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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk: /* Can Modulate */

2023-03-08T09:24:08Z

‎Can Modulate

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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‎Consequences

Staffan Björk at 10:58, 9 August 2016

2016-08-09T10:58:16Z

Staffan Björk at 10:32, 16 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 13:44, 5 September 2015

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Staffan Björk at 17:13, 14 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 09:24, 11 August 2015

2015-08-11T09:24:25Z

Staffan Björk: /* Can Instantiate */

2015-07-29T22:02:39Z

‎Can Instantiate

Staffan Björk at 10:22, 27 July 2015

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Designing a system for [[Scores]] in a game consists of deciding when players [[Scores]] are adjusted, how much they are adjusted by, and if there are certain [[Scores|Score]] values which activate events, including ending the game. The last case is shows how [[Scores]] often can become [[Races]] (but see [[King of the Hill]] for an alternative).
+Designing a system for [[Scores]] in a game consists of deciding when players [[Scores]] are adjusted, how much they are adjusted by, and if there are certain [[Scores|Score]] values which activate events, including ending the game. The last case is shows how [[Scores]] can be part of defining [[Main Goals]] and how [[Scores]] can often create [[Races]] (but see [[King of the Hill]] for an alternative).
 [[Scores]] are typically a numeric value attached to individual players or [[Teams]]. In games where [[Collections]] of [[Resources]] are used to calculate victory, this combination of patterns create a type of [[Scores|Score]] system. However, some other attributes can be viewed as [[Scores]] so games without explicit [[Scores]] can have them implicitly. [[Character Levels]] is one such example since they can represent how much effort and skill players have put into the gameplay. [[Handicap Systems]] used in [[Go]] and [[Golf]] is another example since these can be seen as [[Scores]] in the [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] of being a good player in these games. In games where players progress in unlimited by lives over time and try to complete [[Levels]], e.g. [[Candy Crush Saga]] or [[Peggle]], the scoring of which [[Levels]] one has completed in [[Abstract Player Constructs]] serve a similar function to [[Scores]] in other [[Single-Player Games]].

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 [[King of the Hill]],
 [[Lives]],
 [[Multiplayer Games]],
 [[Single-Player Games]],

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Scores]] are probably the most basic and most used elements in [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. They make games have the [[Continuous Goals|Continuous Goal]] of [[Collecting]] points which can also be seen as a [[Races|Race]] to either first reach a certain [[Scores|Score]] or have the highest [[Scores|Score]] when gameplay ends. Through this they act as [[Facilitating Rewards]] in the sense that they facilitate players in being able to end or win games. They make easy values to use as [[Trans-Game Information]] in [[Tournaments]] which can result in [[Player Elimination]] for those with low [[Scores]], and can easily act as [[Tiebreakers]] in games built to use [[Back-to-Back Game Sessions]] ([[Memoir '44]] being an example of this). In games with phases, a focus on increasing one's [[Scores|Score]] as much as possible it typically a characteristics of an [[Exploitation]] phase.
+[[Scores]] are probably the most basic and one of the most used elements in [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. They make games have the [[Continuous Goals|Continuous Goal]] of [[Collecting]] points which can also be seen as a [[Races|Race]] to either first reach a certain [[Scores|Score]] or have the highest [[Scores|Score]] when gameplay ends. Through this they act as [[Facilitating Rewards]] in the sense that they facilitate players in being able to end or win games. They make easy values to use as [[Trans-Game Information]] in [[Tournaments]] which can result in [[Player Elimination]] for those with low [[Scores]], and can easily act as [[Tiebreakers]] in games built to use [[Back-to-Back Game Sessions]] ([[Memoir '44]] being an example of this). In games with phases, a focus on increasing one's [[Scores|Score]] as much as possible it typically a characteristics of an [[Exploitation]] phase.
 If [[Scores]] can be used as [[Resources]], they are typically [[Non-Localized Resources]]. When publicly accessible, they simultaneously are a type of [[Progress Indicators]] and [[Game State Overviews]] which create [[Stimulated Planning]] and [[Tension]]. This can give rise to [[Dynamic Alliances]] working against a [[Predictable Winner]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. While wanting to win over other players can be sufficient reason for [[Multiplayer]] games to have [[Replayability]], [[Scores]] in [[Single-Player Games]] can promote [[Replayability]] in trying to beat one's own [[Scores|Score]] from previous game instances and this can be seen as a weak use of [[Trans-Game Information]] (a stronger such use of [[Scores]] is through the use of [[High Score Lists]]).

