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• Gameplay Design Pattern Template
  ...tern name be the name of the page. Don't forget to include code to add the pattern for the appropriate categories, e.g.: (use this if that pattern isn't finished)
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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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• Pattern-Based Methods
  ...er presenting the basic idea but not the collection. Armed with the design pattern concept the students have easily put words on design choices made in existi
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• Gameplay Design Pattern Template, Shortened
  This pattern is a still a stub. == Using the pattern ==
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• Pattern Relations
  [[Category:Pattern Related Notes]] ...lations between the patterns that are "collaborating" to create the target pattern.
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• Main Page
  ...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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• Gameplay Design Pattern Template
  ...tern name be the name of the page. Don't forget to include code to add the pattern for the appropriate categories, e.g.: (use this if that pattern isn't finished)
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• Process
  [[Gameplay Design Pattern Template]] [[Pattern Suggestion List]] - for lists of new patterns to create
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• Alarms
  == Using the pattern == Of course, the pattern can most easily be deigetically be presented in a game as an alarm is some
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• Game Servers
  ...puter system can be built to handle several different game instances, this pattern describes the logics that control one game instance. Systems that control m == Using the pattern ==
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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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• Revoke Rules
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Testing Achievements
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Grind Achievements
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Goal Achievements
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Game Template
  ...game name be the name of the page. Don't forget to include code to add the pattern for the appropriate categories, e.g.:
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• Irreversible Events
  == Using the pattern == ...els|Level]] after completing another with no possibility of returning. The pattern [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] makes use of [[Irreversible Events]] to ensure th
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• Pattern-Based Methods
  ...er presenting the basic idea but not the collection. Armed with the design pattern concept the students have easily put words on design choices made in existi
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• Interruptible Actions
  == Using the pattern == ...s]] implied that it is the actions of [[Agents]] that can interrupted, the pattern can also be used to interrupt the progress of series of events, e.g. [[Scri
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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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• Analysis Paralysis
  == Using the pattern == ...tentionally having it. [[Ricochet Robots]] is however an example where the pattern is not a problem since all players are causing the time-bound [[Analysis Pa
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• Real-Time Games
  == Using the pattern == [[Real-Time Games]] naturally give rise to the pattern [[The Show Must Go On]] and opens up for [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] (especially wh
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• High Score Lists
  == Using the pattern == An rewrite of the original pattern named High Score Lists in the book 'Patterns in Game Design' (Björk & Holo
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• Parallel Lives
  == Using the pattern == ...rd]] calculations on which game elements to protect and which to risk. The pattern often requires the players to perform [[Attention Swapping]], especially in
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• Maneuvering
  == Using the pattern == A rewrite of the pattern ''Maneuvering'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patt
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• Rhythm-Based Actions
  == Using the pattern == ...s typically are simple ones, such as button presses, and the design of the pattern mainly consist of deciding with combinations and what [[Timing]] is require
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• Time Pressure
  == Using the pattern == ...or example in [[Ricochet Robots]]). Games with [[Racing]] instantiate this pattern, and a [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] version of this is [[Speedruns]]. The latte
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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 == ...-In/Drop-Out]] are however typically not the main challenge with using the pattern (but [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] such as [[Game Masters]] can avoid [[E
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• Left 4 Dead series
  ...hem moving in a group throughout the levels, the games promote the dynamic pattern [[Virtual Co-Presences]] between the players. This in turn means that playe ...g in rounds where each team gets to play both sides in a [[Role Reversal]] pattern that provides a level of [[Team Balance]] by removing the influence of the
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• Time Limits
  == Using the pattern == ...icitly in a game. Basically all [[Real-Time Games]] or games providing the pattern [[The Show Must Go On]] have implicit limits on how much time one has avail
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• Achievements
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created for this wiki by [[User:Staffan Björk|Staffan Björk]].
