Complete Resource Depletion - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 05:47, 5 September 2015

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Staffan Björk at 05:46, 5 September 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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‎Examples

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

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Staffan Björk at 19:10, 4 September 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

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Staffan Björk at 09:26, 4 September 2015

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 ''The temporary or permanent absence of a type of resource in a game.''
-Resources of various kinds are used in most games. In some games, such resources can be created or consumed and when all resources of a type have been consumed so none are available to players they experience [[Complete Resource Deplation]].
+Resources of various kinds are used in most games. In some games, such resources can be created or consumed and when all resources of a type have been consumed so none are available to players they experience [[Complete Resource Depletion]].
 === Examples ===
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 [[Complete Resource Depletion]] is a way of designing games so specific [[Resources]] while not be available for use. However, it can be set up so it only lasts for certain periods of time.
-Ensuring [[Complete Resource Depletion]] consist of making sure existing [[Resources]] are used up quicker than new ones are acquired. This can be most surely be achieved through having [[Non-Renewable Resources]] together with requiring the use of [[Consumers]] (or having [[Consumers]] that players don't control that continuously use up the [[Resources]]). Just having [[Consumers]] and less productive [[Producers]] can also work as long as the comsuptions can be guaranteed to be higher than the production.
+Ensuring [[Complete Resource Depletion]] consist of making sure existing [[Resources]] are used up quicker than new ones are acquired. This can be most surely be achieved through having [[Non-Renewable Resources]] together with requiring the use of [[Consumers]] (or having [[Consumers]] that players don't control that continuously use up the [[Resources]]). Just having [[Consumers]] and less productive [[Producers]] can also work as long as the consumption can be guaranteed to be higher than the production.
 == Consequences ==

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-''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''
+''The temporary or permanent absence of a type of resource in a game.''
-This pattern is a still a stub.
+Resources of various kinds are used in most games. In some games, such resources can be created or consumed and when all resources of a type have been consumed so none are available to players they experience [[Complete Resource Deplation]].
 === Examples ===

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 === Examples ===
+Players of [[Chess]] can experience [[Complete Resource Depletion]] since they may lose all their pieces except for the king.
 [[Chess]]
 The [[Warcraft series]] provides a weaker example of [[Complete Resource Depletion]] since all gold mines may be emptied in prolonged games, but players still have other ways of gaining more gold.

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 == Using the pattern ==
+[[Complete Resource Depletion]] is a way of designing games so specific [[Resources]] while not be available for use. However, it can be set up so it only lasts for certain periods of time.
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 [[Complete Resource Depletion]] can be set up so it only lasts for certain periods of time.
 Ensuring [[Complete Resource Depletion]] consist of making sure existing [[Resources]] are used up quicker than new ones are acquired. This can be most surely be achieved through having [[Non-Renewable Resources]] together with requiring the use of [[Consumers]] (or having [[Consumers]] that players don't control that continuously use up the [[Resources]]). Just having [[Consumers]] and less productive [[Producers]] can also work as long as the comsuptions can be guaranteed to be higher than the production.

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 == Consequences ==
-=== Can Instantiate ===
+[[Complete Resource Depletion]] can create [[Entrenching Gameplay]] or initiate [[Endgame]] phases due to the different circumstances for gameplay when specific [[Resources]] have been exhausted. When the lack of [[Resources]] make certain actions available, this may hinder competition between players and thereby force [[Tied Results]].
-[[Endgame]],
-[[Entrenching Gameplay]],
-[[Speedending]],
 [[Tied Results]]
-=== Can Modulate ===
+When the lack of certain [[Resources]] signify the end of game instances, players can use [[Complete Resource Depletion]] as a means of causing [[Speedending]].
 [[Resources]]
 == Relations ==

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 === Examples ===
-==== Anti-Examples ====
+[[Chess]]
-optional
 == Using the pattern ==
-=== Interface Aspects ===
+[[Complete Resource Depletion]] can be set up so it only lasts for certain periods of time.
-=== Narration Aspects ===
+Ensuring [[Complete Resource Depletion]] consist of making sure existing [[Resources]] are used up quicker than new ones are acquired. This can be most surely be achieved through having [[Non-Renewable Resources]] together with requiring the use of [[Consumers]] (or having [[Consumers]] that players don't control that continuously use up the [[Resources]]). Just having [[Consumers]] and less productive [[Producers]] can also work as long as the comsuptions can be guaranteed to be higher than the production.
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Consumers]] together with [[Non-Renewable Resources]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===