Drafting - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 13:40, 9 April 2018

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Staffan Björk at 13:27, 9 April 2018

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Staffan Björk at 19:25, 31 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 19:01, 31 July 2015

2015-07-31T19:01:24Z

Staffan Björk at 15:22, 31 July 2015

2015-07-31T15:22:51Z

Staffan Björk at 11:15, 21 July 2015

2015-07-21T11:15:22Z

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2015-07-21T11:10:32Z

‎Relations

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2015-07-21T11:10:23Z

‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2015-07-21T11:06:47Z

‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 20:22, 18 December 2014

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Drafting]] is a way of constructing [[Hands]] or [[Drawing Stacks]], often to provide a [[Freedom of Choice]] to players in this process. When players have this [[Freedom of Choice]], it affects how [[Randomness]] has created initial game states. When several players are involved in [[Drafting]] of the same elements, this is a [[Resource Competition]] since it a form of [[Competitions|Competition]] over [[Limited Resources]] but can provide [[Player Balance]]. When these elements are in fact members of [[Teams]] in games with [[TvT]] gameplay, [[Drafting]] can help support [[Team Balance]].
+[[Drafting]] is [[Collaborative Actions]] often used to construct [[Hands]] or [[Drawing Stacks]] in a fashion which provides a [[Freedom of Choice]] to players. When players have this [[Freedom of Choice]], it affects how [[Randomness]] has created initial game states. When several players are involved in [[Drafting]] of the same elements, this is a [[Resource Competition]] since it a form of [[Competitions|Competition]] over [[Limited Resources]] but can provide [[Player Balance]]. When these elements are in fact members of [[Teams]] in games with [[TvT]] gameplay, [[Drafting]] can help support [[Team Balance]].
 Having [[Drafting]] but without gameplay actions between the draft and without any [[Freedom of Choice]] of what to draft gives [[Excise]] to a game. This may however be necessary to set up initial game states. A small amount of [[Excise]] is likely to be caused by any type of [[Drafting]] where the game elements need to be passed between players (for example the sending of [[Cards]] between players in [[7 Wonders]]).
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Competitions]],
 [[Excise]],
 [[Freedom of Choice]]

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Drafting]] is a way of constructing [[Hands]] or [[Drawing Stacks]], often to provide a [[Freedom of Choice]] to players in this process. When players have this [[Freedom of Choice]], it affects how [[Randomness]] has created initial game states. When several players are involve in [[Drafting]] of the same elements, this is a form of [[Competitions|Competition]] over [[Limited Resources]] but can provide [[Player Balance]]. When these elements are in fact members of [[Teams]] in games with [[TvT]] gameplay, [[Drafting]] can help support [[Team Balance]].
+[[Drafting]] is a way of constructing [[Hands]] or [[Drawing Stacks]], often to provide a [[Freedom of Choice]] to players in this process. When players have this [[Freedom of Choice]], it affects how [[Randomness]] has created initial game states. When several players are involved in [[Drafting]] of the same elements, this is a [[Resource Competition]] since it a form of [[Competitions|Competition]] over [[Limited Resources]] but can provide [[Player Balance]]. When these elements are in fact members of [[Teams]] in games with [[TvT]] gameplay, [[Drafting]] can help support [[Team Balance]].
 Having [[Drafting]] but without gameplay actions between the draft and without any [[Freedom of Choice]] of what to draft gives [[Excise]] to a game. This may however be necessary to set up initial game states. A small amount of [[Excise]] is likely to be caused by any type of [[Drafting]] where the game elements need to be passed between players (for example the sending of [[Cards]] between players in [[7 Wonders]]).
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 [[Pre-Customized Decks]],
 [[PvP]],
 [[TvT]]

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 [[Hands]],
 [[Limited Resources]],
-[[Pre-Customized Decks]]
+[[Pre-Customized Decks]],
 ==== with [[Freedom of Choice]] ====

