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 [[Time Limits]] are usually meant as something that one needs to complete an action or goal before is it becomes a failure, but [[Continuous Goals]] are exceptions to the rule.
-The existence of [[Time Limits]] can be introduced implicitly or explicitly in a game. Basically all [[Real-Time Games]] or games providing the pattern [[The Show Must Go On]] have implicit limits on how much time one has available for some actions or before [[Penalties]] occur due to the actions of other players or [[Enemies]] but can be understood rather as conflicts or competitions with these adversaries. Even if these mechanics do not exist in games, social pressure from other players wishing to avoid [[Downtime]] typically creates implicit [[Time Limits]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. In contrast, [[Time Limits]] may not exist in [[Single-Player Games]] unless explicitly designed for, but may also be needed to be mechanized in [[Multiplayer Games]] to provide [[Player Balance]], commonly-shared [[Time Pressure]], or time-limited [[Private Game Spaces]]. Linking any type of [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] to [[Game Over]] event or [[Player Elimination]] are very explicit ways of focusing players' attention to the [[Time Limits]] - and used in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]] such as the [[Outrun]] and the [[Sega Rally series]].[[Time Limits]] can also be applied to [[Scenes]], limiting how long they may take. Letting players have more time as the consequence of actions they have performed form the basis of [[Sustenance Rewards]].
+The existence of [[Time Limits]] can be introduced implicitly or explicitly in a game. Basically all [[Real-Time Games]] or games providing the pattern [[The Show Must Go On]] have implicit limits on how much time one has available for some actions or before [[Penalties]] occur due to the actions of other players or [[Enemies]] but can be understood rather as conflicts or competitions with these adversaries. Even if these mechanics do not exist in games, social pressure from other players wishing to avoid [[Downtime]] typically creates implicit [[Time Limits]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. In contrast, [[Time Limits]] may not exist in [[Single-Player Games]] unless explicitly designed for, but may also be needed to be mechanized in [[Multiplayer Games]] to provide [[Player Balance]], commonly-shared [[Time Pressure]], or time-limited [[Private Game Spaces]]. Linking any type of [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] to [[Game Over]] event or [[Player Elimination]] are very explicit ways of focusing players' attention to the [[Time Limits]] - and used in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]] such as the [[Out Run]] and the [[Sega Rally series]].[[Time Limits]] can also be applied to [[Scenes]], limiting how long they may take. Letting players have more time as the consequence of actions they have performed form the basis of [[Sustenance Rewards]].
 An archetypal example of a [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] is the need to hurry due to the presence of others in [[Races]] - one needs to finish something quicker than other players but the experience of [[Competition]] can easily overshadow the experience of [[Time Limits]]. If it is important that this implicit [[Time Limits]] are perceived by players as such other means exist. The simplest is to introduce explicit [[Time Limits]] to [[Races]] (as e.g. the [[Sega Rally series]] does), which is an example of how [[Time Limits]] can modulate the [[Races]] patterns in addition to being created by it. Another possibility is to make available [[Resources]] unavailable after a certain time, something that often occurs naturally with [[Shared Resources]] through other players' exploitation of the [[Resources]] (and in this fashion is an example of the [[Social Dilemmas|Social Dilemma]] Tragedy of the Commons). [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] and [[Delayed Effects]] that are announced significantly before they occur but without measures when they will occur are yet another possibility. Receiving [[Damage]] after one has been in an environment for a certain period of time is a way to link [[Time Limits]] (or [[Delayed Effects]]) to [[Environmental Effects]]. [[Interruptible Actions]] with [[Development Time]] that offers [[Preventing Goals]] for others can also be perceived as having [[Time Limits]] since unless they are completed quickly the risks of not completing them may increase, and the likelihood of this perception can be increased by both [[Goal Indicators]] and [[Progress Indicators]]. The [[Time Limits]] in a game are usually easy to make explicit both from a diegetic and interface viewpoint, see those subsections for more details.

