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  ...nd Concepts]] - see also the category of [[:Category:Pattern Related Notes|Pattern Related Notes]]. ...press clearly intentions, analyses, and opinions regarding gameplay. See [[Pattern-Based Methods]] for more specific suggestions on how to use them.
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• Pattern Suggestion List
  Note: to make a new pattern, use the [[Gameplay Design Pattern Template]] [[Limited Resources]] <- Should be removed (but take info from old pattern)
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• Grind Achievements
  == Using the pattern == ...[Selectable Set of Goals]] (which gives players a [[Freedom of Choice]] as long as they are aware of all parts of the set). The first levels of the ''Miles
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• Goal Achievements
  == Using the pattern == ...ctions]] goal by simply requiring that the goals are reached many times as long as one assumed that players will reach a certain level of [[Gameplay Master
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• Irreversible Events
  == Using the pattern == ...of the game state (other events may affect that part of the game state as long as all affect it in the same way or direction). Other ways of making [[Irre
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• Interruptible Actions
  == Using the pattern == ...turn Visits]], they force players into [[Risk/Reward]] calculations on how long they can stay away from the game.
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• Challenging Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == ...akes [[Challenging Gameplay]] a [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective Pattern]]. Although the difficulty of a game is individual to each player, games ca
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• Parallel Lives
  ...are at risk at once and gameplay continue without too much disturbance at long as some of them still remain. Since each of these can be said to be one of ...it from one point of a level to another. Which make it is not important as long as a sufficient number do.
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• Rhythm-Based Actions
  ...ily stimulated [[:Category:Sports|Sports]] by requiring players to perform long sequences of [[Rhythm-Based Actions]], and the outcome was judged upon how == Using the pattern ==
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• Time Pressure
  ...time left to complete something, but may also not be presented at all (as long as players are made aware of the pressure at some point). However, the amou ...of finishing something as quickly as possible but avoiding failure for as long as possible.
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• Unwinnable Games
  == Using the pattern == ...through dying, in fact this is common in many early examples of using the pattern.
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• Roleplaying
  == Using the pattern == ...their own right (at least on a diegetic level), so a primary need for the pattern is to create such suitable game components. This is typically [[Avatars]] o
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• Drop-In/Drop-Out
  == Using the pattern == ...choosing when to play is modulated by how long the ticks are (although too long ticks can also cause [[Downtime]]).
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• Left 4 Dead series
  ...Havens]] where [[Avatars]] can safely restock and shoot out at infected as long as the doors are closed. The exception to this is that Tanks can break down ...e group's abilities in different situations, e.g. sniping lone infected at long distances or meeting charging hordes in close-quarters battles. Although th
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• Time Limits
  ...players can plan or perform certain actions while other put limits on how long the game as a whole can take. By doing so they can guarantee that the game == Using the pattern ==
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• Achievements
  ...nd ''Tank Burger'') while others require especially good successes (e.g. ''Long Distance Carrier'' and ''Wing and a Prayer'') or doing actions in specific == Using the pattern ==
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• Extended Actions
  ''Actions that take so long to complete that they require players to miss opportunities to perform othe == Using the pattern ==
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• Betrayal
  The negotiation game [[So Long Sucker]] by John Nash requires players to provide help to other players to == Using the pattern ==
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• Cooperation
  ...ave to have any concept of teams for [[Cooperation]] to be necessary; [[So Long Sucker]] and [[Diplomacy]] make players join up to beat other players only == Using the pattern ==
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• Randomness
  == Using the pattern == ...s]], and for [[Ephemeral Goals]] this may include when they appear and how long they exist.
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• Time Limited Game Instances
  ...r for players to make these commitments it can be good know in advance how long the game instance will be. Games can support this through being designed to == Using the pattern ==
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• Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses
  == Using the pattern == ...earlier ones. Since the experience of closures are highly subjective, the pattern is a subjective one and even more so than for other patterns ensuring its p
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• Tension
  ...] include [[Diplomacy]], [[Illuminati]], [[Intrigue]], [[Junta]], and [[So Long Sucker]]. == Using the pattern ==
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• Replayability
  == Using the pattern == ...s to the overall challenges and therefore can provide [[Replayability]] as long as players are willing to change roles between game instances or game sessi
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• Further Player Improvement Potential
  ...Games]] which offers players [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] for long period of time include team-based games such as [[Defense of the Ancients]] == Using the pattern ==
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• Agents
  == Using the pattern == ...]] to be able to affect one's environment is probably the most fundamental pattern needed to create the appearance of [[Agents]] in a game. This since without
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• Avatars
  ...tween the two, and this is not the case in those situations. However, this pattern is described to be useful regardless if an abstract representation exists a ...and that it shouldn't matter for the games' definitions who participate as long as they match certain criteria.
