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

Staries

Candy Crush Saga

Relations

--- to add to --- Predictable Winner Character Levels

Can Instantiate

Collecting, Continuous Goals, Dynamic Alliances, Game State Overview, High Score Lists, Investments, Player Elimination, Progress Indicators, Races, Replayability, Stimulated Planning, Tension, Tied Results, Trans-Game Information

with Resources

Tiebreakers

Can Modulate

Back-to-Back Game Sessions, Death Consequences, Gain Ownership, King of the Hill, Lives, Multiplayer Games, Single-Player Games, Role Reversal, Tournaments

Can Be Instantiated By

Death Consequences

Collections together with Resources

Handicap Systems together with Meta Games

Can Be Modulated By

Combos, End State Scoring, Extra-Game Consequences, Gameplay Statistics, Game State Indicators, Handicap Systems, Pick-Ups, Score Tracks, Secret Scoring Mechanisms, Tiebreakers

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

Diegetic Consistency, Save Points, Save-Load Cycles, Thematic Consistency

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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