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 === Examples ===
-In the racing games [[Sega Rally]] and [[Outrun]] gamers have a certain number of seconds to reach the next check point or lose the game. Reaching it in time adds time to reach a new check point, encouraging gamers not only to reach the point within the given time but do it as fast as possible.
+In the racing games [[Sega Rally]] and [[Out Run]] gamers have a certain number of seconds to reach the next check point or lose the game. Reaching it in time adds time to reach a new check point, encouraging gamers not only to reach the point within the given time but do it as fast as possible.
 [[Soccer]] matches have a time limit of 90 minutes (plus some extra time depending on the judgment of the referees) divided into two periods of 45 minutes. This limits how much physical effort the teams must be able to produce and makes it easier to plan tournaments and media coverages.

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 [[Speedruns]],
 [[The Show Must Go On]],
-[[Traps]]
+[[Traps]],
 [[Development Time]] together with [[Interruptible Actions]]

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 [[Time Limits]] are usually meant as something that one needs to complete an action or goal before is it becomes a failure, but [[Continuous Goals]] are exceptions to the rule.
-The existence of [[Time Limits]] can be introduced implicitly or explicitly in a game. Basically all [[Real-Time Games]] or games providing the pattern [[The Show Must Go On]] have implicit limits on how much time one has available for some actions or before [[Penalties]] occur due to the actions of other players or [[Enemies]] but can be understood rather as conflicts or competitions with these adversaries. Even if these mechanics do not exist in games, social pressure from other players wishing to avoid [[Downtime]] typically creates implicit [[Time Limits]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. In contrast, [[Time Limits]] may not exist in [[Single-Player Games]] unless explicitly designed for, but may also be needed to be mechanized in [[Multiplayer Games]] to provide [[Player Balance]], commonly-shared [[Time Pressure]], or time-limited [[Private Game Spaces]]. Linking any type of [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] to [[Game Over]] event or [[Player Elimination]] are very explicit ways of focusing players' attention to the [[Time Limits]] - and used in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]] such as the [[Outrun]] and the [[Sega Rally series]].[[Time Limits]] can also be applied to [[Scenes]], limiting how long they may take.
+The existence of [[Time Limits]] can be introduced implicitly or explicitly in a game. Basically all [[Real-Time Games]] or games providing the pattern [[The Show Must Go On]] have implicit limits on how much time one has available for some actions or before [[Penalties]] occur due to the actions of other players or [[Enemies]] but can be understood rather as conflicts or competitions with these adversaries. Even if these mechanics do not exist in games, social pressure from other players wishing to avoid [[Downtime]] typically creates implicit [[Time Limits]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. In contrast, [[Time Limits]] may not exist in [[Single-Player Games]] unless explicitly designed for, but may also be needed to be mechanized in [[Multiplayer Games]] to provide [[Player Balance]], commonly-shared [[Time Pressure]], or time-limited [[Private Game Spaces]]. Linking any type of [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] to [[Game Over]] event or [[Player Elimination]] are very explicit ways of focusing players' attention to the [[Time Limits]] - and used in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]] such as the [[Outrun]] and the [[Sega Rally series]].[[Time Limits]] can also be applied to [[Scenes]], limiting how long they may take. Letting players have more time as the consequence of actions they have performed form the basis of [[Sustenance Rewards]].
 An archetypal example of a [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] is the need to hurry due to the presence of others in [[Races]] - one needs to finish something quicker than other players but the experience of [[Competition]] can easily overshadow the experience of [[Time Limits]]. If it is important that this implicit [[Time Limits]] are perceived by players as such other means exist. The simplest is to introduce explicit [[Time Limits]] to [[Races]] (as e.g. the [[Sega Rally series]] does), which is an example of how [[Time Limits]] can modulate the [[Races]] patterns in addition to being created by it. Another possibility is to make available [[Resources]] unavailable after a certain time, something that often occurs naturally with [[Shared Resources]] through other players' exploitation of the [[Resources]] (and in this fashion is an example of the [[Social Dilemmas|Social Dilemma]] Tragedy of the Commons). [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] and [[Delayed Effects]] that are announced significantly before they occur but without measures when they will occur are yet another possibility. Receiving [[Damage]] after one has been in an environment for a certain period of time is a way to link [[Time Limits]] (or [[Delayed Effects]]) to [[Environmental Effects]]. [[Interruptible Actions]] with [[Development Time]] that offers [[Preventing Goals]] for others can also be perceived as having [[Time Limits]] since unless they are completed quickly the risks of not completing them may increase, and the likelihood of this perception can be increased by both [[Goal Indicators]] and [[Progress Indicators]]. The [[Time Limits]] in a game are usually easy to make explicit both from a diegetic and interface viewpoint, see those subsections for more details.