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• Extended Actions
  == Using the pattern == The [[Cooldown]] pattern have similar effects on actions as making them into [[Extended Actions]] an
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• Betrayal
  == Using the pattern == ...once. For players that know that they can be betrayed, the presence of the pattern in a game gives [[Anticipation]] and [[Tension]] to the gameplay, even more
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• Cooperation
  == Using the pattern == A revised version of the pattern ''Cooperation'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patt
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• Massively Single-Player Online Games
  == Using the pattern == It is relatively trivial to include the pattern of [[Late Arriving Players]] in [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] gi
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• Randomness
  == Using the pattern == ...ed depending on the number of outcomes (e.g. [[Bloodbowl]] for use of this pattern). [[Drafting Spreads]] and other ways of combining [[Drafting]] with [[Free
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• Time Limited Game Instances
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Game Element Insertion
  == Using the pattern == ...that are found in greater number in games are also used together with the pattern more often. This makes [[Pick-Ups]], [[Power-Ups]], and [[Units]] common ob
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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
  == Using the pattern == ...to avoid [[Tension]], so these are naturally difficult to combine with the pattern. [[Private Game Spaces]] and [[Safe Havens]] do this also, but at localized
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• Luck
  == Using the pattern == A rewrite version of the pattern ''Luck'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patterns in
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• Replayability
  == Using the pattern == ...layability]], having complete [[Strategic Knowledge]] can work against the pattern instead. Examples of how can happen is fully understanding [[Algorithmic Ag
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• Collectible Card Games
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Dedicated Game Facilitators
  == Using the pattern == ...litated Games]]. While mechanical and computer-based game varieties of the pattern can objectively ensure [[Irreversible Events]] they do not naturally provid
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• Drawing Stacks
  == Using the pattern == ...d Planning]] (especially when combined with [[Discard Piles]]). As for any pattern using [[Randomness]], [[Drawing Stacks]] can allow players to feel [[Luck]]
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• Player/Character Skill Composites
  ...cters (the "Aim Assist" option in the game can be seen as a version of the pattern as well). == Using the pattern ==
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• Casual Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Further Player Improvement Potential
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Gameplay Design Pattern Template, Shortened
  This pattern is a still a stub. == Using the pattern ==
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• Exaggerated Perception of Influence
  == Using the pattern == ...nflict with [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]]. That being said, this pattern can mainly be instantiated in games in two ways. First, through affecting h
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• Determinable Chance to Succeed
  == Using the pattern == ...if players are likely to think they have higher chances than they do this pattern supports [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]]. Players' possibility to p
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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 ...s]], the [[Pac-Man]] series, and the [[Bomberman series]] make use of this pattern, and this tradition is continued in many modern games following the aesthet
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• Units
  == Using the pattern == ...st cases, the lifetime of [[Units]] is governed by a [[Producer-Consumer]] pattern. For example in the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]
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• Initiative
  == Using the pattern == A rewrite of a pattern that was part of the original collection in the paper ''Gameplay Design Pat
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• Awareness of Surroundings
  == Using the pattern == [[Awareness of Surroundings]] is a pattern applied to [[Enemies]] or [[Non-Player Characters]] run by [[Algorithmic Ag
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• Contextualized Conversational Responses
  Although only being weak examples of the pattern, non-player characters in [[Fallout New Vegas]] and [[Skyrim]] have differe == Using the pattern ==
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• Emotional Attachment
  Note: ''The pattern related to players being emotionally attached to the game is named [[Emotio == Using the pattern ==
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• Own Agenda
  ...hat they are care about the goals of their character. For this reason, the pattern does not have relations to narration patterns. It does not discuss how huma == Using the pattern ==
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• Sense of Self
  == Using the pattern == ...ms. Typically all games with [[Algorithmic Agents]] have some level of the pattern since these [[Agents]] need to be able to react to its environment with act
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• Goal-Driven Personal Development
  == Using the pattern == A rewrite of a pattern that was part of the original collection in the paper ''Gameplay Design Pat
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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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• Ambiguous Responses
  As a currently [[:Category:Speculative Patterns|Speculative Pattern]], no examples are listen here. == Using the pattern ==
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• Unpredictable Behavior
  == Using the pattern == [[Unpredictable Behavior]] is a pattern for modifying how [[Agents]] behave. The easiest way to create the possibil
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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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• Mules
  == Using the pattern == When players can create the [[Mules]] themselves, the pattern also provides [[Creative Control]] and a form of [[Meta Games|Meta Game]].
