Player Unpredictability - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 09:34, 12 August 2016

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Staffan Björk at 21:09, 26 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 13:44, 9 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 18:16, 8 January 2015

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Staffan Björk at 18:14, 8 January 2015

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 That players can plan different strategies in a game allows for a form of [[Player Unpredictability]] before gameplay begins. The use of [[Pre-Customized Decks]] lets this have practical consequences on the initial game state.
-Several patterns work against [[Player Unpredictability]]. [[Strategic Knowledge]] can make it more obvious what other players will do for the player that have this, while [[Dominant Strategy]] and [[Predictable Winner]] can make it completely obvious what a player which is winning will do in the future.
+Several patterns work against [[Player Unpredictability]]. [[Strategic Knowledge]] can make it more obvious what other players will do for the player that have this, while [[Dominant Strategies]] and [[Predictable Winner]] can make it completely obvious what a player which is winning will do in the future.
 [[Player/Character Skill Composites]] and [[Player/System Action Composites]] can be used to modulate [[Player Unpredictability]] since part of what a player does or how well that player does an action becomes determined by algorithms; this effect on the pattern is more pronounced in games where one can have [[Strategic Knowledge]] about how the composites work. [[No Direct Player Influence]] affects [[Player Unpredictability]] in another matter, namely that one will only get to know what other players actually did after one no longer can take direct actions against them.
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
-[[Dominant Strategy]],
+[[Dominant Strategies]],
 [[Endgame]],
 [[Predictable Winner]],

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 [[Player Unpredictability]] can make [[Cooperation]] more difficult since players cannot as easily assume what other players will be doing.
-It can be beneficial to players to have high unpredictability to others, especially in games with [[Betrayal]], [[Bluffing]], [[Negotiation]], or [[Secret Goals]]. This can make [[Player Unpredictability]] into a player skill and provides one route to [[Game Mastery]] in these games.
+It can be beneficial to players to have high unpredictability to others, especially in games with [[Betrayal]], [[Bluffing]], [[Negotiation]], or [[Secret Goals]]. This can make [[Player Unpredictability]] into a player skill and provides one route to [[Gameplay Mastery]] in these games.
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Cognitive Engrossment]],
-[[Game Mastery]],
+[[Gameplay Mastery]],
 [[Limited Foresight]],
 [[Limited Planning Ability]],

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 The basic requirement for [[Player Unpredictability]] is that there are other players that can be unpredictable, i.e. [[Multiplayer Games]] is a necessary but not sufficient requirement for having the pattern in a game. Non-human players, i.e. [[AI Players]] or [[Game System Player|Game System Players]], can provide [[Player Unpredictability]] through ensuring that they have [[Unpredictable Behavior]].
-While games like [[Chess]] and [[Go]] shows that one can have [[Player Unpredictability]] in games with [[Perfect Information]], the use of [[Imperfect Information|Imperfect]] and [[Asymmetric Information]] - often combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] - lets games not that dependent on predicting opponents exact movements also have [[Player Unpredictability]]. Given each player [[Secret Goals]] is another direct way of providing [[Player Unpredictability]], as is requiring actions or activities that rely on being deceitful or manipulative, e.g. [[Betrayal]], [[Bluffing]], or [[Negotiation]]. [[Lucky Guess Solutions]] can also create [[Player Unpredictability]] since players can surprise each other by unexpected and effective actions. This is also the case for gameplay where [[Trial by Error Solutions]] can be found (not surprising since they often cause [[Lucky Guess Solutions]] to be present) but when the possible solutions can be tested in order the opposite occurs; [[Trial by Error Solutions]] work against [[Player Unpredictability]].
+While games like [[Chess]] and [[Go]] shows that one can have [[Player Unpredictability]] in games with [[Perfect Information]], the use of [[Imperfect Information|Imperfect]] and [[Asymmetric Information]] - often combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] - lets games not that dependent on predicting opponents exact movements also have [[Player Unpredictability]]. Given each player [[Secret Goals]] is another direct way of providing [[Player Unpredictability]], as is requiring actions or activities that rely on being deceitful or manipulative, e.g. [[Betrayal]], [[Bluffing]], or [[Negotiation]]. [[Lucky Guess Solutions]] can also create [[Player Unpredictability]] since players can surprise each other by unexpected and effective actions. This is also the case for gameplay where [[Trial and Error Solutions]] can be found (not surprising since they often cause [[Lucky Guess Solutions]] to be present) but when the possible solutions can be tested in order the opposite occurs; [[Trial and Error Solutions]] work against [[Player Unpredictability]].
 That players can plan different strategies in a game allows for a form of [[Player Unpredictability]] before gameplay begins. The use of [[Pre-Customized Decks]] lets this have practical consequences on the initial game state.
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 [[Pre-Customized Decks]],
 [[Secret Goals]],
-[[Trial by Error Solutions]],
+[[Trial and Error Solutions]],
 [[Uncertainty of Information]]
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 [[Predictable Winner]],
 [[Strategic Knowledge]],
-[[Trial by Error Solutions]]
+[[Trial and Error Solutions]]
 == History ==

