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 As [[Ammunition]] and [[Energy]] shows, tying consumption of [[Resources]] to performing [[Abilities]] is one way to control how often players can perform those [[Abilities]]. [[Resources]] can also be tied to [[Abilities]] in that more [[Resources]] make the [[Abilities]] have greater effect. These options make [[Resources]] be able to provide both [[Decreased Abilities|Decreased]] and [[Improved Abilities]], and that acquiring a [[Resources|Resource]] one currently not has may also be given a [[New Abilities|New Ability]]. This design solution can however also force players into [[Downtime]] if they do not have the appropriate [[Resources]]. [[Token Placement]] shows another approach where [[Tokens]] need to be used as [[Resources]] to access possible actions. However, the actions themselves are often [[Limited Resources]], so [[Token Placement]] also modified the action [[Resources]].
-[[Resources]] have to be limited in some sense for them to be perceived as [[Resources]], but their scarcity or abundance is often critical to how they affect gameplay. The pattern [[Limited Resources]] looks in more detail into the cases where individual [[Resources]] become important to consider.
+[[Resources]] have to be limited in some sense for them to be perceived as [[Resources]], but their scarcity or abundance is often critical to how they affect gameplay. The pattern [[Limited Resources]] looks in more detail into the cases where individual [[Resources]] become important to consider. When several players or agents have use for the same [[Resources]] - a quite common consequence of game designs - there is a [[Resource Competition]] and heavily affects how the [[Resources]] need to be related to.
 The [[Resources]] available at the beginning of game play may be the only [[Resources]] that exist, or they may be [[Renewable Resources]]. In the latter case, they may be produced from [[Resource Generators]], [[Spawning|Spawn]] or be handed out at regular time intervals by being [[Regenerating Resources]], or they can be [[Rewards]] for successful [[Investments]] or completing goals (e.g. [[Loot]] for defeating [[Enemies]]). All these options are examples of [[Game Element Insertion]] and how [[Producers]] can create [[Resources]], and together with how [[Resources]] are depleted through [[Consumers]] form [[Producer-Consumer]] patterns. Designers of games need to also consider if [[Resources]] should become more abundant as gameplay progresses, should be as common as from the beginning or if [[Complete Resource Depletion]] should be able to occur (or simply should occur). In general, [[Resources]] of [[Rewards]] often fit as [[Sustenance Rewards]] if players can risk running out of the [[Resources]].
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 [[Renewable Resources]],
 [[Resource Caps]],
 [[Resource Generators]],
 [[Resource Locations]],

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 [[Indirect Control]],
 [[Inventories]],
 [[Limited Resources]],
 [[Loot]],

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 [[Resources]] have to be limited in some sense for them to be perceived as [[Resources]], but their scarcity or abundance is often critical to how they affect gameplay. The pattern [[Limited Resources]] looks in more detail into the cases where individual [[Resources]] become important to consider.
-The [[Resources]] available at the beginning of game play may be the only [[Resources]] that exist, or they may be [[Renewable Resources]]. In the latter case, they may be produced from [[Resource Generators]], [[Spawning|Spawn]] or be handed out at regular time intervals by being [[Regenerating Resources]], or they can be [[Rewards]] for completing goals (e.g. [[Loot]] for defeating [[Enemies]]). All these options are examples of [[Game Element Insertion]] and how [[Producers]] can create [[Resources]], and together with how [[Resources]] are depleted through [[Consumers]] form [[Producer-Consumer]] patterns. Designers of games need to also consider if [[Resources]] should become more abundant as gameplay progresses, should be as common as from the beginning or if [[Complete Resource Depletion]] should be able to occur (or simply should occur). In general, [[Resources]] of [[Rewards]] often fit as [[Sustenance Rewards]] if players can risk running out of the [[Resources]].
+The [[Resources]] available at the beginning of game play may be the only [[Resources]] that exist, or they may be [[Renewable Resources]]. In the latter case, they may be produced from [[Resource Generators]], [[Spawning|Spawn]] or be handed out at regular time intervals by being [[Regenerating Resources]], or they can be [[Rewards]] for successful [[Investments]] or completing goals (e.g. [[Loot]] for defeating [[Enemies]]). All these options are examples of [[Game Element Insertion]] and how [[Producers]] can create [[Resources]], and together with how [[Resources]] are depleted through [[Consumers]] form [[Producer-Consumer]] patterns. Designers of games need to also consider if [[Resources]] should become more abundant as gameplay progresses, should be as common as from the beginning or if [[Complete Resource Depletion]] should be able to occur (or simply should occur). In general, [[Resources]] of [[Rewards]] often fit as [[Sustenance Rewards]] if players can risk running out of the [[Resources]].
