
 == Relations ==
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 ==== with [[Abstract Player Constructs]] ====
 [[Abstract Player Construct Development]]
 ==== with [[Collaborative Actions]] ====

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 [[Memorizing]],
 [[New Abilities]],
 [[Randomness]],
 [[Resources]],
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 [[Discard Piles]],
 [[Hands]],
 [[Stack Seeding]],
 [[Trick Taking]],

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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Abstract Player Constructs]],
 [[Action Programming]],
 [[Bookkeeping Tokens]],

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 Sets of [[Cards]] allow game designers to determine exactly the distribution between different [[Resources]], events, or outcomes in a game while still providing [[Randomness]]; the [[Randomness]] is very often achieved through making [[Drawing Stacks]] of the [[Cards]]. Games with [[Cards]] can quite easily be given [[Expansions]] through simply providing new [[Cards]]; this is a way to provide [[Evolving Rule Sets]], and examples of games that have done this include [[Magic: The Gathering]], [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], [[Race for the Galaxy]], and [[Thunderstone]].
-Since cards are two-sided, the information contained on the card can be distributed in various ways between the two-sides: having no information on one side (except that it is a card in the set) as is the case for traditional cards; marking functionally different cards on both sides but not the specific characteristics or placing one of several categories of information on both sides. This allows fine-tuning of the use of [[Imperfect Information]] in the game design, including using them as pure [[Bookkeeping Tokens]] ([[Cards]] cannot in themselves instantiate [[Imperfect Information]] in games unless the types of [[Cards]] and distributions are unknown to players). The [[Imperfection Information]] possible by [[Cards]] allows [[Collaborative Actions]] using them to be [[Anonymous Actions]] - [[Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game]] uses this to let traitors sabotage challenges with some risk of not being detected. Whenever players can keep count of which [[Cards]] can remain to be played, this makes [[Memorizing]] played [[Cards]] advantageous.
+Since cards are two-sided, the information contained on the card can be distributed in various ways between the two-sides: having no information on one side (except that it is a card in the set) as is the case for traditional cards; marking functionally different cards on both sides but not the specific characteristics or placing one of several categories of information on both sides. This allows fine-tuning of the use of [[Imperfect Information]] in the game design, including using them as pure [[Bookkeeping Tokens]] ([[Cards]] cannot in themselves instantiate [[Imperfect Information]] in games unless the types of [[Cards]] and distributions are unknown to players). The [[Imperfect Information]] possible by [[Cards]] allows [[Collaborative Actions]] using them to be [[Anonymous Actions]] - [[Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game]] uses this to let traitors sabotage challenges with some risk of not being detected. Whenever players can keep count of which [[Cards]] can remain to be played, this makes [[Memorizing]] played [[Cards]] advantageous.
 When [[Cards]] provide [[New Abilities]] to players, they are a form of [[Focus Loci]] and can represent [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. This quite naturally opens up for [[Abstract Player Construct Development]] through acquiring new [[Cards]]. The presence of [[Cards]] in any type of game opens up the possibility of [[Drafting]] as a way to distribute [[Cards]] to players.

