Minigames - Revision history

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Staffan Björk at 12:26, 20 August 2012

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‎Consequences

Staffan Björk at 09:42, 21 May 2012

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Staffan Björk at 07:06, 8 October 2011

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Staffan Björk at 08:22, 18 September 2011

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 == Consequences ==
-Depending on if the [[Minigames]] transmit any [[Trans-Game Information]] they either make them have [[Extra-Game Consequences]] and the main game be a [[Coupled Games|Coupled Game]] or a [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] of sorts, or simply be [[Optional Goals]] motivating [[Extra-Game Actions]]. Since the gameplay in the [[Minigames]] can differ from the main game, and from each other when many exist, they can offer [[Varied Gameplay]]. While nothing forces [[Minigames]] to be short (as the example of [[Day of the Tentacle]] included its prequel shows), they do tend to be [[Quick Games]] to not distract too much from the main game.
+Depending on if the [[Minigames]] transmit any [[Trans-Game Information]] they either make them have [[Extra-Game Consequences]] and the main game be a [[Coupled Games|Coupled Game]] or a [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] of sorts, or simply be [[Optional Goals]] motivating [[Extra-Game Actions]]. Since the gameplay in the [[Minigames]] can differ from the main game, and from each other when many exist, they can offer [[Varied Gameplay]]. While nothing forces [[Minigames]] to be short (as the example of [[Day of the Tentacle]] included its prequel shows), they do tend to be [[Quick Games]] to not distract too much from the main game. When used repeatedly, they create [[Repetitive Gameplay]] and may do so also by players electing to play the same [[Minigames]] over and over again if players can choose to do so.
 Games consisting primarily of [[Minigames]] help create [[Minimalized Social Weight]] in that gameplay is chunked into small units that provide many possibilities to interrupt gameplay for social interaction. When [[Minigames]] have not been clearly advertised as part of the gameplay, e.g. when they are contained with [[Installations]] or require [[Game World Exploration]] to find, they are examples of [[Easter Eggs]]. The end of [[Minigames]] can make natural points for players switching place in games with [[Hotseating]].
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 [[Punishments]],
 [[Quick Games]],
 [[Rewards]],
 [[Tournaments]],

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 Depending on if the [[Minigames]] transmit any [[Trans-Game Information]] they either make them have [[Extra-Game Consequences]] and the main game be a [[Coupled Games|Coupled Game]] or a [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] of sorts, or simply be [[Optional Goals]] motivating [[Extra-Game Actions]]. Since the gameplay in the [[Minigames]] can differ from the main game, and from each other when many exist, they can offer [[Varied Gameplay]]. While nothing forces [[Minigames]] to be short (as the example of [[Day of the Tentacle]] included its prequel shows), they do tend to be [[Quick Games]] to not distract too much from the main game.
-Games consisting primarily of [[Minigames]] help create [[Minimalized Social Weight]] in that gameplay is chunked into small units that provide many possibilities to interrupt gameplay for social interaction.
+Games consisting primarily of [[Minigames]] help create [[Minimalized Social Weight]] in that gameplay is chunked into small units that provide many possibilities to interrupt gameplay for social interaction. When [[Minigames]] have not been clearly advertised as part of the gameplay, e.g. when they are contained with [[Installations]] or require [[Game World Exploration]] to find, they are examples of [[Easter Eggs]]. The end of [[Minigames]] can make natural points for players switching place in games with [[Hotseating]].
-When [[Minigames]] have not been clearly advertised as part of the gameplay, e.g. when they are contained with [[Installations]] or require [[Game World Exploration]] to find, they are examples of [[Easter Eggs]].
+[[Save Scumming]] is encouraged by games that provide [[Mini Games]] in which players can perform [[Save-Load Cycles]], e.g. [[Fallout 3]] or [[Oblivion]].
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-The end of [[Minigames]] can make natural points for players switching place in games with [[Hotseating]].
 == Relations ==
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 ==== with [[Trans-Game Information]] ====
 [[Extra-Game Consequences]], [[Meta Games]]
 === Can Modulate ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The design of [[Minigames]] quite obviously required the creation of small games that are supposed to be able to function in a large game. This may be just one game as in the case of [[Day of the Tentacle]], or many ranging from a few in [[Fallout: New Vegas]] to the very many in the [[WarioWare series]]. In addition, one has consider how the outcome of these [[Minigames]] translate into [[Trans-Game Information]] for use in the outer games, if the inner games should have some effect at all. Typical effect are direct [[Rewards]] or [[Punishments]] or the completion of specific goals in a [[Goal Hierarchies]]. While the unspecified nature of the gameplay required of [[Minigames]] make few other patterns create [[Minigames]], and exception to this is [[Quick Time Events]].
+The design of [[Minigames]] quite obviously required the creation of small games that are supposed to be able to function in a large game. This may be just one game as in the case of [[Day of the Tentacle]], or many ranging from a few in [[Fallout: New Vegas]] to the very many in the [[WarioWare series]]. In addition, one has consider how the outcome of these [[Minigames]] translate into [[Trans-Game Information]] for use in the outer games, if the inner games should have some effect at all. Typical effect are direct [[Rewards]] or [[Punishments]] or the completion of specific goals in a [[Goal Hierarchies]]. While the unspecified nature of the gameplay required of [[Minigames]] make few other patterns create [[Minigames]]; exceptions to this are [[Quick Time Events]] and [[Quizzes]].
 [[Minigames]] can be used to create both [[Polyathlons]] and single-game [[Tournaments]] but unless there are gameplay components outside the inner games, the outer game will fail to be perceived as a separate entity. Playing [[Single-Player Games|Single-Player]] campaigns in the computer game version of [[Bloodbowl_(computer_game)|Bloodbowl]] is an example of how this can function since the training and recruiting of individual players and other team related activities provide additional gameplay opportunities. In contrast, the [[WarioWare series]] mainly have [[High Score Lists]] and [[Unlocking]] new [[Levels]] as gameplay components outside the [[Minigames]] and may therefore be seen more as a collection of separate games. A less common use of [[Minigames]] is to let players be able to do something while a "main" game is loading; this is done in the [[Tekken series]] but is not so common generally, possibly because there is a patent based around this concept<ref name="patent"/> (the site GiantBomb<ref name="giantbomb"/> has a page describing  such games and other interactive possibilities during loading screens).
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Quick Time Events]]