 When [[Resources]] are collected from a [[Game Worlds|Game World]], several additional design choices are required, including the location of the [[Resources]], who can see them, and whether there are [[Clues]] to where they can be found. [[Resources]] may be [[Secret Resources]] hidden in [[Secret Areas]], by [[Fog of War]], or may require [[Privileged Abilities]] to be detected. Quite obviously, [[Resources]] can also be available in different amounts or concentrations, have time requirements when the can be collected and have requirements on whom can collect them. All these can be used to modulate how [[Resources]] work in a game. [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]] can be used to make players bring the [[Resources]] that are to be used in each individual game instance of a game; this tends to create [[Purchasable Game Advantages]] which can also happen in any game where players can buy [[Resources]] for real world money as [[Extra-Game Input]]. Buying more [[Lives]] for coins in arcade games is an example of this.

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 How acquired [[Resources]] can be kept is another question that is relevant to many games using [[Resources]]. [[Containers]] and [[Resource Caps]] can limit the maximum [[Resources]] one can have (which may have a slight balancing effect) while [[Steadily Decreasing Resources]] or [[Time Limits]] on how long one can have specific [[Resources]] can require players to continuously need to collect new [[Resources]] even if they are not using them. [[Inventories]] (and [[Free Gift Inventories]]) serve as [[Containers]] in this sense but also allow players to equip them. Making them [[Stealables]] opens up for [[Stealing]] and the game design can make players [[Always Vulnerable]] if [[Tension]] is desired. More generally, [[Penalties]] can be designed to remove or threaten to remove [[Resources]]. [[Indirect Control]] of [[Resources]] can remove design issues regarding [[Containers]] and [[Resource Caps]] but keep [[Tension]] about losing the [[Resources]] to others. [[Shared Resources]] modifies these choices discussed above in several ways. First, players can share the burden of keeping (and protecting) the [[Resources]]. Second, they may need to engage in [[Negotiation]] how the [[Resources]] should be used, and this can potentially become [[Social Dilemmas]].
-The interaction between creation and consumption of [[Resources]] is a dynamic feature critical to consider in a game design. [[Resources]] may be designed to be part of [[Closed Economies]] or [[Faucet/Drain]] systems to control this, but the question of whether [[Resources]] are part of [[Positive Feedback Loops|Positive]] or [[Negative Feedback Loops]] nearly always needs to be considered both from the perspective of individual players and the system as a whole. This since the rarity or abundance of [[Resources]] easily has large imparts on both balance and play time of any game. Design options regarding this aspect [[Resources]] can have on games can be provided by considering [[Arithmetic Progression]], [[Geometric Progression]], [[Discontinuous Progression]], and [[Increasing Rewards]].
+The interaction between creation and consumption of [[Resources]] is a dynamic feature critical to consider in a game design. [[Resources]] may be designed to be part of [[Closed Economies]] or [[Faucet/Drain]] systems to control this, but the question of whether [[Resources]] are part of [[Positive Feedback Loops|Positive]] or [[Negative Feedback Loops]] nearly always needs to be considered both from the perspective of individual players and the system as a whole. This since the rarity or abundance of [[Resources]] easily has large imparts on both balance and play time of any game. Design options regarding this aspect [[Resources]] can have on games can be provided by considering [[Arithmetic Progression]], [[Geometric Progression]], [[Discontinuous Progression]], and [[Increasing Rewards]]. Actions and design features supporting [[Pottering]] can be added to a game to let players manipulate [[Resources]] for their own sake.
 As a balancing factor, [[Resources]] can be placed on unused actions in games where players choose between different actions. This provides a [[No-Use Bonus]] which eventually will make otherwise uninteresting actions into interesting ones.
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 [[Player-Decided Distributions]],
 [[Positive Feedback Loops]],
 [[Producer-Consumer]],
 [[Purchasable Game Advantages]],

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 Games where the goal consist of [[Collections]] various types of [[Resources]] can use the number of owned [[Resources]] as a [[Scores|Score]], and in games that have a separate [[Scores|Score]] system, [[Resources]] are often used as a second order [[Scores]] system that acts as [[Tiebreakers]]. The presence of [[Resources]] in [[Game Worlds]] such as those found in the [[Starcraft series]] can motivate [[Area Control]] goals and [[Game World Exploration]] goals when [[Fog of War]] makes at least some of the [[Resources]] into [[Secret Resources]].
