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Staffan Björk at 09:39, 8 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 08:27, 9 September 2011

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Staffan Björk at 09:45, 15 June 2011

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== On the ''Can Instantiate'' and ''Can be Instantiated by'' relationship ==
It is important to note that the relations are between patterns and not instantiations of them. This means that while completing a specific [[Quests|Quest]] may provide a specific [[Rewards|Reward]], this does not mean that the pattern [[Quests]] instantiates [[Rewards]]. In contrast, [[Game Items]] may be [[Rewards]], so [[Game Items]] can instantiate [[Rewards]].

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 == On the ''Can Instantiate'' and ''Can be Instantiated by'' relationship ==
-It is important to note that the relations are between patterns and not instantiations of them. This means that while completing a specific [[Quests|Quest]] may provide a specific [[Rewards|Reward]], this does not mean that the pattern [[Quests]] instantiates [[Rewards]]. In contrast, [[Game Items]] may be [[Rewards]], so [[Game Items]] can instantiate [[Rewards]].
+For these relations, the possibility of one pattern instantiating another is just this, a possibility. In many cases a collection of patterns with a common ''can instantiate'' target pattern are needed for the pattern to occur but even so there may be no clear relations between the patterns that are "collaborating" to create the target pattern.
 Another point related to the relations between patterns is that some pattern instantiate others because they are more specific versions of them, e.g. [[Avatars]] is a specific form of [[Focus Loci]], while in other case a pattern typically gives rise to the presence of another pattern, e.g. [[Dice]] typically gives rise to [[Randomness]] but [[Dice]] is not a specific form of [[Randomness]].
 A third point related to these types of relations is that the intention behind using a pattern may lead to some ''Can Instantiate'' relations being described in the ''Using the Pattern'' section rather than what at first glance seems more natural, the ''Consequences'' section. This is because some patterns are often put into a game design for the reason of making another pattern appear rather than being a more or less guaranteed effect that may or may not be wanted. For example, the [[Traverse]] goal is typically used to create [[Races]] in games.

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	It is important to note that the relations are between patterns and not instantiations of them. This means that while completing a specific [[Quests\|Quest]] may provide a specific [[Rewards\|Reward]], this does not mean that the pattern [[Quests]] instantiates [[Rewards]]. In contrast, [[Game Items]] may be [[Rewards]], so [[Game Items]] can instantiate [[Rewards]].		It is important to note that the relations are between patterns and not instantiations of them. This means that while completing a specific [[Quests\|Quest]] may provide a specific [[Rewards\|Reward]], this does not mean that the pattern [[Quests]] instantiates [[Rewards]]. In contrast, [[Game Items]] may be [[Rewards]], so [[Game Items]] can instantiate [[Rewards]].
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		+	Another point related to the relations between patterns is that some pattern instantiate others because they are more specific versions of them, e.g. [[Avatars]] is a specific form of [[Focus Loci]], while in other case a pattern typically gives rise to the presence of another pattern, e.g. [[Dice]] typically gives rise to [[Randomness]] but [[Dice]] is not a specific form of [[Randomness]].
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		+	A third point related to these types of relations is that the intention behind using a pattern may lead to some ''Can Instantiate'' relations being described in the ''Using the Pattern'' section rather than what at first glance seems more natural, the ''Consequences'' section. This is because some patterns are often put into a game design for the reason of making another pattern appear rather than being a more or less guaranteed effect that may or may not be wanted. For example, the [[Traverse]] goal is typically used to create [[Races]] in games.