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• Role Fulfillment
  == Using the pattern == ...stance while not being based on specific [[Characters]]; the more specific pattern of [[Game Masters]] also requires [[Enactment]] and [[Roleplaying]] of vari
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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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• Player-Created Characters
  == Using the pattern == ...ters]] is used to create [[Player Characters]], some games make use of the pattern to let player create [[Non-Player Characters]], e.g. [[Companions]] in role
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• Team Accomplishments
  == Using the pattern == A pattern first identified in ''Exploring Aesthetical Gameplay Design Patterns – Ca
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• Spectacular Failure Enjoyment
  == Using the pattern == This pattern reflects that a failure which distinguishes itself in some way, e.g. as the
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• FUBAR Enjoyment
  == Using the pattern == ...ers feel that they have [[Gameplay Mastery]] and it can be argued that the pattern does make players have this since they need to play at their full abilities
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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
  == Using the pattern == New pattern from the paper ''Exploring Aesthetic Gameplay Design Patterns – Camarade
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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 == Using the pattern ==
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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
  == Using the pattern == ...om looking at the diversity of [[Single-Player Games]], all which have the pattern), they modulate [[Construction]] well since the safety provided lets player
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• Gameplay Statistics
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Quick Returns
  == Using the pattern == New pattern for this wiki.
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• Levels
  ...f character development through 'Levels'. That concept is described in the pattern [[Character Levels]].'' == Using the pattern ==
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• Backtracking Levels
  ''Note:'' This pattern does not discuss the partial backtracking that can occur in [[Game World Ex == Using the pattern ==
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• Non-Player Characters
  Note: ''the use of characters in this pattern and the pattern named [[Characters]] differs. Here, the usage of character complies to the == Using the pattern ==
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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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• Game State Indicators
  == Using the pattern == A renamed version of the pattern ''Status Indicators'' that was part of the original collection in the book
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• Stimulated Planning
  == Using the pattern == While [[Predictable Consequences]] is required on at least some level for the pattern to be present (since otherwise it is impossible to plan what to do after th
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• AI Players
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created for this wiki by [[User:Staffan Björk|Staffan Björk]].
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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 == An updated version of the pattern ''Experimenting'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Pa
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• Strategic Planning
  == Using the pattern == ...tion (video game) series|Civilization series]] for an example of the first pattern and the [[Europa Universalis series]] for the two other patterns).
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• Tactical Planning
  == Using the pattern == ...yer Games]] that are also [[Turn-Based Games]]. The [[Analysis Paralysis]] pattern may not occur in [[Real-Time Games]] or those with specific [[Time Limits]]
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• Enemies
  == Using the pattern == ...hoot]] actions, [[Connection]] goals, or similar (and for this reason this pattern is seen as modulating [[Evade]] rather than instantiating it - it is the th
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• Fudged Results
  == Using the pattern == ...sults]] are in itself algorithmically determined, which simply removes the pattern itself since players' can incorporate that algorithm into the normal one wh
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• Self-Facilitated Games
  == Using the pattern == ...Game Servers]] can for this reason be problematic to use together with the pattern unless they are created so they simulate an environment for manipulating th
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• Extra Chances
  == Using the pattern == ...ngle-Player Games]] since the system caused all other events but makes the pattern more difficult to provide in [[Multiplayer Games]] without resorting to [[P
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• Diegetically Outstanding Features
  == Using the pattern == ...elements that are given features to stand out but may be modulated by the pattern anyway to make them even more noticeable. When entities in [[Game Worlds]]
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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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• Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership
  == Using the pattern == ...eaningful for [[Multiplayer Games]]. The main design choice when using the pattern is deciding what parts of the game are available for players to reassemble
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• Optional Rules
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Action Programming
  == Using the pattern == ...and how many actions can be programmed in one go. These two aspects of the pattern are typically done by setting up a [[Limited Set of Actions]] and some form
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• Free Game Element Manipulation
  == Using the pattern == ...uterized need to be constructed to do so or will actively work against the pattern. [[Game Masters]] are a special case here - they can both allow it within c
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• Player Created Game Elements
  == Using the pattern == ...create game elements make them into [[Producers]], and the present of the pattern [[Player Created Game Elements]] make no sense unless these game elements c
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• Multiplayer Games
  == Using the pattern == ...e useful or needed, but may require more specific patterns to ensure these pattern's presence. Many more specific experiences and activities are provide by [[
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• Late Arriving Players
  == Using the pattern == ...ly [[Asynchronous Gameplay]], [[Late Arriving Players]] is also a required pattern since otherwise players would need to synchronize the beginning of the game
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• Social Dilemmas
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Social Dilemmas'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''
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• Quick Travel
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Companions
  == Using the pattern == ...than a trivial internal state, i.e. those making use of the [[Characters]] pattern, one also has design choices regarding which [[Equipment]] and [[Skills]] t
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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.'' == Using the pattern ==
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• Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences
  == Using the pattern == ...is associated with negative behavior (it can be seen as an example of the pattern [[Either You are with Me or against Me]]) and should relate to a suitable e
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• Handicap Achievements
  == Using the pattern == ...providing additional challenges for individual players (the more specific pattern of [[Difficulty Levels]] is however related).