-When [[Resources]] can be used for several different purposes, for example, as [[Budgeted Action Points]], they can be used to force players to make [[Trade-offs]] and modulate how [[Complex Gameplay]] a game has. Examples of games using one [[Resources|Resource]] for multiple purposes include the board game [[Carolus Magnus]], in which markers can either be used to strengthen a fraction's control over an area or a player's control over that fraction, and the card game [[San Juan]] where each card depending on context represents a good, a colonist, money, or a building.
+When [[Resources]] can be used for several different purposes, for example, as [[Budgeted Action Points]], they can be used to force players to make [[Trade-Offs]] and modulate how [[Complex Gameplay]] a game has. Examples of games using one [[Resources|Resource]] for multiple purposes include the board game [[Carolus Magnus]], in which markers can either be used to strengthen a fraction's control over an area or a player's control over that fraction, and the card game [[San Juan]] where each card depending on context represents a good, a colonist, money, or a building.
 == Relations ==
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 [[Sustenance Rewards]],
 [[Tiebreakers]],
-[[Trade-offs]]
+[[Trade-Offs]]
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 == Using the pattern ==
-The primary question regarding [[Resources]] are what they should be used for. While [[Tokens]] can be used to represent most [[Resources]] game elements that the diegesis suggests in many cases offer more specific [[Resources]]. Examples of this include [[Armor]], [[Ammunition]], [[Companions]], [[Game Items]], [[Health]] (and here the [[Damage]] one can take can alternative be seen as a [[Resources|Resource]]), [[Money]], [[Territories]], and [[Units]]. [[Pick-Ups]] can either be true [[Resources]] or sources for [[Non-Localized Resources]]. [[Experience Points]] while not always used as [[Resources]], they can start functioning as such if players have options on what to spend them on or if they can be lost due to attacks. [[Scores]] can also be [[Resources]] if players can intentionally lose points as part of performing actions ([[Murano]] is an example of a game with this mechanism). Generalizing, examples of what [[Resources]] can be used for include winning [[Competitions]] or abstract [[Races]], allowing actions by being [[Ammunition]] or [[Energy]] (thereby modifying how [[Aim & Shoot]], [[Movement]], etc. functions and potentially also [[Controllers]]), being the building material used for [[Construction]] or manipulated by [[Tools]] (the latter modulating [[Crafting]]). In many cases these choices modify or dictate what they [[Resources]] are, e.g. allowing them to be used in [[Construction]] makes them into construction material. [[Resources]] can also be what is put at risk in [[Betting]], something that can be upgrade into more valuable [[Resources]] through [[Converters]], and be the target of [[Damage]]. [[Resources]] can also be created from non-diegetic aspects related to actions. [[Action Caps]], [[Budgeted Action Points]], the [[Tokens]] used in [[Token Placement]], and [[Temporary Abilities]] which have a [[Limited Number of Uses]] are all examples of potential [[Resources]] that are directly linked to players' abilities to perform actions. [[Cards]] tend to work this way in most [[:Category:Card Games|Card Games]] since an action is typically to play a [[Cards|Card]] (and the use of [[Drawing Stacks]] is a way to modulate this type of [[Resources|Resource]]). [[Neighbors]] is a way of making other players into [[Resources]] of sorts. [[Time Limits]] make the time available to do actions a [[Resources|Resource]] while [[Extra Chances]] and [[Lives]] allow players to try actions again after failing ([[Damage]] can be seen the same way). The computer game version of [[Space Hulk]] shows one example of how time can be a [[Resources|Resource]]. The game has two modes of play: a strategic mode, where the actions of [[Units]] can be planned and nothing happens but in which a time meter counts down, and a real-time mode, where the time meter (the [[Time Limits|Time Limit]]) is replenished but commands cannot be given to [[Units]]. [[Time Limits]] and [[The Show Must Go On]] can also be used to force players use [[Resources]] within a certain time, which modulates one [[Resources|Resource]] while making time into another one.