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• Open Destiny
  == Using the pattern == ...can run into problems of having to many combinations, especially when the pattern is applied on many [[Characters]]. An alternative, which the [[Victoria 2]]
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• Assassin's Creed series
  ...h hay or leaves (note that these are not examples of the [[Leap of Faith]] pattern since players know beforehand that they are safe to do). Birds are typicall
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• Algorithmic Agents
  == Using the pattern == ...n cause [[Surprises]] or as effects of players' actions through use of the pattern [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]]. One example of this can
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• Role Fulfillment
  ...Games]] in which this occurs include [[Diplomacy]], [[Intrigue]], and [[So Long Sucker]]. Some [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]], e.g. [[Battlestar Gal == Using the pattern ==
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• Team Strategy Identification
  ...ation between players rather than the more formalized cooperation that the pattern [[Teams]] describe.'' == Using the pattern ==
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• Combos
  == Using the pattern == ...([[Dance Dance Revolution series]] and the [[Rock Band series]]), but the pattern can be used more generalized in [[Turn-Based Games]] or simply any game whe
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• Team Combos
  ...the perk "Teamwork" can form up in combat to gain additional advantages as long as they stay close together. == Using the pattern ==
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• Turn-Based Games
  ...ons are allowed and others not allowed. Most traditional games follow this pattern by letting one player plan and then execute an action as a turn and then le ...structure which is associated with one player but no player needs to wait long between being able to act in the game.
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• Turn Taking
  == Using the pattern == ...pdate game states are restricted to one player at a time while the related pattern [[Turn-Based Games]] discusses the general effects of dividing games into d
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• Private Game Spaces
  ...e]] allows players to purchase houses which are [[Private Game Spaces]] as long as their owners retain control of the keys to them. == Using the pattern ==
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• Gameplay Statistics
  == Using the pattern == ...ce Invaders]]. [[Speedruns]] is another, which is the keeping track of how long time it takes to complete levels or races in a game, and can be found in th
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• Quick Returns
  == Using the pattern == ...ts of [[Conditional Passageways]] need to first be possible after making a long journey, but when these are met player can return quickly.
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• Characters
  ...-oriented computer games can be said to have an extremely weak form of the pattern through having just one abstract value, typically a health value. Examples == Using the pattern ==
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• Stimulated Planning
  == Using the pattern == [[Predetermined Story Structures]] is a common tool to provide players with a long-term goal not immediately accessible, but [[Diegetically Outstanding Featur
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• No Direct Player Influence
  Note: ''This pattern uses players varyingly to signify those participating in a game or a meta g == Using the pattern ==
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• Experimenting
  == Using the pattern == ...out the fundamental rules of cause and effect in computer games, about the long-term consequences of actions, or about the game state. For the first two ca
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• Enemies
  == Using the pattern == ...rary [[Enemies]]. In addition, these need either a fixed limitation on how long the hostile stance is maintained (which gives rise to an [[Ultra-Powerful E
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• Self-Facilitated Games
  == Using the pattern == ...player Online Games]], MUDs, such as [[Kingdoms]] or [[DragonMud]]) but as long as at least some players have [[Privileged Abilities]] to modify the game s
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• Extra Chances
  ...ulating the right places can continue to try ''Domestication attempts'' as long as they occupy the place and can do the ''Elder Expenditure'' action. == Using the pattern ==
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• Freedom of Choice
  [[Category:Long pattern]] == Using the pattern ==
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• Predetermined Story Structures
  == Using the pattern == ...mselves [[Predetermined Story Structures]] unless combined with some other pattern. The elements can be compartmentalized by [[Inaccessible Areas]] and [[Leve
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• Optional Rules
  == Using the pattern == ...Rules]] provides [[Freedom of Choice]] to players on a rules level and, as long as the decisions on which to use are in their hands instead of a [[Game Mas
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• Player Created Game Elements
  == Using the pattern == ...s can be the basis for allowing [[Pottering]] activities within a game (as long as other aspects such as [[Tension]] is lacking from the experience). For g
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• Multiplayer Games
  == Using the pattern == ...layers individual goals against that of the group or [[Intrigue]] and [[So Long Sucker]] which more or less force players to betray each other. In [[Multip
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• Late Arriving Players
  ...an start simultaneously, most often because people are not willing to wait long enough. To avoid this problem, games can support [[Late Arriving Players]] == Using the pattern ==
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• Social Dilemmas
  ...for the players in that even though cooperation would be beneficial in the long run for all involved parties, the players' have the possibility to reaping ...have to stop barbarians from invading the empire. In [[Intrigue]] and [[So Long Sucker]] players do not have to cooperate but they game mechanics force the
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• Companions
  ...game masters having the final authority but doing as the players' order as long as it is does not clash with the [[Companions|Companions']] natures. == Using the pattern ==
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• Zero-Player Games
  ...n, unlike most others, assume that players are humans - this is due to the pattern adopting the original name of the game type.'' ...tly influence the gameplay except for, respectively, when they play or how long they play.