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 [[Resource Caps]],
 [[Resources]],
 [[Tension]], [[Tick-Based Games]], [[Tied Results]], [[Time Limited Game Instances]], [[Time Pressure]], [[Trade-Offs]]

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 [[Time Limits]] are usually meant as something that one needs to complete an action or goal before is it becomes a failure, but [[Continuous Goals]] are exceptions to the rule.
-The existence of [[Time Limits]] can be introduced implicitly or explicitly in a game. Basically all [[Real-Time Games]] or games providing the pattern [[The Show Must Go On]] have implicit limits on how much time one has available for some actions or before [[Penalties]] occur due to the actions of other players or [[Enemies]] but can be understood rather as conflicts or competitions with these adversaries. Even if these mechanics do not exist in games, social pressure from other players wishing to avoid [[Downtime]] typically creates implicit [[Time Limits]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. In contrast, [[Time Limits]] may not exist in [[Single-Player Games]] unless explicitly designed for, but may also be needed to be mechanized in [[Multiplayer Games]] to provide [[Player Balance]] or commonly-shared [[Time Pressure]]. Linking any type of [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] to [[Game Over]] event or [[Player Elimination]] are very explicit ways of focusing players' attention to the [[Time Limits]] - and used in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]] such as the [[Outrun]] and the [[Sega Rally series]].[[Time Limits]] can also be applied to [[Scenes]], limiting how long they may take.
+The existence of [[Time Limits]] can be introduced implicitly or explicitly in a game. Basically all [[Real-Time Games]] or games providing the pattern [[The Show Must Go On]] have implicit limits on how much time one has available for some actions or before [[Penalties]] occur due to the actions of other players or [[Enemies]] but can be understood rather as conflicts or competitions with these adversaries. Even if these mechanics do not exist in games, social pressure from other players wishing to avoid [[Downtime]] typically creates implicit [[Time Limits]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. In contrast, [[Time Limits]] may not exist in [[Single-Player Games]] unless explicitly designed for, but may also be needed to be mechanized in [[Multiplayer Games]] to provide [[Player Balance]], commonly-shared [[Time Pressure]], or time-limited [[Private Game Spaces]]. Linking any type of [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] to [[Game Over]] event or [[Player Elimination]] are very explicit ways of focusing players' attention to the [[Time Limits]] - and used in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]] such as the [[Outrun]] and the [[Sega Rally series]].[[Time Limits]] can also be applied to [[Scenes]], limiting how long they may take.
 An archetypal example of a [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] is the need to hurry due to the presence of others in [[Races]] - one needs to finish something quicker than other players but the experience of [[Competition]] can easily overshadow the experience of [[Time Limits]]. If it is important that this implicit [[Time Limits]] are perceived by players as such other means exist. The simplest is to introduce explicit [[Time Limits]] to [[Races]] (as e.g. the [[Sega Rally series]] does), which is an example of how [[Time Limits]] can modulate the [[Races]] patterns in addition to being created by it. Another possibility is to make available [[Resources]] unavailable after a certain time, something that often occurs naturally with [[Shared Resources]] through other players' exploitation of the [[Resources]] (and in this fashion is an example of the [[Social Dilemmas|Social Dilemma]] Tragedy of the Commons). [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] and [[Delayed Effects]] that are announced significantly before they occur but without measures when they will occur are yet another possibility. Receiving [[Damage]] after one has been in an environment for a certain period of time is a way to link [[Time Limits]] (or [[Delayed Effects]]) to [[Environmental Effects]]. [[Interruptible Actions]] with [[Development Time]] that offers [[Preventing Goals]] for others can also be perceived as having [[Time Limits]] since unless they are completed quickly the risks of not completing them may increase, and the likelihood of this perception can be increased by both [[Goal Indicators]] and [[Progress Indicators]]. The [[Time Limits]] in a game are usually easy to make explicit both from a diegetic and interface viewpoint, see those subsections for more details.
