Non-Renewable Resources

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

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Space Alert

Chess

Warcraft series

Relations

Irreversible Events Randomness Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses Mules Stimulated Planning Experimenting Fudged Results Companions Handicap Systems Capture Persistent Game Worlds Vehicles Predictable Consequences Lives Cards Hands Puzzle Solving

Instantiates: Decreased Abilities, Tied Results

Can Instantiate

Closed Economies,

with Consumers

Complete Resource Depletion

Can Modulate

Handicaps, Player Balance, Resources, Transfer of Control, Units, Varied Gameplay

Can Be Instantiated By

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Can Be Modulated By

Ownership, Transfer of Control

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

Regenerating Resources, Renewable Resources

History

An updated version of the pattern Non-Renewable Resources that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design.

Acknowledgements

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