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 Games that try to enact whole worlds in great detail, like tabletop roleplaying such as [[Hârnmaster]] and [[GURPS]] as well as lice-action roleplaying games, can easily end up in situations where games are played. Typically these are small gambling game similar or exact instances of existing games, such as [[Poker]] or [[Craps]].
-Computer games make it quite easy to contain other games in themselves. The graphical adventure game [[Day of the Tentacle]] included its prequel, [[Maniac Mansion]], as a playable [[Minigames|Minigame]] on a computer inside the game. In [[Fallout: New Vegas]] the [[Collectible Card Games|Collectible Card Game]] ''Caravan'' and several traditional gambling games (e.g. [[Roulette]] and [[Blackjack]] are implemented as [[Minigames]]. The pinball game [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]] included a [[Breakout]]-like game as a hidden component.
+Computer games make it quite easy to contain other games in themselves. The graphical adventure game [[Day of the Tentacle]] included its prequel, [[Maniac Mansion]], as a playable [[Minigames|Minigame]] on a computer inside the game. In [[Fallout: New Vegas]] the [[:Category:Collectible Card Games|Collectible Card Game]] ''Caravan'' and several traditional gambling games (e.g. [[Roulette]] and [[Blackjack]] are implemented as [[Minigames]]. The pinball game [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]] included a [[Breakout]]-like game as a hidden component.
 [[:Category:Party Games|Party games]] mainly consist of smaller games. Examples of this includes the [[Mario Party series]] and the whimsical [[WarioWare series]]. Single-player versions of games simulating matches and including training and other inter-match activities, e.g. [[Bloodbowl_(computer_game)|Bloodbowl]], are borderline cases of having [[Minigames]].

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 Depending on if the [[Minigames]] transmit any [[Trans-Game Information]] they either make them have [[Extra-Game Consequences]] and the main game be a [[Coupled Games|Coupled Game]] or a [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] of sorts, or simply be [[Optional Goals]] motivating [[Extra-Game Actions]]. Since the gameplay in the [[Minigames]] can differ from the main game, and from each other when many exist, they can offer [[Varied Gameplay]]. While nothing forces [[Minigames]] to be short (as the example of [[Day of the Tentacle]] included its prequel shows), they do tend to be [[Quick Games]] to not distract too much from the main game.
-When [[Minigames]] have not been clearly advertised as part of the gameplay. When they are contained with [[Installations]] or require [[Game World Exploration]] to find, they are examples of [[Easter Eggs]].
+Games consisting primarily of [[Minigames]] help create [[Minimalized Social Weight]] in that gameplay is chunked into small units that provide many possibilities to interrupt gameplay for social interaction.
 The end of [[Minigames]] can make natural points for players switching place in games with [[Hotseating]].
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Coupled Games]],
-[[Extra-Game Actions]], [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Optional Goals]],
+[[Extra-Game Actions]], [[Goal Hierarchies]],
 [[Polyathlons]],
 [[Punishments]],

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 When [[Minigames]] have not been clearly advertised as part of the gameplay, finding out about their existence can provide [[Surprises]] and if they require [[Game World Exploration]] they can also be examples of [[Easter Eggs]].
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Thematic Consistency]]