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Drafting]] is a way of constructing [[Hands]] or [[Drawing Stacks]], often to provide a [[Freedom of Choice]] to players in this process. When players have this [[Freedom of Choice]], it affects how [[Randomness]] has created initial game states. When several players are involve in [[Drafting]] of the same elements, this is a form of [[Competitions|Competition]] over [[Limited Resources]]. When these elements are in fact members of [[Teams]] in games with [[TvT]] gameplay, [[Drafting]] can help support [[Team Balance]].
+[[Drafting]] is a way of constructing [[Hands]] or [[Drawing Stacks]], often to provide a [[Freedom of Choice]] to players in this process. When players have this [[Freedom of Choice]], it affects how [[Randomness]] has created initial game states. When several players are involve in [[Drafting]] of the same elements, this is a form of [[Competitions|Competition]] over [[Limited Resources]] but can provide [[Player Balance]]. When these elements are in fact members of [[Teams]] in games with [[TvT]] gameplay, [[Drafting]] can help support [[Team Balance]].
 Having [[Drafting]] but without gameplay actions between the draft and without any [[Freedom of Choice]] of what to draft gives [[Excise]] to a game. This may however be necessary to set up initial game states. A small amount of [[Excise]] is likely to be caused by any type of [[Drafting]] where the game elements need to be passed between players (for example the sending of [[Cards]] between players in [[7 Wonders]]).
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 [[Freedom of Choice]]
-[[Team Balance]] in games with [[TvT]] gameplay
+==== with [[PvP]] ====
 === Can Modulate ===

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Drafting]] is a way of constructing [[Hands]] or [[Drawing Stacks]], often to provide a [[Freedom of Choice]] to players in this process. When players have this [[Freedom of Choice]], it affects how [[Randomness]] has created initial game states. When several players are involve in [[Drafting]] of the same elements, this is a form of [[Competitions|Competition]] over [[Limited Resources]].
+[[Drafting]] is a way of constructing [[Hands]] or [[Drawing Stacks]], often to provide a [[Freedom of Choice]] to players in this process. When players have this [[Freedom of Choice]], it affects how [[Randomness]] has created initial game states. When several players are involve in [[Drafting]] of the same elements, this is a form of [[Competitions|Competition]] over [[Limited Resources]]. When these elements are in fact members of [[Teams]] in games with [[TvT]] gameplay, [[Drafting]] can help support [[Team Balance]].
 Having [[Drafting]] but without gameplay actions between the draft and without any [[Freedom of Choice]] of what to draft gives [[Excise]] to a game. This may however be necessary to set up initial game states. A small amount of [[Excise]] is likely to be caused by any type of [[Drafting]] where the game elements need to be passed between players (for example the sending of [[Cards]] between players in [[7 Wonders]]).
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 [[Excise]],
 [[Freedom of Choice]]
 === Can Modulate ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
 [[Drafting]] consists of the incremental selection of game elements so the pattern requires the presence of something that can be selected. This is typically [[Cards]] or [[Tiles]], but, as several [[:Category:Sports|Sport]] leagues have shown, this can also be the players themselves. An alternative is [[Role Selection]] which is [[Drafting]] of actions (although often represent through [[Cards]]) which is found for example in [[Citadels]] and [[Puerto Rico]]. Regardless, the two main choices designing [[Drafting]] concern which options of game elements (or players) should be possible and what types of actions players can do between each draft action (how many times [[Drafting]] should be done is typically given by other design choices). [[Turn Taking]] is nearly always used in combination with [[Drafting]], either so players can in turn draft or so that other actions or game events can occur between each draft.
 Players may have no influence over [[Drafting]] by simply having to take new game elements from [[Drawing Stacks]]. Ways of providing players with a [[Freedom of Choice]] regarding which elements to choice range from supporting [[Deck Building]] to simply including several different [[Drawing Stacks]] (this mainly supports players to be able to feel [[Luck]]) and having [[Drafting Spreads]] in which one or several game elements may be displayed and possible to pick. [[Drafting Spreads]] may be combined with [[Drawing Stacks]] to support [[Drafting]]; this is used in [[Ticket to Ride]] and [[Showmanager]]. [[Dominant Species]] combines several [[Drawing Stacks]] with turning over one [[Cards|Card]] on each to create a [[Drafting Spreads|Drafting Spread]] that is only refilled after each [[Rounds|Round]]. Another way of providing [[Freedom of Choice]] in [[Drafting]] is giving a player several choices and then handing them over to another player after choosing one. This can be done for just one set of game elements (e.g. [[Citadels]]) or with the same number of sets as players (e.g. [[7 Wonders]]) so every player does drafting at the same time. Yet another way of providing [[Drafting]] is letting players purchase the new game elements as [[Investments]] (this occurs in some [[:Category:Sports|Sport]] leagues and in the computer version of [[Bloodbowl (computer game)|Bloodbowl]]).
-[[Drafting]] can occur as a separate phase in the beginning of game instances - something necessary for use in [[Collectible Card Games]] as a way to divide new cards to players - to as part of providing players with their [[Hands]] or [[Drawing Stacks]]. Examples of games with this structure include some versions of [[Magic: The Gathering]] games. The alternative is to do [[Drafting]] during gameplay and this can be done to let players incrementally build their decks (i.e. [[Drawing Stacks]]) or to let players choose from a set of actions or roles but then let those not chosen be the choices for the next player in a game with [[Turn Taking]]. [[Dominion]] and [[Thunderstone]] are examples of the former while [[7 Wonders]] and [[Citadels]] are examples of the latter.
+[[Drafting]] can occur as a separate phase in the beginning of game instances - something necessary for use in [[Collectible Card Games]] and games with [[Pre-Customized Decks]] as a way to divide [[Cards]] to players - as part of providing players with their [[Hands]] or [[Drawing Stacks]]. Examples of games with this structure include some versions of [[Magic: The Gathering]] games. The alternative is to do [[Drafting]] during gameplay and this can be done to let players incrementally build their decks (i.e. [[Drawing Stacks]]) or to let players choose from a set of actions or roles but then let those not chosen be the choices for the next player in a game with [[Turn Taking]]. [[Dominion]] and [[Thunderstone]] are examples of the former while [[7 Wonders]] and [[Citadels]] are examples of the latter.
 Avoiding that players have a [[Freedom of Choice]] during the [[Drafting]] and also avoiding that they can do actions between the drafts a very trivial instance of the pattern. This is however present in many [[:Category:Card Games|Card Games]], e.g. [[Contract Bridge]] and [[Whist]], where it is used to create all players' [[Hands]].
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 [[Drawing Stacks]],
 [[Hands]],
-[[Limited Resources]]
+[[Limited Resources]],
 ==== with [[Freedom of Choice]] ====

