Scores

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

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Left 4 Dead series

Egizia

Race for the Galaxy

Ticket to Ride

Settlers of Catan

Carcarsonne

Chess

Go

Pachessi

deathmatch Quake series

ticks Battlefield series

Relations

Staries

--- new --- High Score Lists Massively Single-Player Online Games Tension Replayability Avatars Combos Turn Taking Gameplay Statistics Game State Indicators Stimulated Planning Multiplayer Games Extra-Game Consequences Power-Ups Diegetic Consistency Handicap Systems Balancing Effects Pick-Ups Thematic Consistency Score Tracks Back-to-Back Game Sessions Varying Turn Orders Lives Player Elimination Death Consequences Parties Races Ghosts Meta Games Meta Servers Resources End State Scoring

--- old --- Continuous Goals, Trans-Game Information, Investments, Dynamic Alliances, Tied Results, Progress Indicators, Game State Overview, Collecting

Modulates: Role Reversal, Gain Ownership, Single-Player Games, King of the Hill, Tournaments

Modulated by: Tiebreakers

Save Points, Save-Load Cycles

Can Instantiate

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Can Modulate

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Can Be Instantiated By

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Can Be Modulated By

Secret Scoring Mechanisms

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

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History

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

Acknowledgements

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