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 [[Scores]] are typically a numeric value attached to individual players or [[Teams]]. In games where [[Collections]] of [[Resources]] are used to calculate victory, this combination of patterns create a type of [[Scores|Score]] system. However, some other attributes can be viewed as [[Scores]] so games without explicit [[Scores]] can have them implicitly. [[Character Levels]] is one such example since they can represent how much effort and skill players have put into the gameplay. [[Handicap Systems]] used in [[Go]] and [[Golf]] is another example since these can be seen as [[Scores]] in the [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] of being a good player in these games. In games where players progress in unlimited by lives over time and try to complete [[Levels]], e.g. [[Candy Crush Saga]] or [[Peggle]], the scoring of which [[Levels]] one has completed in [[Abstract Player Constructs]] serve a similar function to [[Scores]] in other [[Single-Player Games]].
-Generalizing, [[Scores]] are typically increased as [[Rewards]] for succeeding with goals and decreased as [[Penalties]] for failing to succeed with goals. [[Pick-Ups]] and [[Combos]] are two patterns which quite often are directly linked to providing increased [[Scores]]. The actual update or finalization of [[Scores]] may be a [[Death Consequences]] but dying may in itself result in [[Scores]] decreasing so the patterns can modify each other. [[Handicap Systems]] can be used to both offer different starting [[Scores]] for players or to modify how they are given and removed, in both cases to create [[Player Balance]].
+Generalizing, [[Scores]] are typically increased as [[Rewards]] for succeeding with goals and decreased as [[Penalties]] for failing to succeed with goals. [[Pick-Ups]] and [[Combos]] are two patterns which quite often are directly linked to providing increased [[Scores]]. The actual update or finalization of [[Scores]] may be a [[Death Consequences]] but dying may in itself result in [[Scores]] decreasing so the patterns can modify each other. [[Handicap Systems]] can be used to both offer different starting [[Scores]] for players or to modify how they are given and removed, in both cases to create [[Player Balance]]. [[Revoke Rules]] are a special case of [[Penalties]] that apply to players for failing to follow rules (typically in games with [[Trick Taking]]).
 While increasing one's [[Scores|Score]] can be a goal in itself, games sometimes provides [[Rewards]] for reaching certain [[Scores]]. A common examples is increasing the number of [[Lives]] one has when reaching certain [[Scores]]; [[Pinball Dreams]] does this through providing a jackpot value common for all players that can provide [[Lives]].
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 [[Penalties]],
 [[Pick-Ups]],
 [[Risk/Reward]],
 [[Score Tracks]],