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• Detective Structures
  [[Detective Structures]] is a typical pattern used in many First-Person Shooters, e.g. [[Half-Life series]] and [[Deus Ex However, games using third-person views can also make use of the pattern, with the [[Silent Hill series]] as one example. Although this may allow pl
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• Extra-Game Consequences
  ...when playing games are transferable to other fields have been argued for a long time. [[Go]] and [[Chess]] have been popular among nobility and military as == Using the pattern ==
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• Internal Conflicts
  == Using the pattern == The pattern of [[Internal Conflicts]] can be applied in many different ways: on individ
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• Internal Rivalry
  ...through other means, than other types of conflicts which may make it take long time to resolve or be more or less impossible to end. [[Internal Rivalry]] == Using the pattern ==
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• Single-Player Games
  ...-Player Game]] where a second player can join at any point and play for as long as wanted. == Using the pattern ==
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• Game Worlds
  == Using the pattern == ...g as not the real world itself does not represent the [[Game Worlds]], the pattern implies a use of [[Mediated Gameplay]].
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• Purchasable Game Advantages
  == Using the pattern == ...but buying chips for gambling games can be seen the oldest example of the pattern and instead relies on the fact that these games have [[Extra-Game Consequen
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• Delayed Reciprocity
  ...possibility of helping each other even if they are not in the same team as long as they are not directly in opposition. When the game does not provide mech ...tacks in [[Diplomacy]] can be successful without help from others, in [[So Long Sucker]] players need help from others and must convince them to rely on [[
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• Ephemeral Goals
  ...he corresponding events in the real world and have to be completed not too long after the real world events end. [[CityVille]] also starts "combo counters" == Using the pattern ==
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• Minigames
  == Using the pattern == ...ce [[Limited Gameplay Time]] to ensure that the main game doesn't take too long time or that the [[Minigames]] don't take too much proportionally of the ti
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• Speedruns
  ...llenges of [[Speedruns]] and those required by rules in racing games, this pattern make not distinction between the two as the design options between requirin == Using the pattern ==
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• Player-Planned Development
  ...ally consist of giving them long-term goals, even if they may primarily be long-term in the diegesis. This also applies for [[:Category:Live Action Rolepla ...video game) series|Civilization series]] encourage players to put together long-term plans for how their civilizations should develop. [[:Category:Multipla
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• Evolving Rule Sets
  == Using the pattern == ...rall, [[Evolving Rule Sets]] tend to give rise to [[Complex Gameplay]] and long as the rule set is sufficiently large; it does this either through forcing
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• Capture
  ...ory:Real-Time Games|Real-Time Games]] instead uses [[Eliminate]]. For this pattern collection, [[Eliminate]] is seen as a more specific form of [[Capture]] du == Using the pattern ==
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• Persistent Game Worlds
  == Using the pattern == ...kill requirements to support [[Gameplay Mastery]] and can let players play long enough to develop it, this ability to train may make it difficult to provid
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• Non-Player Help
  == Using the pattern == ...between people, independent of if it is just a particular game event or a long more open-ended encounter.