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 [[Power-Ups]],
 [[Preventing Goals]],
 [[Puzzle Solving]], [[Quick Games]], [[Race]], [[Renewable Resources]],
 [[Races]],

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 [[Time Limits]] may also be used to create [[Optional Goals]] simply be stating that goals that are reached within a certain [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] are provided with additional [[Rewards]]. One use of this possibility is to provide [[Handicap Achievements]] to reward [[Speedruns]] and thereby support more [[Challenging Gameplay]]. Another is to create [[Repeat Combos]] which basically consist of doing the same action several times within the [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] given. [[Time Limits]] before [[Reward Widgets]] are automatically retrieved make it an [[Optional Goals|Optional Goal]] to do so oneself; these goals are typically done due to a desire to experience [[Clickability]], a wish to get extra [[Rewards]], or the strive for complete [[Repeat Combos]]. It also makes [[Grinding]] in respect to these widgets optional.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
-[[Goal Indicators]], [[Progress Indicators]], [[Game State Indicators]]
+[[Game Time Manipulation]],
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 More specifically, [[Time Limits]] can be used for at least three different reasons: first, to create [[Time Pressure]] and [[Tension]] for the players related to achieving a goal or performing some actions in the game, e.g [[Aim & Shoot]] or [[Action Programming]] or moving away from [[Traps]] before they activate (which is not the same as having to move away from the effect it may have on the game environment); second, to limit the effect of consequences of player actions and game events, such as effects of some types of [[Penalties]], [[Rewards]], and [[Power-Ups]]; and third, to create [[Time Limited Game Instances]], either to limit the lifespan of specific modes of play or to make [[Tied Results]] possible. This last reasons also supports [[Negotiable Play Sessions]] as well as [[Negotiable Play Sessions]]. Sometimes, [[Time Limits]] can have several of these effects at once, e.g. having [[Time Limits]] before each reduction in size of [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] created both [[Tension]] and [[Time Limited Game Instances]]. Given that [[Time Limits]] force players to consider if they want to try and perform some action or not before the time has run out, the pattern works against [[Pottering]] since they do not have a freedom to select freely when to perform various actions.
-When the players have some [[Game State Indicators|Game State Indicator]] of how much is left of the [[Time Limit]] naturally creates [[Anticipation]] and sometimes [[Hovering Closures]]. One example of this is having [[Time Limits]] on how long [[Evade]] goals must be succeeded with. These make them [[Attention Demanding]] in themselves when they can be observed and this can make gameplay more [[Challenging Gameplay]] simply because of the [[Attention Swapping]] that may take place between checking the time and actually trying to play the game. [[Time Limits]] used for [[Turn Taking]], and [[Game Pauses]] in general, limit the possible [[Downtime]] and one use for this is to make [[Hotseating]] feasible. [[Time Limits]] on game instances can also alleviate some of the downsides of [[Early Elimination]] as the eliminated players have a clear indication how long that game instance is going to last.
+When the players have some [[Game State Indicators|Game State Indicator]] of how much is left of the [[Time Limit]] naturally creates [[Anticipation]] and sometimes [[Hovering Closures]]. One example of this is having [[Time Limits]] on how long [[Evade]] goals must be succeeded with. These typically create [[Attention Demanding Gameplay]] in themselves when they can be observed and this can make gameplay more [[Challenging Gameplay]] simply because of the [[Attention Swapping]] that may take place between checking the time and actually trying to play the game. [[Time Limits]] used for [[Turn Taking]], and [[Game Pauses]] in general, limit the possible [[Downtime]] and one use for this is to make [[Hotseating]] feasible. [[Time Limits]] on game instances can also alleviate some of the downsides of [[Early Elimination]] as the eliminated players have a clear indication how long that game instance is going to last.