+The primary question regarding [[Resources]] are what they should be used for. While [[Tokens]] can be used to represent most [[Resources]] game elements that the diegesis suggests in many cases offer more specific [[Resources]]. Examples of this include [[Armor]], [[Ammunition]], [[Companions]], [[Game Items]], [[Health]] (and here the [[Damage]] one can take can alternative be seen as a [[Resources|Resource]]), [[Money]], [[Territories]], and [[Units]]. [[Pick-Ups]] can either be true [[Resources]] or sources for [[Non-Localized Resources]]. [[Experience Points]] while not always used as [[Resources]], they can start functioning as such if players have options on what to spend them on or if they can be lost due to attacks. [[Scores]] can also be [[Resources]] if players can intentionally lose points as part of performing actions ([[Murano]] is an example of a game with this mechanism). While normally not a [[Resources|Resource]] important for gameplay manipulation, [[Save Files]] can become [[Resources]] if [[Resource Caps]] are applied on them.
 After determining the use of a [[Resources|Resource]], the next question is how players gain access to it, which is basically of how much players should start with and how much they need to acquire during gameplay from [[Resource Sources]]. Players may start with [[Non-Renewable Resources]] to promote [[Stimulated Planning]] for whole game sessions, [[Collecting]] may be require to gather [[Resources]] from [[Resource Locations]], [[Resource Generators]], or [[Chargers]] in a [[Game Worlds|Game World]]. Further, the [[Resources]] may be [[Rewards]] for completing certain [[Quests]] or goals ([[Chargers]] and [[Resource Generators]] are in additional [[Resources]] in their own right). In addition to these ways of acquiring [[Resources]], players may be able to redistribute [[Resources]] among themselves through actions such as [[Bidding]], [[Player-Decided Distributions]], and [[Trading]] if [[Transfer of Control]] is possible due to the [[Resources]] being [[Transferable Items]]. Regardless of how players achieve [[Resources]], the game may be set up to promote either [[Symmetric Resource Distribution]] or [[Asymmetric Resource Distribution]] to enforce different strategies and [[Varied Gameplay]]. However, [[Asymmetric Resource Distribution]] may negatively affect [[Player Balance]], unless used in a controlled fashion through [[Rock-Paper-Scissors]] or [[Handicaps]].
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 [[Limited Number of Uses]] together with [[Temporary Abilities]]
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 == Using the pattern ==
-The primary question regarding [[Resources]] are what they should be used for. While [[Tokens]] can be used to represent most [[Resources]] game elements that the diegesis suggests in many cases offer more specific [[Resources]]. Examples of this include [[Armor]], [[Ammunition]], [[Companions]], [[Game Items]], [[Health]] (and here the [[Damage]] one can take can alternative be seen as a [[Resources|Resource]]), [[Money]], [[Pick-Ups]], [[Territories]], and [[Units]] - [[Scores]] can also be [[Resources]] if players can intentionally lose points as part of performing actions ([[Murano]] is an example of a game with this mechanism). Generalizing, examples of what [[Resources]] can be used for include winning [[Competitions]] or abstract [[Races]], allowing actions by being [[Ammunition]] or [[Energy]] (thereby modifying how [[Aim & Shoot]], [[Movement]], etc. functions and potentially also [[Controllers]]), being the building material used for [[Construction]] or manipulated by [[Tools]] (the latter modulating [[Crafting]]). In many cases these choices modify or dictate what they [[Resources]] are, e.g. allowing them to be used in [[Construction]] makes them into construction material. [[Resources]] can also be what is put at risk in [[Betting]], something that can be upgrade into more valuable [[Resources]] through [[Converters]], and be the target of [[Damage]]. [[Resources]] can also be created from non-diegetic aspects related to actions. [[Action Caps]], [[Budgeted Action Points]], the [[Tokens]] used in [[Token Placement]], and [[Temporary Abilities]] which have a [[Limited Number of Uses]] are all examples of potential [[Resources]] that are directly linked to players' abilities to perform actions. [[Cards]] tend to work this way in most [[:Category:Card Games|Card Games]] since an action is typically to play a [[Cards|Card]] (and the use of [[Drawing Stacks]] is a way to modulate this type of [[Resources|Resource]]). [[Neighbors]] is a way of making other players into [[Resources]] of sorts. [[Time Limits]] make the time available to do actions a [[Resources|Resource]] while [[Extra Chances]] and [[Lives]] allow players to try actions again after failing ([[Damage]] can be seen the same way). The computer game version of [[Space Hulk]] shows one example of how time can be a [[Resources|Resource]]. The game has two modes of play: a strategic mode, where the actions of [[Units]] can be planned and nothing happens but in which a time meter counts down, and a real-time mode, where the time meter (the [[Time Limits|Time Limit]]) is replenished but commands cannot be given to [[Units]]. [[Time Limits]] and [[The Show Must Go On]] can also be used to force players use [[Resources]] within a certain time, which modulates one [[Resources|Resource]] while making time into another one.
