Kingmaker - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 15:32, 21 March 2018

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Staffan Björk at 09:34, 12 August 2016

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Staffan Björk at 11:00, 9 August 2016

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Staffan Björk at 10:46, 24 July 2016

2016-07-24T10:46:36Z

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 10:42, 24 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 10:25, 24 July 2016

2016-07-24T10:25:57Z

Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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‎Examples

Staffan Björk at 10:17, 24 July 2016

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Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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‎Examples

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] when players' positions tend to rather clearly established. This makes the number of candidates for winning narrower and in this sense [[Kingmaker]] can help players perceive a
+[[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] when players' positions tend to rather clearly established. This makes the number of candidates for winning narrower and in this sense [[Kingmaker]] can help players perceive a [[Predictable Winner]]. Just as [[Balancing Effects]] can work against [[Kingmaker]] situations occurring, the presence of [[Kingmaker]] possibilities work against [[Player Balance]] and therefore against [[Balancing Effects]] as well.
 [[Predictable Winner]].
 == Relations ==
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 [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]],
 [[Imperfect Information]],
 [[Randomness]],
 [[Uncertainty of Information]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Dominant Strategy]], [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Consequences]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns.
+The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Dominant Strategies]], [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Consequences]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns.
 If the presence of [[Kingmaker]] situations have been observed in a game, there are some design features that can work against it occurring. [[Balancing Effects]], [[Randomness]], and [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] works against [[Predictable Consequences]] or a [[Predictable Winner]] making a [[Kingmaker]] emerge. [[Imperfect Information]] and [[Uncertainty of Information]] can make players not realize that there actually exists a [[Kingmaker]] situation; [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] with [[Scores]] often do this by having at least some of the [[Scores]] be hidden (see for example [[Lords of Waterdeep]], [[Ticket to Ride]], and [[Village]]).
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
-[[Dominant Strategy]],
+[[Dominant Strategies]],
 [[Early Elimination]],
 [[Early Leaving Players]],

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-[[Kingmaker]] can also be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[Revokes]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.
+[[Kingmaker]] can also be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[Revoke Rules]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.
 == Consequences ==
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
-[[Revokes]]
+[[Revoke Rules]]
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 [[Category:Dynamic Patterns]]
 [[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Needs revision]]
 [[Category:Needs examples]]
 [[Category:Needs references]]
 [[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]
 [[Category:To be Published]]
 ''Gameplay situations where a player cannot win but can decide which other player should.''

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 The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Dominant Strategy]], [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Consequences]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns.
-If the presence of [[Kingmaker]] situations have been observed in a game, there are some design features that can work against it occurring. [[Balancing Effects]], [[Randomness]], and [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] works against [[Predictable Consequences]] or a [[Predictable Winner]] making a [[Kingmaker]] emerge. [[Imperfect Information]] and [[Uncertainty of Information]] can make players not realize that there actually exists a [[Kingmaker situation]]; [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] with [[Scores]] often do this by having at least some of the [[Scores]] be hidden (see for example [[Lords of Waterdeep]], [[Ticket to Ride]], and [[Village]]).
+If the presence of [[Kingmaker]] situations have been observed in a game, there are some design features that can work against it occurring. [[Balancing Effects]], [[Randomness]], and [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] works against [[Predictable Consequences]] or a [[Predictable Winner]] making a [[Kingmaker]] emerge. [[Imperfect Information]] and [[Uncertainty of Information]] can make players not realize that there actually exists a [[Kingmaker]] situation; [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] with [[Scores]] often do this by having at least some of the [[Scores]] be hidden (see for example [[Lords of Waterdeep]], [[Ticket to Ride]], and [[Village]]).
 [[Kingmaker]] can also be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[Revokes]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.
 == Consequences ==

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns. If its presence has been observed in a game, it can be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[Revokes]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.
+The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns.
 == Consequences ==
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
 [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]],
 [[Value of Effort]]

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 === Examples ===
-Wikipedia lists the television series Survivor as an example where [[Kingmaker]] situations are explicitly designed for.
+[[Kingmaker]] is very rarely intentionally designed to be present in most game instances of a game, but can occur in many games anyway. Wikipedia lists the television series Survivor as an example where [[Kingmaker]] situations are explicitly designed for.
 == Using the pattern ==

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
		+	Wikipedia lists the television series Survivor as an example where [[Kingmaker]] situations are explicitly designed for.

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