Winner determined after Gameplay Ends - Revision history

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Staffan Björk at 08:46, 21 September 2016

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Staffan Björk at 14:08, 26 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 13:08, 20 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 05:13, 30 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 04:59, 30 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 04:56, 30 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 14:20, 27 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 18:17, 26 January 2015

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 [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]],
 [[Speedending]],
 [[Tension]]

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 [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]],
 [[Speedending]],
 [[Tension]]

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 If winners can be calculated before gameplay ends, i.e. through a [[Predictable Winner]], the pattern ceases to work. Thus, [[Imperfect Information]] needs to be present although [[Complex Gameplay]] or [[Solution Uncertainty]] can make the calculation difficult enough that for practical concerns it cannot be done with certainty before gameplay ends. [[Secret Scoring Mechanisms]] is an even surer solution to this issue, and the use of it together with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] at least creates [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] related to the closure of who wins the game. The presence of [[Game Termination Penalties]] can modify [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] heavily since can remove players from being able to influence the game state for some time before the winner is determined.
-Explicit design to allow the construction of [[Gameplay Engines]] can provide players with [[Supporting goals]] for games with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]].
+Explicit design to allow the construction of [[Gameplay Engines]] can provide players with [[Supporting Goals]] for games with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]].
 == Consequences ==

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 Players that believe they are in the lead of a game with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] may try to perform [[Speedending]] of that game if other players are perceived as going to take over the lead in the future. Players noticing that gameplay will end soon for this reason or others may do a [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] in games where this is possible. Successful [[Speedending]] of games with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] actually causes [[Winning by Ending Gameplay]] to occur even if this is other circumstances is incompatible with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]].
-By definition, [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] is incompatible with [[Unwinnable Games]] and [[Winning by Ending Gameplay]].
+By definition, [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] is incompatible with [[Unwinnable Games]] and [[Winning by Ending Gameplay]]. It can also make players not detect [[Unwinnable Game States]] (at least if they don't have [[Perfect Information]] and can understand the complete game state). As stated above, the use of [[Secret Scoring Mechanisms]] together with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] is a way to create [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]].
 As stated above, the use of [[Secret Scoring Mechanisms]] together with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] is a way to create [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]].
 == Relations ==
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 [[Predictable Winner]],
 [[Single-Player Games]],
 [[Unwinnable Games]],
 [[Winning by Ending Gameplay]]

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 Designing a game with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] requires setting one or more criteria for when gameplay ends as well as a way of determining a winner. The most common solution to the latter is the use of [[Scores]]. Since [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] requires at least two players to be relevant, the pattern isn't compatible with [[Single-Player Games]].
-If winners can be calculated before gameplay ends, i.e. through a [[Predictable Winner]], the pattern ceases to work. Thus, [[Imperfect Information]] needs to be present although [[Complex Gameplay]] or [[Solution Uncertainty]] can make the calculation difficult enough that for practical concerns it cannot be done with certainty before gameplay ends. [[Secret Scoring Mechanisms]] is an even surer solution to this issue, and the use of it together with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] at least creates [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] related to the closure of who wins the game.
+If winners can be calculated before gameplay ends, i.e. through a [[Predictable Winner]], the pattern ceases to work. Thus, [[Imperfect Information]] needs to be present although [[Complex Gameplay]] or [[Solution Uncertainty]] can make the calculation difficult enough that for practical concerns it cannot be done with certainty before gameplay ends. [[Secret Scoring Mechanisms]] is an even surer solution to this issue, and the use of it together with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] at least creates [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] related to the closure of who wins the game. The presence of [[Game Termination Penalties]] can modify [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] heavily since can remove players from being able to influence the game state for some time before the winner is determined.
 Explicit design to allow the construction of [[Gameplay Engines]] can provide players with [[Supporting goals]] for games with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]].
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Gameplay Engines]],
 [[Scores]],

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 [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] relies on the presence of [[Game Over]], so it can be said to modulate that pattern and more specifically [[Time Limited Game Instances]] when these exist in games besides [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]]. Not knowing who will win a game until gameplay is over typically causes [[Anticipation]] and [[Tension]]; which a player feels most strongly depends on their subjective perceptions of their chances of winning. Quite naturally, it affects [[Endgame]] phases in games which have these.
-Players that believe they are in the lead of a game with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] may try to perform [[Speedending]] of that game if other players are perceived as going to take over the lead in the future. Players noticing that gameplay will end soon for this reason or others may do a [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] in games where this is possible.
+Players that believe they are in the lead of a game with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] may try to perform [[Speedending]] of that game if other players are perceived as going to take over the lead in the future. Players noticing that gameplay will end soon for this reason or others may do a [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]] in games where this is possible. Successful [[Speedending]] of games with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] actually causes [[Winning by Ending Gameplay]] to occur even if this is other circumstances is incompatible with [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]].
 By definition, [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]] is incompatible with [[Unwinnable Games]] and [[Winning by Ending Gameplay]].
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 ==== with [[Secret Scoring Mechanisms]] ====
 [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]]
 === Can Modulate ===