First Player Tokens - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 20:16, 17 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 20:15, 17 July 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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‎Examples

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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Staffan Björk at 19:01, 17 July 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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 ''A token that shows which player is first in the order of taking turns.''

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-''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''
+''A token that shows which player is first in the order of taking turns.''
-This pattern is a still a stub.
+Many games divide gameplay into turns and in some of these the order is not set between rounds. When this can become problematic for players to keep track of [[First Player Tokens]] can help them keep track of this part of the game state.
 === Examples ===
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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[First Player Tokens]] are motivated in game design as part of helping players of [[Self-Facilitated Games]] handle the [[Excise]] caused by [[Varying Turn Orders]] in games with [[Turn Taking]].
+[[First Player Tokens]] are motivated in game design as part of helping players of [[Self-Facilitated Games]] handle the [[Excise]] caused by [[Varying Turn Orders]] in games with [[Rounds]] and [[Turn Taking]].
 While there natural are design choices regarding the visual and physical design of [[First Player Tokens]], there are also some other concerns. For games with [[Varying Turn Orders]] regarding all places in the turn order it is typically not enough with [[First Player Tokens]] as "Second Player Tokens", "Third Player Tokens", etc. are needed ([[Carolus Magnus]] is an example of a game where this is needed). Another possibility is to have a player order track and have players place tokens representing them on this track; this makes those token be ephemeral [[First Player Tokens]] depending on their positions.
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 [[Excise]],
 [[First Player Advantages]],
 [[Self-Facilitated Games]],
 [[Turn Taking]],

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 [[First Player Tokens]] are motivated in game design as part of helping players of [[Self-Facilitated Games]] handle the [[Excise]] caused by [[Varying Turn Orders]] in games with [[Turn Taking]].
-While there natural are design choices regarding the visual and physical design of [[First Player Tokens]], there are also some other concerns. For games with [[Varying Turn Orders]] regarding all places in the turn order it is typically not enough with [[First Player Tokens]] as "Second Player Tokens", "Third Player Tokens", etc. are needed ([[Carolus Magnus]] is an example of a game where this is needed).
+While there natural are design choices regarding the visual and physical design of [[First Player Tokens]], there are also some other concerns. For games with [[Varying Turn Orders]] regarding all places in the turn order it is typically not enough with [[First Player Tokens]] as "Second Player Tokens", "Third Player Tokens", etc. are needed ([[Carolus Magnus]] is an example of a game where this is needed). Another possibility is to have a player order track and have players place tokens representing them on this track; this makes those token be ephemeral [[First Player Tokens]] depending on their positions.
 === Interface Aspects ===

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 === Examples ===
-[[Puerto Rico]] as a [[First Player Tokens|First Player Token]] showing which player has the role of governor, which is the player that went first in the current round of selecting roles.
+[[Puerto Rico]] as a [[First Player Tokens|First Player Token]] showing which player has the role of governor, which is the player that went first in the current round of selecting roles. In this game, the token is past in a pre-determined order but in [[Lords of Waterdeep]] an action allows other players to take the token.
 == Using the pattern ==

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 == Using the pattern ==
-=== Can Modulate ===
+[[First Player Tokens]] are motivated in game design as part of helping players of [[Self-Facilitated Games]] handle the [[Excise]] caused by [[Varying Turn Orders]] in games with [[Turn Taking]].
-[[Excise]],
-[[First Player Advantages]],
+While there natural are design choices regarding the visual and physical design of [[First Player Tokens]], there are also some other concerns. For games with [[Varying Turn Orders]] regarding all places in the turn order it is typically not enough with [[First Player Tokens]] as "Second Player Tokens", "Third Player Tokens", etc. are needed ([[Carolus Magnus]] is an example of a game where this is needed).
-[[Self-Facilitated Games]],
-[[Turn Taking]],
 [[Varying Turn Orders]]
 === Interface Aspects ===
-[[First Player Tokens]] is an [[Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
+[[First Player Tokens]] is an [[Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]]. It can modify [[First Player Advantages]] slightly by high-lighting to all players who is the first player and therefor has the advantage.
 == Consequences ==

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 == Consequences ==
-=== Can Instantiate ===
+[[First Player Tokens]] is a type of [[Bookkeeping Tokens]].
 [[Bookkeeping Tokens]]
 == Relations ==