Gameplay Engines

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Supporting the presence of Gameplay Engines consist of letting players use Construction to

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Combos, , Emergent Gameplay, Positive Feedback Loops

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There presence of Construction/Scoring Phase Shift in games which allow Gameplay Engines can make the engines useless at a certain point where in becomes more important to focus on generating victory points. The easiest way to make Construction/Scoring Phase Shift possible in games with Gameplay Engines rather obviously to add Scores to the design.

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Gameplay Engines can be seen as a form of Abstract Player Constructs, or as goal requirement for which effects there should have. Building them are a form of Investments and Supporting Goals for winning a game, typically those that have Winner determined after Gameplay Ends. Since typically games that provide Gameplay Engines provide many different types of them, choosing one to try and build is a Player Defined Goals as well as being Constructive Gameplay. Building efficient Gameplay Engines typically require both Strategic Knowledge and Strategic Planning.

Construction/Scoring Phase Shift often occur in games which have Scores and allow the construction of Gameplay Engines.

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Abstract Player Constructs, Constructive Gameplay, Investments, Player Defined Goals, Strategic Knowledge, Strategic Planning, Supporting Goals

with Scores

Construction/Scoring Phase Shift

Can Modulate

Winner determined after Gameplay Ends

Can Be Instantiated By

Combos, Construction, Emergent Gameplay, Positive Feedback Loops

Can Be Modulated By

Construction/Scoring Phase Shift

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