Endgame

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

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Chess and Go are well-known classical Board Games with distinct Endgame phases.

In the Starcraft series the Endgame is typically called "Late-Game".

Anti-Examples

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Using the pattern

Startgame Middlegame

Can Be Instantiated By

Entrenching Gameplay, Exploitation, Extermination

Can Be Modulated By

Construction/Scoring Phase Shift, Early Leaving Players, Kingmaker, Player Elimination, Possibility of Graceful Surrender, Predictable Winner, Speedending, Winner determined after Gameplay Ends, Winning by Ending Gameplay

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

Player Unpredictability, Unwinnable Games

Consequences

Last Man Standing

Can Instantiate

Analysis Paralysis, Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses, Stimulated Planning, Surrendering

Relations

Can Instantiate

Analysis Paralysis, Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses, Stimulated Planning, Surrendering

Can Modulate

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Can Be Instantiated By

Entrenching Gameplay, Exploitation, Extermination

Can Be Modulated By

Construction/Scoring Phase Shift, Early Leaving Players, Kingmaker, Player Elimination, Possibility of Graceful Surrender, Predictable Winner, Speedending, Winner determined after Gameplay Ends, Winning by Ending Gameplay

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

Player Unpredictability, Unwinnable Games

History

New pattern created in this wiki.

Acknowledgements

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