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 [[Scores]] are probably the most basic and most used elements in [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. They make games have the [[Continuous Goals|Continuous Goal]] of [[Collecting]] points which can also be seen as a [[Races|Race]] to either first reach a certain [[Scores|Score]] or have the highest [[Scores|Score]] when gameplay ends. Through this they act as [[Facilitating Rewards]] in the sense that they facilitate players in being able to end or win games. They make easy values to use as [[Trans-Game Information]] in [[Tournaments]] which can result in [[Player Elimination]] for those with low [[Scores]], and can easily act as [[Tiebreakers]] in games built to use [[Back-to-Back Game Sessions]] ([[Memoir '44]] being an example of this). In games with phases, a focus on increasing one's [[Scores|Score]] as much as possible it typically a characteristics of an [[Exploitation]] phase.
-If [[Scores]] can be used as [[Resources]], they are typically [[Non-Localized Resources]]. When publicly accessible, they simultaneously are a type of [[Progress Indicators]] and [[Game State Overview]] which create [[Stimulated Planning]] and [[Tension]]. This can give rise to [[Dynamic Alliances]] working against a [[Predictable Winner]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. While wanting to win over other players can be sufficient reason for [[Multiplayer]] games to have [[Replayability]], [[Scores]] in [[Single-Player Games]] can promote [[Replayability]] in trying to beat one's own [[Scores|Score]] from previous game instances and this can be seen as a weak use of [[Trans-Game Information]] (a stronger such use of [[Scores]] is through the use of [[High Score Lists]]).
+If [[Scores]] can be used as [[Resources]], they are typically [[Non-Localized Resources]]. When publicly accessible, they simultaneously are a type of [[Progress Indicators]] and [[Game State Overviews]] which create [[Stimulated Planning]] and [[Tension]]. This can give rise to [[Dynamic Alliances]] working against a [[Predictable Winner]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. While wanting to win over other players can be sufficient reason for [[Multiplayer]] games to have [[Replayability]], [[Scores]] in [[Single-Player Games]] can promote [[Replayability]] in trying to beat one's own [[Scores|Score]] from previous game instances and this can be seen as a weak use of [[Trans-Game Information]] (a stronger such use of [[Scores]] is through the use of [[High Score Lists]]).
 [[Save Points]] and [[Save-Load Cycles]] tend to not work well with [[Scores]] since players can go back repeatedly in attempts to maximize their scores.
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 [[Exploitation]],
 [[Facilitating Rewards]],
-[[Game State Overview]],
+[[Game State Overviews]],
 [[High Score Lists]],
 [[Investments]],

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Scores]] are probably the most basic and most used elements in [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. They make games have the [[Continuous Goals|Continuous Goal]] of [[Collecting]] points which can also be seen as a [[Races|Race]] to either first reach a certain [[Scores|Score]] or have the highest [[Scores|Score]] when gameplay ends. They make easy value to use as [[Trans-Game Information]] in [[Tournaments]] which can result in [[Player Elimination]] for those with low [[Scores]], and can easily act as [[Tiebreakers]] in games built to use [[Back-to-Back Game Sessions]] ([[Memoir '44]] being an example of this).
+[[Scores]] are probably the most basic and most used elements in [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. They make games have the [[Continuous Goals|Continuous Goal]] of [[Collecting]] points which can also be seen as a [[Races|Race]] to either first reach a certain [[Scores|Score]] or have the highest [[Scores|Score]] when gameplay ends. They make easy value to use as [[Trans-Game Information]] in [[Tournaments]] which can result in [[Player Elimination]] for those with low [[Scores]], and can easily act as [[Tiebreakers]] in games built to use [[Back-to-Back Game Sessions]] ([[Memoir '44]] being an example of this). In games with phases, a focus on increasing one's [[Scores|Score]] as much as possible it typically a characteristics of an [[Exploitation]] phase.
 When publicly accessible, they simultaneously are a type of [[Progress Indicators]] and [[Game State Overview]] which create [[Stimulated Planning]] and [[Tension]]. This can give rise to [[Dynamic Alliances]] working against a [[Predictable Winner]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. While wanting to win over other players can be sufficient reason for [[Multiplayer]] games to have [[Replayability]], [[Scores]] in [[Single-Player Games]] can promote [[Replayability]] in trying to beat one's own [[Scores|Score]] from previous game instances and this can be seen as a weak use of [[Trans-Game Information]] (a stronger such use of [[Scores]] is through the use of [[High Score Lists]]).
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 [[Collecting]],
 [[Continuous Goals]],
 [[Game State Overview]],
 [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]],