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Cards]] can either function as support to a game or be the main game element. Regardless of which use is chosen, designing [[Cards]] consist of selecting what information should be on the [[Cards]], what different types of [[Cards]] should exist, and how many of each type should exist. Many well-known card games, e.g. [[Contract Bridge]], [[Hearts]], and [[Texas Hold'em]], use the common card pack with 52 cards in four suits. Others, e.g. [[Blackjack]], use several decks to increase the unpredictability of the gameplay. Some games, e.g. [[Magic: The Gathering]], [[Illuminati: New World Order]], and [[Pandemic]], have cards with specific rules on them; this lets [[Cards]] provide local-available actions, and [[Combos]] between [[Cards]] quite often emerge in such games. A major design decision regarding the use of [[Cards]] in games is whether they should make use of [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]], the use of this makes card-based games into [[Collectible Card Games]] and is often combined with the pattern of [[Evolving Rule Sets]] through [[Expansions]] with new [[Cards]].
+[[Cards]] can either function as support to a game or be the main game element. Regardless of which use is chosen, designing [[Cards]] consist of selecting what information should be on the [[Cards]], what different types of [[Cards]] should exist, and how many of each type should exist. They are very often used to create [[Decks]]. Many well-known card games, e.g. [[Contract Bridge]], [[Hearts]], and [[Texas Hold'em]], use the common card pack with 52 cards in four suits. Others, e.g. [[Blackjack]], use several decks to increase the unpredictability of the gameplay. Some games, e.g. [[Magic: The Gathering]], [[Illuminati: New World Order]], and [[Pandemic]], have cards with specific rules on them; this lets [[Cards]] provide local-available actions, and [[Combos]] between [[Cards]] quite often emerge in such games. A major design decision regarding the use of [[Cards]] in games is whether they should make use of [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]], the use of this makes card-based games into [[Collectible Card Games]] and is often combined with the pattern of [[Evolving Rule Sets]] through [[Expansions]] with new [[Cards]].
 The difference between [[Cards]] and [[Tiles]] is rather small; [[Cards]] are easier to shuffle, typically contain more information while [[Tiles]] make sturdier [[Game Worlds]], can have more different forms including being much smaller, and can be fixed in place in relation to other [[Tiles]]. For this reason, game designers considering using [[Cards]] can also consider using [[Tiles]].
-[[Cards]] are commonly used with [[Drawing Stacks]], potentially also with [[Stack Seeding]] to guarantee certain distributions of [[Cards]], but even more commonly with [[Hands]]. [[Cards]] can be used to make actions possible directly or through [[Action Programming]], represent [[Resources]] or parts of [[Sets]]. A type of action only found in [[:Category:Card Games|Card Games]] is [[Trick Taking]]. Although not are common as for [[Tiles]], [[Cards]] can be combined with [[Construction]] to create "[[Tile-Laying]]". As [[Bookkeeping Tokens]], [[Cards]] can represent [[New Abilities]], [[Budgeted Action Points]], or [[Extra Chances]]. [[Turn Taking]] is often but not always used for regulating how [[Cards]] are drawn or played; [[Nertz]], [[Speed]], and [[Stress]] are examples of [[:Category:Card Games|Card Games]] without [[Turn Taking]].
+[[Decks]] of [[Cards]] are commonly used as [[Drawing Stacks]], potentially also with [[Stack Seeding]] to guarantee certain distributions of [[Cards]], but even more commonly with [[Hands]]. [[Cards]] can be used to make actions possible directly or through [[Action Programming]], represent [[Resources]] or parts of [[Sets]]. A type of action only found in [[:Category:Card Games|Card Games]] is [[Trick Taking]]. Although not are common as for [[Tiles]], [[Cards]] can be combined with [[Construction]] to create "[[Tile-Laying]]". As [[Bookkeeping Tokens]], [[Cards]] can represent [[New Abilities]], [[Budgeted Action Points]], or [[Extra Chances]]. [[Turn Taking]] is often but not always used for regulating how [[Cards]] are drawn or played; [[Nertz]], [[Speed]], and [[Stress]] are examples of [[:Category:Card Games|Card Games]] without [[Turn Taking]].
 [[Cards]] can either be taken out of play after being used, making them [[Non-Renewable Resources]] and [[Focus Loci]] for the actions they represent, or be re-used through the use of [[Discard Piles]]. Another option is that [[Cards]] are played to be put into play but activating them is limited through [[Cooldown]] periods (typically by turning used cards sidewise, ''tapping'' them). Even games that do not re-use [[Cards]] often use [[Discard Piles]] to separate the cards that have been used from others, except for card games which use [[Trick Taking]]. When [[Cards]] are physical game elements, they make feasible candidates for support [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]] in a game.
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 [[Budgeted Action Points]],
 [[Combos]],
 [[Drafting]],
 [[Drawing Stacks]],