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 [[Player/Character Skill Composites]] and [[Player/System Action Composites]] can be used to modulate [[Player Unpredictability]] since part of what a player does or how well that player does an action becomes determined by algorithms; this effect on the pattern is more pronounced in games where one can have [[Strategic Knowledge]] about how the composites work. [[No Direct Player Influence]] affects [[Player Unpredictability]] in another matter, namely that one will only get to know what other players actually did after one no longer can take direct actions against them.
 == Consequences ==
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
 [[Dominant Strategy]],
 [[Predictable Winner]],
 [[Strategic Knowledge]],

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 While games like [[Chess]] and [[Go]] shows that one can have [[Player Unpredictability]] in games with [[Perfect Information]], the use of [[Imperfect Information|Imperfect]] and [[Asymmetric Information]] - often combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] - lets games not that dependent on predicting opponents exact movements also have [[Player Unpredictability]]. Given each player [[Secret Goals]] is another direct way of providing [[Player Unpredictability]], as is requiring actions or activities that rely on being deceitful or manipulative, e.g. [[Betrayal]], [[Bluffing]], or [[Negotiation]]. [[Lucky Guess Solutions]] can also create [[Player Unpredictability]] since players can surprise each other by unexpected and effective actions. This is also the case for gameplay where [[Trial by Error Solutions]] can be found (not surprising since they often cause [[Lucky Guess Solutions]] to be present) but when the possible solutions can be tested in order the opposite occurs; [[Trial by Error Solutions]] work against [[Player Unpredictability]].
 Several patterns work against [[Player Unpredictability]]. [[Strategic Knowledge]] can make it more obvious what other players will do for the player that have this, while [[Dominant Strategy]] and [[Predictable Winner]] can make it completely obvious what a player which is winning will do in the future.
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 [[Multiplayer Games]],
 [[Negotiation]],
 [[Secret Goals]],
 [[Trial by Error Solutions]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The basic requirement for [[Player Unpredictability]] is that there are other players that can be unpredictable, i.e. [[Multiplayer Games]] is a necessary but not sufficient requirement for having the pattern in a game.
+The basic requirement for [[Player Unpredictability]] is that there are other players that can be unpredictable, i.e. [[Multiplayer Games]] is a necessary but not sufficient requirement for having the pattern in a game. Non-human players, i.e. [[AI Players]] or [[Game System Player|Game System Players]], can provide [[Player Unpredictability]] through ensuring that they have [[Unpredictable Behavior]].
 While games like [[Chess]] and [[Go]] shows that one can have [[Player Unpredictability]] in games with [[Perfect Information]], the use of [[Imperfect Information|Imperfect]] and [[Asymmetric Information]] - often combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] - lets games not that dependent on predicting opponents exact movements also have [[Player Unpredictability]]. Given each player [[Secret Goals]] is another direct way of providing [[Player Unpredictability]], as is requiring actions or activities that rely on being deceitful or manipulative, e.g. [[Betrayal]], [[Bluffing]], or [[Negotiation]].
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 [[Asymmetric Information]] together with [[Imperfect Information]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 [[Category:Dynamic Patterns]]
 [[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Needs revision]]
 [[Category:Needs references]]
 [[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]
 [[Category:To be Published]]
 ''The limit on what will happen in future gameplay due to not knowing how other players will act.''