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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Cards]],
 [[Drawing Stacks]],
 [[Investments]],

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 [[Drafting]] consists of the incremental selection of game elements so the pattern requires the presence of something that can be selected. This is typically [[Cards]] or [[Tiles]], but, as several [[:Category:Sports|Sport]] leagues have shown, this can also be the players themselves. An alternative is [[Role Selection]] which is [[Drafting]] of actions (although often represent through [[Cards]]) which is found for example in [[Citadels]] and [[Puerto Rico]]. Regardless, the two main choices designing [[Drafting]] concern which options of game elements (or players) should be possible and what types of actions players can do between each draft action (how many times [[Drafting]] should be done is typically given by other design choices). [[Turn Taking]] is nearly always used in combination with [[Drafting]], either so players can in turn draft or so that other actions or game events can occur between each draft.
-Players may have no influence over [[Drafting]] by simply having to take new game elements from [[Drawing Stacks]]. Ways of providing players with a [[Freedom of Choice]] regarding which elements to choice include simply providing several different [[Drawing Stacks]] (this mainly supports players to be able to feel [[Luck]]) and having [[Drafting Spreads]] in which one or several game elements may be displayed and possible to pick. [[Drafting Spreads]] may be combined with [[Drawing Stacks]] to support [[Drafting]]; this is used in [[Ticket to Ride]] and [[Showmanager]]. [[Dominant Species]] combines several [[Drawing Stacks]] with turning over one [[Cards|Card]] on each to create a [[Drafting Spreads|Drafting Spread]] that is only refilled after each [[Rounds|Round]]. Another way of providing [[Freedom of Choice]] in [[Drafting]] is giving a player several choices and then handing them over to another player after choosing one. This can be done for just one set of game elements (e.g. [[Citadels]]) or with the same number of sets as players (e.g. [[7 Wonders]]) so every player does drafting at the same time. Yet another way of providing [[Drafting]] is letting players purchase the new game elements as [[Investments]] (this occurs in some [[:Category:Sports|Sport]] leagues and in the computer version of [[Bloodbowl (computer game)|Bloodbowl]]).
+[[Deck Building]] and [[Pre-Customized Decks]]
 [[Drafting]] can occur as a separate phase in the beginning of game instances - something necessary for use in [[Collectible Card Games]] as a way to divide new cards to players - to as part of providing players with their [[Hands]] or [[Drawing Stacks]]. Examples of games with this structure include some versions of [[Magic: The Gathering]] games. The alternative is to do [[Drafting]] during gameplay and this can be done to let players incrementally build their decks (i.e. [[Drawing Stacks]]) or to let players choose from a set of actions or roles but then let those not chosen be the choices for the next player in a game with [[Turn Taking]]. [[Dominion]] and [[Thunderstone]] are examples of the former while [[7 Wonders]] and [[Citadels]] are examples of the latter.