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• Character Defining Actions
  == Using the pattern == ...based upon actions, but any type of [[Characters]] can be modified by the pattern on a system level.
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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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• Dialogues
  == Using the pattern == ...ich it exists, so the pattern is a [[Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]]. How the interfaces of the [[Dialogues]] themselves are actually implemen
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• Enforced Agent Behavior
  == Using the pattern == ...nd [[AI Players]]) by definition have [[Enforced Agent Behavior]], but the pattern can also be used to give them consider specific [[Enforced Agent Behavior]]
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• Factions
  == Using the pattern == ...] can make goals, [[Rewards]], and [[Penalties]] apply to all members, the pattern is often modified by [[Mutual Goals]], [[Shared Penalties]], and [[Shared R
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• Melodramatic Structures
  ...n is call [[Melodramatic Structures]] in this collection. The idea for the pattern (and [[Detective Structures]] comes from Lankoski<ref name="Lankoski2010"/> == Using the pattern ==
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• Alignment
  ..., Jesper Juul provides an analysis of a group of games using a form of the pattern in the fourth chapter of his book ''A Casual Revolution: Reinventing Video == Using the pattern ==
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• Extra-Game Consequences
  == Using the pattern == ...is an effect of the [[Ubiquitous Gameplay]] pattern, games supporting this pattern can also intentionally be changed by making [[Extra-Game Consequences]] aff
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• Gossip
  == Using the pattern == A revised version of a pattern with the same name introduced in Lankoski 2007<ref name="Lankoski"/>.
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• Information Passing
  == Using the pattern == ...s the gameplay, merely providing the player with information also lets the pattern provide [[Clues]] or [[Red Herrings]] (the latter also showing the possibil
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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
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Internal Rivalry'', first introduced in Lankoski 2010<ref name="Lankoski2
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• Loyalty
  == Using the pattern == [[Loyalty]] is a diegetic pattern so all aspects of it relate to the game diegesis.
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• Power-Ups
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Power-Ups'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patter
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• First-Person Views
  == Using the pattern == ...free as the [[Game Worlds]] are staged as sub parts of the real world. The pattern also requires [[Avatars]] since having perceptive powers without an entity
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• Aim & Shoot
  == Using the pattern == ...rched Earth]], the [[Worms series]], and the pool game [[Eight-ball]]. The pattern can also be said to occur in some war games (e.g. [[Warhammer 40K]]) where
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• Cutscenes
  == Using the pattern == Given that [[Cutscenes]] takes away players' agency the pattern is difficult to combine with given them an [[Exaggerated Perception of Infl
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• Single-Player Games
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Single-Player Games'' that was part of the original collection in the boo
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• Underlying Assumptions and Concepts
  [[Category:Pattern Related Notes]] ...t-oriented programming<ref name="Gamma"/>. To support this assumption each pattern should include several examples, from different types of games when possibl
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• Fixed Distributions
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Diegetic Consistency
  == Using the pattern == ...istency]] since players can perform the expected actions, games using this pattern also create the requirement that ''all'' players should do so; this is even
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• Game Element Trading
  ''Note: this pattern describes exchanges between people of the items used to play games. See [[T == 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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• Collaborative Actions
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Collaborative Actions'' that was part of the original collection in the b
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• Delayed Reciprocity
  == Using the pattern == ...ng situations where the return is paid back in the future. This makes the pattern typically require other players (i.e. that the games are [[Multiplayer Game
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• Grinding
  == Using the pattern == [[Grinding]] may not be a pattern that players necessarily wish to have in a game, but it can be needed to pr
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• Ephemeral Goals
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Ephemeral Goals'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''
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• Minigames
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Games within Games'' that was part of the original collection in the book
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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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• Arithmetic Progression
  == Using the pattern == ...ntinuous Progression]]. [[Repeat Combos]] is a specific example of how the pattern can be created by allowing the same type of goal to be reached several time
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• Container
  ''Note: For the pattern with the similar name, see [[Containers]].''
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• Handicap Systems
  == Using the pattern == ...ap Systems]] are not related to [[Handicap Achievements]] although the sub-pattern of [[Difficulty Levels]] are.
