Geometric Progression

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Relations where the change in effect due to a change in effort is measured through a fixed multiplier.

This is still a stub.

Examples

Using the pattern

Drawing Stacks can be used to create Geometric Progression since the increase for drawing a specific Card increases for each card drawn, and this can be used to create implicit Time Limits (Pandemic and Thunderstone uses this together with Stack Seeding to guarantee that certain cards appear semi-regularly).

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narrative Aspects

Consequences

Relations

Can Instantiate

with ...

Can Modulate

Can Be Instantiated By

Can Be Modulated By

Possible Closure Effects

Potentially Conflicting With

History

A renamed and updated version of the pattern Geometric Rewards for Investments that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design[1].

References

  1. Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) Patterns in Game Design. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.

Acknowledgements