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The design of [[Game Boards]] consists of the actual design of the board and what game elements, e.g. [[Cards]], [[Dice]], and [[Tokens]], should be used in conjunction with them. | The design of [[Game Boards]] consists of the actual design of the board and what game elements, e.g. [[Cards]], [[Dice]], and [[Tokens]], should be used in conjunction with them. | ||
| − | Designing [[Game Boards]] can mostly be treated as designing [[Levels]] although this becomes most clear when a game uses several different [[Game Boards]] during one game instance | + | Designing [[Game Boards]] can mostly be treated as designing [[Levels]] although this becomes most clear when a game uses several different [[Game Boards]] during one game instance. |
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If a [[Game Boards|Game Board]] isn't a [[Score Tracks|Score Track]] in itself it can be augmented with one. | If a [[Game Boards|Game Board]] isn't a [[Score Tracks|Score Track]] in itself it can be augmented with one. | ||
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=== Can Instantiate === | === Can Instantiate === | ||
[[Game Worlds]], | [[Game Worlds]], | ||
| + | [[Inaccessible Areas]], | ||
[[Levels]], | [[Levels]], | ||
[[Maps]], | [[Maps]], | ||
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=== Can Be Instantiated By === | === Can Be Instantiated By === | ||
| + | [[Finale Levels]], | ||
[[Tiles]] | [[Tiles]] | ||
=== Can Be Modulated By === | === Can Be Modulated By === | ||
| + | [[Arenas]], | ||
[[Alarms]], | [[Alarms]], | ||
| + | [[Backtracking Levels]], | ||
[[Big Dumb Objects]], | [[Big Dumb Objects]], | ||
[[Boss Monsters]], | [[Boss Monsters]], | ||
| + | [[Choke Points]], | ||
[[Controllers]], | [[Controllers]], | ||
[[Clues]], | [[Clues]], | ||
[[Enemies]], | [[Enemies]], | ||
[[Environmental Effects]], | [[Environmental Effects]], | ||
| + | [[Flanking Routes]], | ||
| + | [[Galleries]], | ||
[[Game Items]], | [[Game Items]], | ||
[[Helpers]], | [[Helpers]], | ||
| + | [[Inaccessible Areas]], | ||
[[Installations]], | [[Installations]], | ||
[[Landmarks]], | [[Landmarks]], | ||
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[[Pick-Ups]], | [[Pick-Ups]], | ||
[[Props]], | [[Props]], | ||
| + | [[Resource Generators]], | ||
[[Safe Havens]], | [[Safe Havens]], | ||
[[Score Tracks]], | [[Score Tracks]], | ||
| − | [[Strategic Locations]] | + | [[Secret Areas]], |
| + | [[Self-Service Kiosks]], | ||
| + | [[Sniper Locations]], | ||
| + | [[Strategic Locations]], | ||
| + | [[Strongholds]], | ||
| + | [[Switches]], | ||
| + | [[Traces]], | ||
| + | [[Transport Routes]], | ||
| + | [[Vehicles]], | ||
| + | [[Vehicle Sections]], | ||
| + | [[Spawn Points]], | ||
| + | [[Warp Zones]], | ||
| + | [[Installations]], | ||
| + | [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]], | ||
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=== Possible Closure Effects === | === Possible Closure Effects === | ||
Revision as of 13:30, 21 July 2016
A surface designed to support gameplay.
Many games require that game elements are moved between places or that their spatial relation to each other are part of the game state. Yet others have many game components that need to be organized to make gameplay feasible. Designed boards, Game Boards, can help with all these issues.
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Examples
Game Boards are the defining characteristic of Board Games. Besides classical examples such as Chess, Diplomacy, Go, Monopoly, and Pachisi, there are many examples including 7 Wonders, Advanced Squad Leader, Agricola, Car Wars, Concordia, Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game Egizia, Forbidden Island, King of Tokyo, Memoir '44, and Twilight Struggle.
For a detailed discussion of Board Games and Game Boards, see Parlett[1].
Using the pattern
The design of Game Boards consists of the actual design of the board and what game elements, e.g. Cards, Dice, and Tokens, should be used in conjunction with them.
Designing Game Boards can mostly be treated as designing Levels although this becomes most clear when a game uses several different Game Boards during one game instance.
If a Game Board isn't a Score Track in itself it can be augmented with one.
Interface Aspects
Game Boards is an Interface Pattern.
Consequences
Game Boards are often Maps and in that sense can depict Game Worlds. When they are used to keep track of how players move Tokens from one place to another to win, they also work as Score Tracks. When they are used with Dice or Tokens, the latter becomes Non-Diegetic Features in the Game Worlds.
When they are physical game components (as opposed to representations on a computer screen), Game Boards work against Ubiquitous Gameplay since players need to be near them to use them.
Relations
Can Instantiate
Game Worlds, Inaccessible Areas, Levels, Maps, Score Tracks
with Dice or Tokens
Can Modulate
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Can Be Instantiated By
Can Be Modulated By
Arenas, Alarms, Backtracking Levels, Big Dumb Objects, Boss Monsters, Choke Points, Controllers, Clues, Enemies, Environmental Effects, Flanking Routes, Galleries, Game Items, Helpers, Inaccessible Areas, Installations, Landmarks, Obstacles, Pick-Ups, Props, Resource Generators, Safe Havens, Score Tracks, Secret Areas, Self-Service Kiosks, Sniper Locations, Strategic Locations, Strongholds, Switches, Traces, Transport Routes, Vehicles, Vehicle Sections, Spawn Points, Warp Zones, Installations, Diegetically Outstanding Features,
Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
History
New pattern created in this wiki.
References
- ↑ Parlett, D. 1999. The Oxford History of Board Games. Oxford University Press.
Acknowledgements
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