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• Free Gift Inventories
  == Using the pattern == ...may also provide them with an [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]]. As long as the gifts are being given to other players, they are a form of [[Social
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• Altruistic Actions
  ...st - they may be for social reasons or the hope of help in return - but as long as they don't automatically provide a benefit they may best be, or ought to == Using the pattern ==
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• Encouraged Return Visits
  == Using the pattern == ...ly because they want to have a certain number of players at all times, the pattern is commonly used in [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] and [[Massivel
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• Ephemeral Events
  ...nly occur for a short period of time, although an ''Atari'' may persist as long as both players leave it. == Using the pattern ==
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• Events Timed to the Real World
  == Using the pattern == ...al world events affecting gameplay, which can be seen as a version of this pattern. Games with [[Pervasive Gameplay]] similarly more or less guarantee that ma
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• Geometric Progression
  For the purpose of this pattern, the common ratio is assumed to be larger than 0 (progression shifting from == Using the pattern ==
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• Pottering
  ...is series]] can contain periods of intense warfare, but between these have long periods where players mainly set smaller independent goals for themselves a == Using the pattern ==
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• Delayed Effects
  == Using the pattern == ...e [[Luck]] without requiring any other aspects of the game, this makes the pattern useful for modulate [[Quick Games]].
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• Memorizing
  == Using the pattern == ...ach game session can be achieved through [[Reconfigurable Game Worlds]] as long as players do not have complete overview of the whole gameplay area, e.g. t
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• Public Player Statistics
  == Using the pattern == ...ated through the use of [[Global High Score Lists]] or [[Achievements]] as long as they can be accessed by others (they can be especially appropriate for [
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• Possibility of Anonymity
  ...aining the same alter ego for prolonged period of times usually means that long-time players show their normal selves. == Using the pattern ==
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• Quests
  == Using the pattern == ...s]] to failing [[Quests]] make the [[Quests]] into [[Committed Goals]] (as long as they are [[Optional Goals]]), and thereby making the choice of accepting
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• Cooldown
  == Using the pattern == ...tivates them to use other actions while the [[Cooldown]] is in effect, the pattern also promotes [[Varied Gameplay]] and [[Stimulated Planning]] in how and wh
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• Big Dumb Objects
  ...: Oblivion]] dominates the Imperial City of Cyrodiil, and can be seen from long distances when players travel in the wilderness of the game world. == Using the pattern ==
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• Vehicles
  ''Note: this pattern describes diegetic vehicles that can be entered or mounted to ease travel. == Using the pattern ==
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• Environmental Effects
  ...areas which slows movement and causes damage when one is submerged for too long without any breathing support, and have other areas tainted with radioactiv == Using the pattern ==
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• Landmarks
  == Using the pattern == ...future locations. Any element in a [[Game Worlds|Game World]] can work as long as they are [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] in some fashion, and this
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• Clues
  == Using the pattern == ...tures]]. This may be make these [[Clues]] examples of the [[Red Herrings]] pattern, used to trick players into actions that are against their low-level goals
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• Character Development
  == Using the pattern == ...specific [[Powers]] or abilities before their [[Characters]] have them (as long as no other [[Characters]] have them earlier). For games that rely on playe
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• Abstract Player Construct Development
  == Using the pattern == ...ell as new players being compared to those that have played the game for a long time.
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• Framed Freedom
  ...y few choices in each moment of gameplay and players need to set their own long-term goals. == Using the pattern ==
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• Traps
  == Using the pattern == ...tain pattern in activation, allows players to bypass or deactivate them as long as they successful with [[Timing]] or [[Rhythm-Based Actions]]. The second
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• Balancing Effects
  ...sadvantages and vice versa. Besides giving designers more control over how long time a game should last, this can hinder losing players from having to endu == Using the pattern ==
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• Switches
  == Using the pattern == ...thereby instantiating [[Varying Rule Sets]], or may have complex and have long-term consequences on gameplay. Depending on how the [[Switches]] handle sta
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• Thematic Consistency
  == Using the pattern == ...games that do not strive to be (initially) historical, this means that the pattern is modulated by [[Alternative Realities]]. Examples of games that avoid [[A
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• Temporal Consistency
  == Using the pattern == ...Manipulation]], as for example found in [[Braid]], is another example of a pattern that does not need to break [[Temporal Consistency]]; this since those game
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• Strategic Knowledge
  == Using the pattern == ...is easier if they have [[Predictable Consequences]] and in this sense that pattern supports [[Strategic Knowledge]], but knowing the distributions of outcomes
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• Predictable Consequences
  ...action is going to be performed or what effects an action can have in the long term. A game can also be predictable in another sense if players can antici == Using the pattern ==
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• Strategic Locations
  ...eir status. They focus gameplay to certain parts and allow players to make long-term plans based on their specific characteristics. ...ies in the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]] are of long-term strategic value. Besides the resources produced and the population of
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