+The primary question regarding [[Resources]] are what they should be used for. While [[Tokens]] can be used to represent most [[Resources]] game elements that the diegesis suggests in many cases offer more specific [[Resources]]. Examples of this include [[Armor]], [[Ammunition]], [[Companions]], [[Game Items]], [[Health]] (and here the [[Damage]] one can take can alternative be seen as a [[Resources|Resource]]), [[Money]], [[Pick-Ups]], [[Territories]], and [[Units]]. [[Experience Points]] while not always used as [[Resources]], they can start functioning as such if players have options on what to spend them on or if they can be lost due to attacks. [[Scores]] can also be [[Resources]] if players can intentionally lose points as part of performing actions ([[Murano]] is an example of a game with this mechanism). Generalizing, examples of what [[Resources]] can be used for include winning [[Competitions]] or abstract [[Races]], allowing actions by being [[Ammunition]] or [[Energy]] (thereby modifying how [[Aim & Shoot]], [[Movement]], etc. functions and potentially also [[Controllers]]), being the building material used for [[Construction]] or manipulated by [[Tools]] (the latter modulating [[Crafting]]). In many cases these choices modify or dictate what they [[Resources]] are, e.g. allowing them to be used in [[Construction]] makes them into construction material. [[Resources]] can also be what is put at risk in [[Betting]], something that can be upgrade into more valuable [[Resources]] through [[Converters]], and be the target of [[Damage]]. [[Resources]] can also be created from non-diegetic aspects related to actions. [[Action Caps]], [[Budgeted Action Points]], the [[Tokens]] used in [[Token Placement]], and [[Temporary Abilities]] which have a [[Limited Number of Uses]] are all examples of potential [[Resources]] that are directly linked to players' abilities to perform actions. [[Cards]] tend to work this way in most [[:Category:Card Games|Card Games]] since an action is typically to play a [[Cards|Card]] (and the use of [[Drawing Stacks]] is a way to modulate this type of [[Resources|Resource]]). [[Neighbors]] is a way of making other players into [[Resources]] of sorts. [[Time Limits]] make the time available to do actions a [[Resources|Resource]] while [[Extra Chances]] and [[Lives]] allow players to try actions again after failing ([[Damage]] can be seen the same way). The computer game version of [[Space Hulk]] shows one example of how time can be a [[Resources|Resource]]. The game has two modes of play: a strategic mode, where the actions of [[Units]] can be planned and nothing happens but in which a time meter counts down, and a real-time mode, where the time meter (the [[Time Limits|Time Limit]]) is replenished but commands cannot be given to [[Units]]. [[Time Limits]] and [[The Show Must Go On]] can also be used to force players use [[Resources]] within a certain time, which modulates one [[Resources|Resource]] while making time into another one.
 After determining the use of a [[Resources|Resource]], the next question is how players gain access to it, which is basically of how much players should start with and how much they need to acquire during gameplay from [[Resource Sources]]. Players may start with [[Non-Renewable Resources]] to promote [[Stimulated Planning]] for whole game sessions, [[Collecting]] may be require to gather [[Resources]] from [[Resource Locations]], [[Resource Generators]], or [[Chargers]] in a [[Game Worlds|Game World]]. Further, the [[Resources]] may be [[Rewards]] for completing certain [[Quests]] or goals ([[Chargers]] and [[Resource Generators]] are in additional [[Resources]] in their own right). In addition to these ways of acquiring [[Resources]], players may be able to redistribute [[Resources]] among themselves through actions such as [[Bidding]], [[Player-Decided Distributions]], and [[Trading]] if [[Transfer of Control]] is possible due to the [[Resources]] being [[Transferable Items]]. Regardless of how players achieve [[Resources]], the game may be set up to promote either [[Symmetric Resource Distribution]] or [[Asymmetric Resource Distribution]] to enforce different strategies and [[Varied Gameplay]]. However, [[Asymmetric Resource Distribution]] may negatively affect [[Player Balance]], unless used in a controlled fashion through [[Rock-Paper-Scissors]] or [[Handicaps]].
-Related to the question of how players gain access to [[Resources]] is the question of where they are localized and some [[Resources]] are [[Non-Localized Resources]] to a larger or smaller degree. For example, [[Health]] and [[Lives]] are typically not present directly as [[Resources]] in [[Game Worlds]] nor are they manipulable in [[Inventories]]. [[Ammunition]] and [[Money]], on the other hand, may be present as [[Resources]] in [[Game Worlds]] but are also typically not manipulable in [[Inventories]]. This can however be muddled by having [[Pick-Ups]] that provide these [[Resources]].
