Gameplay Engines - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 08:11, 21 September 2016

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Staffan Björk at 16:29, 26 July 2016

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 16:01, 26 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 16:36, 2 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 17:15, 26 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 19:21, 25 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 18:27, 24 July 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Supporting the presence of [[Gameplay Engines]] consist of letting players use [[Construction]] to make more efficient or self-sustaining [[Player Abstract Constructs]]. This is typically done through letting the game system be able to generate [[Combos]], [[Emergent Gameplay]], or [[Positive Feedback Loops]] through the constructions the players can create in the [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. [[Deck Building]] is a specific pattern that allows players to try and construct [[Gameplay Engines]] during gameplay if all the prerequisites necessary for them exist by collecting [[Cards]], [[Pre-Customized Decks]] does the same but before gameplay begins. One specific example of this is [[Cycle Deck Engines]].
+Supporting the presence of [[Gameplay Engines]] consist of letting players use [[Construction]] to make more efficient or self-sustaining [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. This is typically done through letting the game system be able to generate [[Combos]], [[Emergent Gameplay]], or [[Positive Feedback Loops]] through the constructions the players can create in the [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. [[Deck Building]] is a specific pattern that allows players to try and construct [[Gameplay Engines]] during gameplay if all the prerequisites necessary for them exist by collecting [[Cards]], [[Pre-Customized Decks]] does the same but before gameplay begins. One specific example of this is [[Cycle Deck Engines]].
 The presence of [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] in games which allow [[Gameplay Engines]] can make the engines useless at a certain point where in becomes more important to focus on generating victory points. The easiest way to make [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] possible in games with [[Gameplay Engines]] rather obviously to add [[Scores]] to the design.

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Supporting the presence of [[Gameplay Engines]] consist of letting players use [[Construction]] to make more efficient or self-sustaining [[Player Abstract Constructs]]. This is typically done through letting the game system be able to generate [[Combos]], [[Emergent Gameplay]], or [[Positive Feedback Loops]] through the constructions the players can create in the [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. [[Deck Building]] is a specific pattern that allows players to try and construct [[Gameplay Engines]] during gameplay if all the prerequisites necessary for them exist by collecting [[Cards]], [[Pre-Customized Decks]] does the same but before gameplay begins. One specific example of this is the [[Cycle Deck Engine]].
+Supporting the presence of [[Gameplay Engines]] consist of letting players use [[Construction]] to make more efficient or self-sustaining [[Player Abstract Constructs]]. This is typically done through letting the game system be able to generate [[Combos]], [[Emergent Gameplay]], or [[Positive Feedback Loops]] through the constructions the players can create in the [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. [[Deck Building]] is a specific pattern that allows players to try and construct [[Gameplay Engines]] during gameplay if all the prerequisites necessary for them exist by collecting [[Cards]], [[Pre-Customized Decks]] does the same but before gameplay begins. One specific example of this is [[Cycle Deck Engines]].
 The presence of [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] in games which allow [[Gameplay Engines]] can make the engines useless at a certain point where in becomes more important to focus on generating victory points. The easiest way to make [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] possible in games with [[Gameplay Engines]] rather obviously to add [[Scores]] to the design.
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 [[Combos]],
 [[Construction]],
-[[Cycle Deck Engine]],
+[[Cycle Deck Engines]],
 [[Emergent Gameplay]],
 [[Pre-Customized Decks]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Supporting the presence of [[Gameplay Engines]] consist of letting players use [[Construction]] to make more efficient or self-sustaining [[Player Abstract Constructs]]. This is typically done through letting the game system be able to generate [[Combos]], [[Emergent Gameplay]], or [[Positive Feedback Loops]] through the constructions the players can create in the [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. [[Deck Building]] is a specific pattern that allows players to try and construct [[Gameplay Engines]] during gameplay if all the prerequisites necessary for them exist, [[Pre-Customized Decks]] does the same but before gameplay begins. One specific example of this is the [[Cycle Deck Engine]].
+Supporting the presence of [[Gameplay Engines]] consist of letting players use [[Construction]] to make more efficient or self-sustaining [[Player Abstract Constructs]]. This is typically done through letting the game system be able to generate [[Combos]], [[Emergent Gameplay]], or [[Positive Feedback Loops]] through the constructions the players can create in the [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. [[Deck Building]] is a specific pattern that allows players to try and construct [[Gameplay Engines]] during gameplay if all the prerequisites necessary for them exist by collecting [[Cards]], [[Pre-Customized Decks]] does the same but before gameplay begins. One specific example of this is the [[Cycle Deck Engine]].
 The presence of [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] in games which allow [[Gameplay Engines]] can make the engines useless at a certain point where in becomes more important to focus on generating victory points. The easiest way to make [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] possible in games with [[Gameplay Engines]] rather obviously to add [[Scores]] to the design.

