Tick-Based Games

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Instantiates: No-Ops

Modulates: Asynchronous Games, Synchronous Games, Downtime

Instantiated by: Time Limits, Turn Taking, Dedicated Game Facilitators

Modulated by: Real-Time Games, Turn-Based Games, Budgeted Action Points, Game Pauses

Real-Time Games Time Pressure Time Limits Massively Single-Player Online Games Dedicated Game Facilitators Exaggerated Perception of Influence Turn-Based Games Private Game Spaces Freedom of Choice Persistent Game Worlds No-Ops Events Timed to the Real World Action Caps Cooldown Spawning Always Vulnerable Ubiquitous Gameplay Interruptibility Negotiable Play Sessions Asynchronous Gameplay Downtime Game Pauses

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History

An updated version of the pattern Tick-Based Games that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design.

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