Pottering

The management of game resources for its own sake.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

FarmVille

Europa Universalis series

Civilization series

Minecraft

Using the pattern

Grinding

A main component of supporting Pottering is that players do not constantly feel stressed that the activities they are doing can be destroyed or interfered with, making games with Casual Gameplay or Private Game Spaces likely types of games in which Pottering can occur. If one wishes to only encourage Pottering in certain areas of the Game World, Safe Havens can be used instead. In contrast, games with constant Tension or Time Pressure works against the pattern. This does not mean that oppositions or threats cannot exist in the games: Minecraft have monsters appearing during the night but these are no problem if players have constructed Safe Havens for themselves, and players' countries in the Europa Universalis series

Construction Creative Control

Relations

Can Be Instantiated By

Casual Gameplay, Safe Havens, Private Game Spaces

Construction together with Creative Control

Potentially Conflicting With

Tension, Time Pressure

History

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