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
-[[Attention Demanding]],
+[[Attention Demanding Gameplay]],
 [[Attention Swapping]],
 [[Challenging Gameplay]], [[Ephemeral Events]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Time Limits]] are usually meant as something that one needs to complete an action or goal before is passes, but [[Continuous Goals]] are exceptions to the rule.
+[[Time Limits]] are usually meant as something that one needs to complete an action or goal before is it becomes a failure, but [[Continuous Goals]] are exceptions to the rule.
-The existence of [[Time Limits]] can be introduced implicitly or explicitly in a game. Basically all [[Real-Time Games]] or games providing the pattern [[The Show Must Go On]] have implicit limits on how much time one has available for some actions or before [[Penalties]] occur due to the actions of other players or [[Enemies]] but can be understood rather as conflicts or competitions with these adversaries. Even if these mechanics do not exist in games, social pressure from other players wishing to avoid [[Downtime]] typically creates implicit [[Time Limits]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. In contrast, [[Time Limits]] may not exist in [[Single-Player Games]] unless explicitly designed for, but may also be needed to be mechanized in [[Multiplayer Games]] to provide [[Player Balance]] or commonly-shared [[Time Pressure]]. Linking any type of [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] to [[Game Over]] event or [[Player Elimination]] are very explicit ways of focusing players' attention to the [[Time Limits]] - and used in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]] such as the [[Outrun]] and the [[Sega Rally series]].
+The existence of [[Time Limits]] can be introduced implicitly or explicitly in a game. Basically all [[Real-Time Games]] or games providing the pattern [[The Show Must Go On]] have implicit limits on how much time one has available for some actions or before [[Penalties]] occur due to the actions of other players or [[Enemies]] but can be understood rather as conflicts or competitions with these adversaries. Even if these mechanics do not exist in games, social pressure from other players wishing to avoid [[Downtime]] typically creates implicit [[Time Limits]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. In contrast, [[Time Limits]] may not exist in [[Single-Player Games]] unless explicitly designed for, but may also be needed to be mechanized in [[Multiplayer Games]] to provide [[Player Balance]] or commonly-shared [[Time Pressure]]. Linking any type of [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] to [[Game Over]] event or [[Player Elimination]] are very explicit ways of focusing players' attention to the [[Time Limits]] - and used in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]] such as the [[Outrun]] and the [[Sega Rally series]].[[Time Limits]] can also be applied to [[Scenes]], limiting how long they may take.
 An archetypal example of a [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] is the need to hurry due to the presence of others in [[Races]] - one needs to finish something quicker than other players but the experience of [[Competition]] can easily overshadow the experience of [[Time Limits]]. If it is important that this implicit [[Time Limits]] are perceived by players as such other means exist. The simplest is to introduce explicit [[Time Limits]] to [[Races]] (as e.g. the [[Sega Rally series]] does), which is an example of how [[Time Limits]] can modulate the [[Races]] patterns in addition to being created by it. Another possibility is to make available [[Resources]] unavailable after a certain time, something that often occurs naturally with [[Shared Resources]] through other players' exploitation of the [[Resources]] (and in this fashion is an example of the [[Social Dilemmas|Social Dilemma]] Tragedy of the Commons). [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] and [[Delayed Effects]] that are announced significantly before they occur but without measures when they will occur are yet another possibility. Receiving [[Damage]] after one has been in an environment for a certain period of time is a way to link [[Time Limits]] (or [[Delayed Effects]]) to [[Environmental Effects]]. [[Interruptible Actions]] with [[Development Time]] that offers [[Preventing Goals]] for others can also be perceived as having [[Time Limits]] since unless they are completed quickly the risks of not completing them may increase, and the likelihood of this perception can be increased by both [[Goal Indicators]] and [[Progress Indicators]]. The [[Time Limits]] in a game are usually easy to make explicit both from a diegetic and interface viewpoint, see those subsections for more details.
