Excise
Ancillary actions necessary for gameplay but that do not contribute directly to gameplay.
This pattern is a still a stub.
Contents
Examples
Anti-Examples
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Using the pattern
Can Be Instantiated By
Abstract Player Constructs, Action Programming, Bookkeeping Tokens, Characters, Complex Gameplay, Drafting, Game Element Insertion, Game Masters, Gameplay Statistics, Grinding, Movement, No-Use Bonus, Optional Rules, Persistent Game Worlds, Puzzle Solving, Save Scumming, Self-Facilitated Games, Units, Vehicle Sections, Zero-Player Games
AI Players, Game System Player, Game Worlds, or Units in Self-Facilitated Games
Can Be Modulated By
Current Player Tokens, Entitled Players, First Player Tokens, Game Servers, Score Tracks
Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
Dedicated Game Facilitators, Freedom of Choice, Game Masters, Minimalized Social Weight, Mules, Non-Player Help, Purchasable Game Advantages, Quick Returns, Vehicles
Resource Caps when Bookkeeping Tokens are used
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Narration Aspects
Consequences
Relations
Can Instantiate
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Can Modulate
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Can Be Instantiated By
Abstract Player Constructs, Action Programming, Bookkeeping Tokens, Characters, Complex Gameplay, Drafting, Game Element Insertion, Game Masters, Gameplay Statistics, Grinding, Movement, No-Use Bonus, Optional Rules, Persistent Game Worlds, Puzzle Solving, Save Scumming, Self-Facilitated Games, Units, Vehicle Sections, Zero-Player Games
AI Players, Game System Player, Game Worlds, or Units in Self-Facilitated Games
Can Be Modulated By
Current Player Tokens, Entitled Players, First Player Tokens, Game Servers, Score Tracks
Possible Closure Effects
-
Potentially Conflicting With
Dedicated Game Facilitators, Freedom of Choice, Game Masters, Minimalized Social Weight, Mules, Non-Player Help, Purchasable Game Advantages, Quick Returns, Vehicles
Resource Caps when Bookkeeping Tokens are used
History
New pattern created in this wiki.
References
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Acknowledgements
Karl Bergström