Eliminate

The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Example: In Backgammon, a single opponent's piece is removed from play when taken, but the piece can be brought back to the game later.

Example: Counter-Strike differs from many first-person shooters in that players who are killed are eliminated for the remainder of the match.

Example: The single-player puzzle game Peg Solitaire consists of eliminating all game elements from the game board save one.

Relations

Instantiates: Conflict, Combat, Penalties, Last Man Standing, Preventing Goals, Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses Modulates: Resource Generators, Units Instantiated by: Consumers Modulated by: Bidding, Consumers, Contact, Survive, Evade

Agents Avatars Units Algorithmic Agents Enemies Multiplayer Games Factions Internal Rivalry Aim & Shoot Single-Player Games Capture Safe Havens MacGuffins Quests Loot Tools Destructible Objects Territories Traps Obstacles Inaccessible Areas Boss Monsters Choke Points Player Elimination Early Elimination Combat Damage Invulnerabilities Achilles' Heels Moveable Tiles Can You See Me Now? Excluding Goals Extermination

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Possible Closure Effects

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History

An updated version of the pattern Eliminate that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design.

Acknowledgements

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