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 [[Reward Widgets]],
 [[Safe Havens]],
 [[Shrinking Game Worlds]],
 [[Single-Player Games]],

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 The existence of [[Time Limits]] can be introduced implicitly or explicitly in a game. Basically all [[Real-Time Games]] or games providing the pattern [[The Show Must Go On]] have implicit limits on how much time one has available for some actions or before [[Penalties]] occur due to the actions of other players or [[Enemies]] but can be understood rather as conflicts or competitions with these adversaries. Even if these mechanics do not exist in games, social pressure from other players wishing to avoid [[Downtime]] typically creates implicit [[Time Limits]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. In contrast, [[Time Limits]] may not exist in [[Single-Player Games]] unless explicitly designed for, but may also be needed to be mechanized in [[Multiplayer Games]] to provide [[Player Balance]] or commonly-shared [[Time Pressure]]. Linking any type of [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] to [[Game Over]] event or [[Player Elimination]] are very explicit ways of focusing players' attention to the [[Time Limits]] - and used in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]] such as the [[Outrun]] and the [[Sega Rally series]].
-An archetypal example of a [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] is the need to hurry due to the presence of others in [[Races]] - one needs to finish something quicker than other players but the experience of [[Competition]] can easily overshadow the experience of [[Time Limits]]. If it is important that this implicit [[Time Limits]] are perceived by players as such other means exist. The simplest is to introduce explicit [[Time Limits]] to [[Races]] (as e.g. the [[Sega Rally series]] does), which is an example of how [[Time Limits]] can modulate the [[Races]] patterns in addition to being created by it. Another possibility is to make available [[Resources]] unavailable after a certain time, something that often occurs naturally with [[Shared Resources]] through other players' exploitation of the [[Resources]] (and in this fashion is an example of the [[Social Dilemmas|Social Dilemma]] Tragedy of the Commons). [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] and [[Delayed Effects]] that are announced significantly before they occur but without measures when they will occur are yet another possibility. Receiving [[Damage]] after one has been in an environment for a certain period of time is a way to link [[Time Limits]] (or [[Delayed Effects]]) to [[Environmental Effects]]. [[Interruptible Actions]] with [[Development Time]] that offers [[Preventing Goals]] for others can also be perceived as having [[Time Limits]] since unless they are completed quickly the risks of not completing them may increase, and the likelihood of this perception can be increased by both [[Goal Indicators]] and [[Progress Indicators]]. The [[Time Limits]] in a game are usually easy to make explicit both from a deigetic and interface viewpoint, see those subsections for more details.
+An archetypal example of a [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] is the need to hurry due to the presence of others in [[Races]] - one needs to finish something quicker than other players but the experience of [[Competition]] can easily overshadow the experience of [[Time Limits]]. If it is important that this implicit [[Time Limits]] are perceived by players as such other means exist. The simplest is to introduce explicit [[Time Limits]] to [[Races]] (as e.g. the [[Sega Rally series]] does), which is an example of how [[Time Limits]] can modulate the [[Races]] patterns in addition to being created by it. Another possibility is to make available [[Resources]] unavailable after a certain time, something that often occurs naturally with [[Shared Resources]] through other players' exploitation of the [[Resources]] (and in this fashion is an example of the [[Social Dilemmas|Social Dilemma]] Tragedy of the Commons). [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] and [[Delayed Effects]] that are announced significantly before they occur but without measures when they will occur are yet another possibility. Receiving [[Damage]] after one has been in an environment for a certain period of time is a way to link [[Time Limits]] (or [[Delayed Effects]]) to [[Environmental Effects]]. [[Interruptible Actions]] with [[Development Time]] that offers [[Preventing Goals]] for others can also be perceived as having [[Time Limits]] since unless they are completed quickly the risks of not completing them may increase, and the likelihood of this perception can be increased by both [[Goal Indicators]] and [[Progress Indicators]]. The [[Time Limits]] in a game are usually easy to make explicit both from a diegetic and interface viewpoint, see those subsections for more details.