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Supporting the presence of [[Gameplay Engines]] consist of letting players use [[Construction]] to make more efficient or self-sustaining [[Player Abstract Constructs]]. This is typically done through letting the game system be able to generate [[Combos]], [[Emergent Gameplay]], or [[Positive Feedback Loops]] through the constructions the players can create in the [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. [[Deck Building]] is a specific pattern that allows players to try and construct [[Gameplay Engines]] during gameplay if all the prerequisites necessary for them exist, [[Pre-Customized Decks]] does the same but before gameplay begins.
+Supporting the presence of [[Gameplay Engines]] consist of letting players use [[Construction]] to make more efficient or self-sustaining [[Player Abstract Constructs]]. This is typically done through letting the game system be able to generate [[Combos]], [[Emergent Gameplay]], or [[Positive Feedback Loops]] through the constructions the players can create in the [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. [[Deck Building]] is a specific pattern that allows players to try and construct [[Gameplay Engines]] during gameplay if all the prerequisites necessary for them exist, [[Pre-Customized Decks]] does the same but before gameplay begins. One specific example of this is the [[Cycle Deck Engine]].
 The presence of [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] in games which allow [[Gameplay Engines]] can make the engines useless at a certain point where in becomes more important to focus on generating victory points. The easiest way to make [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] possible in games with [[Gameplay Engines]] rather obviously to add [[Scores]] to the design.
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 [[Combos]],
 [[Construction]],
 [[Emergent Gameplay]],
 [[Pre-Customized Decks]],

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 [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]],
 [[Deck Building]]
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 [[Exploitation]] phases making the pattern potential very important in two different gameplay phases.
-Since typically games that provide [[Gameplay Engines]] provide many different types of them, choosing one to try and build is a [[Player Defined Goals|Player Defined Goals]] as well as being [[Constructive Gameplay]]. Building efficient [[Gameplay Engines]] typically require both [[Strategic Knowledge]] and [[Strategic Planning]].
+Since typically games that provide [[Gameplay Engines]] provide many different types of them, choosing one to try and build is a [[Player Defined Goals|Player Defined Goals]] as well as being [[Constructive Gameplay]]. Building efficient [[Gameplay Engines]] typically require both [[Strategic Knowledge]] and [[Strategic Planning]] but just maintaining or observing well-functioning [[Gameplay Engines]] can give rise to [[Lull Periods]].
 [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] often occur in games which have [[Scores]] and allow the construction of [[Gameplay Engines]].
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 [[Investments]],
 [[Exploitation]],
 [[Player Defined Goals]],
 [[Strategic Knowledge]],

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Gameplay Engines]] can be seen as a form of [[Abstract Player Constructs]], or as goal requirement for which effects there should have. Building them are a form of [[Investments]] and [[Supporting Goals]] for winning a game, typically those that have [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] or rely on successful [[Expansion]] phases. Since typically games that provide [[Gameplay Engines]] provide many different types of them, choosing one to try and build is a [[Player Defined Goals|Player Defined Goals]] as well as being [[Constructive Gameplay]]. Building efficient [[Gameplay Engines]] typically require both [[Strategic Knowledge]] and [[Strategic Planning]].
+[[Gameplay Engines]] can be seen as a form of [[Abstract Player Constructs]], or as goal requirement for which effects there should have. Building them are a form of [[Investments]] and [[Supporting Goals]] for winning a game, typically those that have [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] or rely on successful [[Expansion]] phases. Even more so, having efficient [[Gameplay Engines]] can be the defining characteristic of
 [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] often occur in games which have [[Scores]] and allow the construction of [[Gameplay Engines]].
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 [[Constructive Gameplay]],
 [[Investments]],
 [[Player Defined Goals]],
 [[Strategic Knowledge]],