+Related to the question of how players gain access to [[Resources]] is the question of where they are localized and some [[Resources]] are [[Non-Localized Resources]] to a larger or smaller degree. For example, [[Experience Points]], [[Health]] and [[Lives]] are typically not present directly as [[Resources]] in [[Game Worlds]] nor are they manipulable in [[Inventories]]. [[Ammunition]] and [[Money]], on the other hand, may be present as [[Resources]] in [[Game Worlds]] but are also typically not manipulable in [[Inventories]]. This can however be muddled by having [[Pick-Ups]] that provide these [[Resources]].
 As [[Ammunition]] and [[Energy]] shows, tying consumption of [[Resources]] to performing [[Abilities]] is one way to control how often players can perform those [[Abilities]]. [[Resources]] can also be tied to [[Abilities]] in that more [[Resources]] make the [[Abilities]] have greater effect. These options make [[Resources]] be able to provide both [[Decreased Abilities|Decreased]] and [[Improved Abilities]], and that acquiring a [[Resources|Resource]] one currently not has may also be given a [[New Abilities|New Ability]]. This design solution can however also force players into [[Downtime]] if they do not have the appropriate [[Resources]]. [[Token Placement]] shows another approach where [[Tokens]] need to be used as [[Resources]] to access possible actions. However, the actions themselves are often [[Limited Resources]], so [[Token Placement]] also modified the action [[Resources]].
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 [[Energy]],
 [[Extra Chances]],
 [[Game Items]],
 [[Health]],

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 [[Resources]] have to be limited in some sense for them to be perceived as [[Resources]], but their scarcity or abundance is often critical to how they affect gameplay. The pattern [[Limited Resources]] looks in more detail into the cases where individual [[Resources]] become important to consider.
-The [[Resources]] available at the beginning of game play may be the only [[Resources]] that exist, or they may be [[Renewable Resources]]. In the latter case, they may be produced from [[Resource Generators]], [[Spawning|Spawn]] or be handed out at regular time intervals by being [[Regenerating Resources]], or they can be [[Rewards]] for completing goals (e.g. [[Loot]] for defeating [[Enemies]]). All these options are examples of [[Game Element Insertion]] and how [[Producers]] can create [[Resources]], and together with how [[Resources]] are depleted through [[Consumers]] form [[Producer-Consumer]] patterns. In general, [[Resources]] of [[Rewards]] often fit as [[Sustenance Rewards]] if players can risk running out of the [[Resources]].
+The [[Resources]] available at the beginning of game play may be the only [[Resources]] that exist, or they may be [[Renewable Resources]]. In the latter case, they may be produced from [[Resource Generators]], [[Spawning|Spawn]] or be handed out at regular time intervals by being [[Regenerating Resources]], or they can be [[Rewards]] for completing goals (e.g. [[Loot]] for defeating [[Enemies]]). All these options are examples of [[Game Element Insertion]] and how [[Producers]] can create [[Resources]], and together with how [[Resources]] are depleted through [[Consumers]] form [[Producer-Consumer]] patterns. Designers of games need to also consider if [[Resources]] should become more abundant as gameplay progresses, should be as common as from the beginning or if [[Complete Resource Depletion]] should be able to occur (or simply should occur). In general, [[Resources]] of [[Rewards]] often fit as [[Sustenance Rewards]] if players can risk running out of the [[Resources]].
 When [[Resources]] are collected from a [[Game Worlds|Game World]], several additional design choices are required, including the location of the [[Resources]], who can see them, and whether there are [[Clues]] to where they can be found. [[Resources]] may be [[Secret Resources]] hidden in [[Secret Areas]], by [[Fog of War]], or may require [[Privileged Abilities]] to be detected. Quite obviously, [[Resources]] can also be available in different amounts or concentrations, have time requirements when the can be collected and have requirements on whom can collect them. All these can be used to modulate how [[Resources]] work in a game. [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]] can be used to make players bring the [[Resources]] that are to be used in each individual game instance of a game; this tends to create [[Purchasable Game Advantages]] which can also happen in any game where players can buy [[Resources]] for real world money as [[Extra-Game Input]]. Buying more [[Lives]] for coins in arcade games is an example of this.
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 [[Clues]],
 [[Collecting]],
 [[Construction]],
 [[Consumers]],