Varying Rule Sets - Revision history

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 As mentioned in relation to narrative aspects, [[Varying Rule Sets]] can make games have [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]].
 == Relations ==
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
-[[Player Balance]] when used together with [[Randomness]]
 == History ==

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 === Narrative Aspects ===
-Many [[Narration Structures]] consists of bigger and bigger confrontations as the game is played, and [[Varying Rule Sets]] can be used to ensure [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] depending on [[Character Development]] or the unfolding of the game's narration.
+Many [[Predetermined Story Structures]] consists of bigger and bigger confrontations as the game is played, and [[Varying Rule Sets]] can be used to ensure [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] depending on [[Character Development]] or the unfolding of the game's narration.
 == Consequences ==
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Complex Gameplay]],
-[[Narration Structures]]
+[[Predetermined Story Structures]]
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Complex Gameplay]],
 [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]],
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Environmental Effects]],
 [[Evolving Rule Sets]],

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 [[Optional Rules]],
 [[Randomness]],
 [[Tiebreakers]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Designing [[Varying Rule Sets]] consist not so much on creating the rules that should vary as when rules should become active or stop being used to determine gameplay. [[Randomness]] is one approach, used for example in [[Fluxx]]. Another is to limit some rules to only applying in certain parts of a [[Game Worlds|Game World]], typically be making use of different [[Environmental Effects]] and [[Switches]] on different [[Levels]]. [[New Abilities]] is yet another method, which can be explained by [[Character Development]] and be used to give [[Smooth Learning Curves]] to mitigate [[Complex Gameplay]]. The ''Sudden Death'' rule for various [[:Category:Sports|Sports]] shows how [[Tiebreakers]] can be seen as a way to provide [[Varying Rule Sets]].
+Designing [[Varying Rule Sets]] consist not so much on creating the rules that should vary as when rules should become active or stop being used to determine gameplay. [[Randomness]] is one approach, used for example in [[Fluxx]]. Another is to limit some rules to only applying in certain parts of a [[Game Worlds|Game World]], typically be making use of different [[Environmental Effects]], different [[Levels]], or when activated through [[Switches]]. [[New Abilities]] is yet another method, which can be explained by [[Character Development]] and be used to give [[Smooth Learning Curves]] to mitigate [[Complex Gameplay]]. The ''Sudden Death'' rule for various [[:Category:Sports|Sports]] shows how [[Tiebreakers]] can be seen as a way to provide [[Varying Rule Sets]].
 [[Optional Rules]] are one way to create [[Varying Rule Sets]] if the [[Optional Rules]] are somehow turned on and off since they can be known at the beginning of a game. Games with [[Evolving Rule Sets]] also have [[Varying Rule Sets]] since the introduction of novel rules during gameplay guarantees that the rule set will vary during gameplay.

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 ''Games where the rules governing gameplay change over time from within a closed set of rules.''

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 ''Games where the rules governing gameplay change over time from within a closed set of rules.''
 Some games have rule set that change during gameplay. These [[Varying Rule Sets]] can either be used to slowly increased the complexity of a game or create variety during gameplay.
 === Examples ===
 The card game [[Fluxx]] have rules one its cards that changes actions and winning conditions for all players. The cards [[:Category:Collectible Card Games|Collectible Card Games]] and games like [[Dominion]] and [[Thunderstone]] do not have [[Varying Rule Sets]] since these cards (typically) only describe their own effects, and which cards are used are determined before game instances begins.
 == Using the pattern ==