Time Pressure
That gameplay imposes a sense of need for complete actions or goal quickly.
When ever
Short paragraph giving the description of the pattern while not referring to any other patterns.
Contents
Examples
Each turn in the board game Ricochet Robots put players in the situation where they not only have to try and find a solution on how to solve a problem but also do so quicker than the other players.
Using the pattern
Time Limits can naturally cause Time Pressure but only if they are part of Committed Goals.
Alarms are a simple way to create Time Pressure in a game, and does not have to clearly express the consequences of what needs to be done hastily.
Time Pressure can also easily be created through having Interruptible Actions
Diegetic Aspects
Text about how the pattern relates to diegetic elements of the presentation of the game; primarily useful in mechanical patterns
Interface Aspects
Time Pressure can be either implicitly or explicitly imposed on players. Goal Indicators and Game State Indicators provide means of making it explicit how much time is left while
Consequences
Putting players under Time Pressure limits the time they can be under Analysis Paralysis, but may also cause it.
Relations
Instantiates
Modulates
Instantiated By
Alarms, Interruptible Actions, Time Limits
Modulated By
Potentially Conflicting With
History
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