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== Consequences ==
 
== Consequences ==
  
[[Bidding]] is a form of [[Betting]], although the [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] it provides typically mainly comes from the uncertainty of how much players will bid.
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[[Bidding]] is a form of [[Betting]], although the [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] it provides typically mainly comes from the uncertainty of how much players will bid. It is a [[Competition]] among players, most typically a [[Resource Competition]], where winning bids provide [[Rewards]] that typically are [[Resources]] but can relate to other things, e.g. [[Area Control]]. This means that [[Bidding]] can support [[Transfer of Control]] or play the role of being [[Converters]]. [[Bridge]] shows how [[Bidding]] can modulate games regarding [[Trick Taking]] and [[Trumps]] (rather than being a form of [[Transfer of Control]]), and here the [[Bidding]] can be seen as a way to determine which player may enforce a [[Player-Defined Goals]] on the game.
  
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Being an elective action, [[Bidding]] provides players with a [[Freedom of Choice]] as long as they have enough [[Resources]] to be able to raise the bid. That the cost varies means that players can have to deal with [[Trade-Offs]] in that the [[Resources]] used for bids may not be able to be used for other things and this can cause [[Internal Conflicts]].
  
When players are bidding not because they actually want to win the bid but rather force others to pay more, the [[Bidding]] activity for those specific people become a form of [[Push Your Luck]] activity.
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When players are bidding not because they actually want to win the bid but rather force others to pay more, the [[Bidding]] activity for those specific people become a form of [[Push Your Luck]] activity relying on [[Social Skills]].
  
  
 
=== Can Instantiate ===
 
=== Can Instantiate ===
[[Area Control]],
 
[[Competition]],
 
[[Converters]],
 
 
[[Collaborative Actions]],  
 
[[Collaborative Actions]],  
[[Freedom of Choice]],
 
[[Internal Conflicts]],
 
[[Player-Defined Goals]],
 
[[Resource Competition]],
 
[[Rewards]],
 
[[Social Skills]],
 
 
[[Social Roles]],  
 
[[Social Roles]],  
[[Trade-Offs]],
 
[[Transfer of Control]],
 
  
 
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==== with [[Capture]] ====
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[[Gain Ownership]],  
 
[[Gain Ownership]],  
 
[[Multiplayer Games]],  
 
[[Multiplayer Games]],  
[[Resources]],  
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[[Resources]],
[[Trick Taking]],
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[[Trumps]]
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== Relations ==
 
== Relations ==

Revision as of 12:45, 25 August 2021

Committing resources in a competition against others to determine who can make a specific purchase or trade.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Players invest resources, usually some kind of a currency, for an uncertain outcome in order to get a reward of some kind. A Bidding instance is a process consisting of several parts: the bidding where players invest resources with the hope to achieve a certain game state, the determination of the outcome of these investments, and the distribution of possible rewards.

Examples

Example: In Poker, players bid on the value of their card hands. The bidding instance consists of rounds where the players can raise their bids one after another. The player who does not wish to call the last bid matches his bid to the same amount as the last bid, or if he does not wish to raise the bid, he has to fold. The player who folds is out of the Bidding instance and he has to leave his bid in the pot. The Bidding instance ends when there is only one player left or all the remaining players call the last bid. The player with the best hand, or the only remaining player, in the Bidding instance wins the whole bid as the reward.

Example: Kicking out a player from an open game instance of Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory requires that a certain amount of players have voted for kicking the player out.

Anti-Examples

optional

Using the pattern

Can Be Modulated By

Asymmetric Information, Bluffing, Direct Information, Negotiation, Symmetric Information, Turn Taking

Alternatives: Drafting, Token Placement


Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narration Aspects

Consequences

Bidding is a form of Betting, although the Uncertainty of Outcome it provides typically mainly comes from the uncertainty of how much players will bid. It is a Competition among players, most typically a Resource Competition, where winning bids provide Rewards that typically are Resources but can relate to other things, e.g. Area Control. This means that Bidding can support Transfer of Control or play the role of being Converters. Bridge shows how Bidding can modulate games regarding Trick Taking and Trumps (rather than being a form of Transfer of Control), and here the Bidding can be seen as a way to determine which player may enforce a Player-Defined Goals on the game.

Being an elective action, Bidding provides players with a Freedom of Choice as long as they have enough Resources to be able to raise the bid. That the cost varies means that players can have to deal with Trade-Offs in that the Resources used for bids may not be able to be used for other things and this can cause Internal Conflicts.

When players are bidding not because they actually want to win the bid but rather force others to pay more, the Bidding activity for those specific people become a form of Push Your Luck activity relying on Social Skills.


Can Instantiate

Collaborative Actions, Social Roles,

with Capture

Puzzle Solving, Tactical Planning

Can Modulate

Eliminate, Gain Ownership, Multiplayer Games, Resources,

Relations

Can Instantiate

Area Control, Betting, Competition, Converters, Collaborative Actions, Freedom of Choice, Internal Conflicts, Player-Defined Goals, Push Your Luck, Resource Competition, Rewards, Social Skills, Social Roles, Trade-Offs, Transfer of Control, Uncertainty of Outcome

with Capture

Puzzle Solving, Tactical Planning

Can Modulate

Eliminate, Gain Ownership, Multiplayer Games, Resources, Trick Taking, Trumps

Can Be Instantiated By

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Can Be Modulated By

Asymmetric Information, Bluffing, Direct Information, Negotiation, Symmetric Information, Turn Taking

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

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History

An updated version of the pattern Bidding that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design[1].

References

  1. Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) Patterns in Game Design. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.

Acknowledgements

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