Territories - Revision history

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Staffan Björk at 19:48, 16 September 2011

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Staffan Björk: /* Can Instantiate */

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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Abstract Player Constructs]],
 [[Area Control]],
 [[Expansion]],
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 [[Tension]],
 [[Zone of Control]]
 ==== with [[Area Control]], [[Eliminate]], [[Investments]], or [[Transfer of Control]] ====

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 [[Category:Interface Patterns]]
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 [[Category:Needs references]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Territories]] is primarily used in games as a way of formalizing [[Area Control]] in game systems. Inserting the [[Territories]] pattern in a game design requires that one provides ways of defining areas owned, why this is important for gameplay, and what players can do to change the [[Ownership]] of [[Territories]].
+[[Territories]] is primarily used in games as a way of formalizing [[Area Control]] in game systems. Inserting the [[Territories]] pattern in a game design requires that one provides ways of defining areas owned, why this is important for gameplay, and what players can do to change the [[Ownership]] of [[Territories]]. An alternative to [[Territories]] is to use [[Bases]] or a combination of both.
 Assigning [[Ownership]] to [[Tiles]] is the typical solution for defining whom owns what part of a [[Game World]], be it [[Tiles]] in grids of squares (e.g. the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]]), grids of hexes (e.g. [[Civilization V]] and [[Greed Corp]]), or custom-shaped areas (e.g. [[Axis & Allies]], [[Risk]], and the [[Europa Universalis series]]). [[Go]] shows that the empty space between placed [[Tokens]] can define [[Territories]] and the [[Battlefield series]] than it suffices to only keep track of a few locations to structure gameplay.

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 [[Territories]] change [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]] by dividing them into the domains of the players. Using [[Territories]] is one way of providing the [[Ownership]] pattern in games, and since very rarely the [[Ownership]] is permanent [[Territories]] also typically provide [[Gain Ownership]] goals. This is more likely if the [[Territories]] contain [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] that are [[Privileged Abilities]] due to being scarce (e.g. the supply points in [[Diplomacy]]). Being game elements that can change [[Ownership]] can make [[Territories]] into [[Resources]], especially when they contain [[Resource Generators]], but can also cause [[Tension]] and [[Risk/Reward]] choices of what [[Territories]] to defend.
-[[Territories]] can be used to define [[Abstract Player Constructs]] even if they relate to parts of [[Game Worlds]] since these parts are not considered part of a player's [[Focus Loci]]. Adding new [[Territories]] can in these cards be a way to provide [[Abstract Player Construct Development]].
+[[Territories]] can be used to define [[Abstract Player Constructs]] even if they relate to parts of [[Game Worlds]] since these parts are not considered part of a player's [[Focus Loci]]. Adding new [[Territories]] can in these cards be a way to provide [[Abstract Player Construct Development]] and when this becomes the focus of gameplay [[Expansion]] phases come into being.
 == Relations ==
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 [[Abstract Player Construct Development]],
 [[Area Control]],
 [[Ownership]],
 [[Privileged Abilities]],

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 Assigning [[Ownership]] to [[Tiles]] is the typical solution for defining whom owns what part of a [[Game World]], be it [[Tiles]] in grids of squares (e.g. the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]]), grids of hexes (e.g. [[Civilization V]] and [[Greed Corp]]), or custom-shaped areas (e.g. [[Axis & Allies]], [[Risk]], and the [[Europa Universalis series]]). [[Go]] shows that the empty space between placed [[Tokens]] can define [[Territories]] and the [[Battlefield series]] than it suffices to only keep track of a few locations to structure gameplay.
-The presence of [[Territories]] imply that [[Ownership]] can change and that players can have [[Gain Ownership]] goals. The reasons for these goals provide one set of design options regarding [[Territories]]. Besides simply having certain [[Territories]], or control over a certain percentage of all [[Territories]] as [[Enforced Goals]], players can be motivated to seek control of parts of [[Game Worlds]] because they contain beneficial [[Environmental Effects]], [[Installations]], [[Resource Generators]], [[Resource Locations]], or otherwise are [[Strategic Locations]]. Requiring control over [[Territories]] to access [[Location-Fixed Abilities]], either through what the [[Territories]] contain or by their inherent nature, is another reason to want control over them. Causing [[Damage]] to the common [[Health]] of enemy [[Teams]] or avoiding receiving it provides a motivation in the [[Battlefield series]].
+The presence of [[Territories]] imply that [[Ownership]] can change and that players can have [[Gain Ownership]] goals. The reasons for these goals provide one set of design options regarding [[Territories]]. Besides simply having certain [[Territories]], or control over a certain percentage of all [[Territories]] as [[Enforced Goals]], players can be motivated to seek control of parts of [[Game Worlds]] because they contain beneficial [[Environmental Effects]], [[Installations]], [[Resource Generators]], [[Resource Locations]], or otherwise are [[Strategic Locations]]. Requiring control over [[Territories]] to access [[Location-Fixed Abilities]], either through what the [[Territories]] contain or by their inherent nature, is another reason to want control over them. Causing [[Damage]] to the common [[Health]] of enemy [[Teams]] or avoiding receiving it provides a motivation in the [[Battlefield series]]. While [[Territories]] in themselves are usually passive game elements, they can instantiate [[Zone of Control]] (as for example done in the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]]).
 How players should be able to [[Gain Ownership]] of [[Territories]] can be solved in several ways. Being the only player or [[Teams|Team]] in an area is a common solution and links [[Territories]] to [[Eliminate]] goals; possibly after [[Camping]] in the areas for some time to prove real control. This is also one way to make [[Area Control]] important to [[Gain Ownership]] but having one may not automatically confer the other; Controlling areas in the [[Victoria series]] do not give [[Ownership]] of these, these are [[Transfer of Control]] effects of peace accords. Likewise enemy [[Units]] can move through areas in the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]] and pillage these but this does not confer [[Ownership]]. [[Investments]], e.g. sending settlers to areas in the [[Europa Universalis series]] or "deploying" them in the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]], are typically used to convert wilderness areas into [[Territories]].
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 [[Resources]],
 [[Risk/Reward]],
-[[Tension]]
+[[Tension]],
 ==== with [[Area Control]], [[Eliminate]], [[Investments]], or [[Transfer of Control]] ====