 [[Time Limits]] can also be the effect of changes in [[Game Worlds]], e.g. having to leave areas due to triggered [[Traps]], dissolving [[Tiles]], or countdowns for when [[Safe Havens]] no longer are safe. The pattern can also be used to guarantee maximum gameplay time spend on specific types of actions, e.g. [[Trading]] and [[Puzzle Solving]].
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 Both how time progresses in the real world or in number of updates in the game state can be used as the basis for [[Time Limits]] making the pattern possible in both [[Real-Time Games]] and [[Turn-Based Games]]. It can even be used twice in [[Tick-Based Games]], to limit the number of ticks available besides the mandatory use of limiting the length of each tick. [[Time Limits]] in [[Real-Time Games]] are however somewhat cumbersome to use in [[Self-Facilitated Games]] unless the measuring of the time is designed as an integral part of the gameplay since it requires a form of [[Attention Swapping]] between gameplay and game facilitation. [[Game Pauses]] in [[Real-Time Games]] can disrupt the effect of [[Time Limits]] in planning is a noticeable part of reaching goals and performing actions. For example, if players are allowed to pause the game in [[Tetris]] the natural stress that makes planning more difficult disappears.
-[[Power-Ups]] and [[Penalties]] (e.g. [[Helplessness]]) are often used with [[Time Limits]] to balance the gameplay and provide more [[Varied Gameplay]]. [[Time Limits]] can be used with [[Ability Losses]] or [[Decreased Abilities]] to create [[Cooldown]] periods, but also with [[New Abilities]], [[Improved Abilities]], and [[Game Pauses]] to make [[Temporary Abilities]] or support [[Player Balance]] and [[Team Balance]] when player skill do not outweigh these. [[Invulnerabilities]] are often coupled with [[Time Limits]] due to the problems with [[Player Balance|Player]] or [[Team Balance]] with are likely to occur otherwise.
+[[Power-Ups]] and [[Penalties]] (e.g. [[Helplessness]]) are often used with [[Time Limits]] to balance the gameplay and provide more [[Varied Gameplay]]. [[Time Limits]] can be used with [[Ability Losses]] or [[Decreased Abilities]] to create [[Cooldown]] periods, but also with [[New Abilities]], [[Improved Abilities]], and [[Game Pauses]] to make [[Temporary Abilities]] or support [[Player Balance]] and [[Team Balance]] when player skill do not outweigh these. [[Invulnerabilities]] are often coupled with [[Time Limits]] due to the problems with [[Player Balance|Player]] or [[Team Balance]] with are likely to occur otherwise. When applied to [[Asynchronous Collaborative Actions]], [[Time Limits]] can strengthen the likelihood of [[Tension]] and [[Guilting]] that may already be present.
 Both [[Switches]] and [[Power-Ups]] are [[Game Items]] quite often modulated by the pattern. [[Time Limits]] do not only have to concern how long [[Power-Ups]] persist or how long an action lasts but can also be how long it takes before new [[Power-Ups]] appear or the action can be performed again, in both cases determining, in a sense, the interval for [[Renewable Resources]] to appear. Games which create [[Traces]] of action and events done during gameplay often have [[Time Limits]] on how long the [[Traces]] remain to avoid having the [[Game Worlds]] becoming overfilled with them.
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 [[Ability Losses]],
 [[Aim & Shoot]],
-[[Analysis Paralysis]], [[Anticipation]], [[Continuous Goals]], [[Decreased Abilities]], [[Early Elimination]], [[Empowerment]], [[Environmental Effects]],
+[[Analysis Paralysis]], [[Anticipation]],
 [[Ephemeral Goals]], [[Evade]], [[Experimenting]], [[Game Pauses]], [[Game Worlds]],
 [[Helplessness]],