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• Difficulty Levels
  == Using the pattern == ...evels]] to gradual increase the levels as they get better, this use of the pattern allows for [[Smooth Learning Curves]] that can be used to develop [[Gamepla
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• Player-Planned Development
  == Using the pattern == ...e state overtime. This makes [[Freedom of Choice]] an important supporting pattern for [[Player-Planned Development]] to be possible. The development can in i
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• Evolving Rule Sets
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Varying Rule Sets
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Game Masters
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Game Masters'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Pat
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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 == ...interact with the [[Persistent Game Worlds]]. For this reason, use of the pattern implies supporting [[Late Arriving Players]] and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] game
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• Live Action Roleplaying
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Visits
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Massively Multiplayer Online Games
  == Using the pattern == ...es]]; while this is not the case in the prime (commercial) examples of the pattern the creation of [[Guilds]] can also be seen as a form of [[Construction]] t
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• Non-Player Help
  == Using the pattern == ...Help]] reveals aspects of how well (or bad) one has played, the use of the pattern gives a form of [[Public Player Statistics]].
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• Free Gift Inventories
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Invites
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Altruistic Actions
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created for this wiki by [[User:Staffan Björk|Staffan Björk]].
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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
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• No-Ops
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''No-Ops'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patterns
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• Extra-Game Broadcasting
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Guilting
  == Using the pattern == ...[[Chat Channels]] in games with [[Mediated Gameplay]] can give rise to the pattern as well.
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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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• Construction
  == Using the pattern == ...specific activity resulting in [[Game Items]]. While the [[Construction]] pattern is more literally design through letting players change [[Game Worlds]], it
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• Resource Caps
  == Using the pattern == ...expression in the game, [[Containers]] or [[Inventories]] can be used. The pattern can also be instantiated through [[Time Limits]]; this since it makes time
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• Action Caps
  == Using the pattern == ...ns during a certain period of time. This leaves few design options for the pattern, and it only becomes interesting to design in [[Turn-Based Games]] or [[Tic
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• Pottering
  == Using the pattern == ...ts without disrupting [[Player Balance]] in a way that would happen if the pattern was used in [[Multiplayer Games]].
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• Development Time
  == Using the pattern == ...e affected. Most actions are eligible to have [[Development Time]] but the pattern is most often used with actions related to [[Construction]], e.g. [[Craftin
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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 == An updated version of the pattern ''Memorizing'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patte
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• Public Player Statistics
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Enforced Player Anonymity
  == Using the pattern == ...pattern is intrinsically about interfaces and all comments about using the pattern is about this.
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• Anonymous Actions
  == Using the pattern == ...and how the show their emotions to events taking place. This may make the pattern difficult to combine with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]] but if [[Penalt
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• Possibility of Anonymity
  == Using the pattern == ...nnel]] is [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]]. Quite obviously, this makes the pattern difficult to combine with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]]. Even when this
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• Safe Havens
  == Using the pattern == While [[Combat]] is not possible in [[Safe Havens]], the pattern modulate rather than is in conflict with [[Combat]] since the havens are de
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• Stack Seeding
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Asymmetric Starting Conditions
  == Using the pattern == ...layers. In some cases it may be more or less impossible to avoid them, the pattern exists for example in any game allowing [[Late Arriving Players]] and in an
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• Quests
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Helplessness
  A weak example of the pattern can be found in how players can try to get out of the brig in [[Battlestar == Using the pattern ==
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• Mini-maps
  == Using the pattern == As an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]], all aspects of [[Mini-maps]] are related to a game's interface.
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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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• MacGuffins
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Alien Space Bats
  ...dom in what gameplay is possible also it is described as a gameplay design pattern in the collection.'' == Using the pattern ==
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• Big Dumb Objects
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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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 Storytelling
  == Using the pattern == [[Environmental Storytelling]] is both a diegetic and narrative pattern.
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• Geospatial Game Widgets
  == Using the pattern == ...hat information is to be shown and where to show it. A weak version of the pattern, found for example in the [[Age of Empires series]], is to place [[Geospati
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• Environmental Effects
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Line of Sight
  == Using the pattern == ...ypically [[Agents]] such as [[Avatars]] or [[Units]], so making use of the pattern requires choosing how each of these are affected by it. Typically all makes
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• Loot
  [[Drakborgen]] should an inverse example of the pattern; players try to get into a dragon's lair and get as much [[Loot]] as possib == Using the pattern ==
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• Rock-paper-scissors (game)
  See also the [[Rock-paper-scissors|pattern]] with the same name.
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• Sets
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Props
  == Using the pattern == ...Dumb Objects]] are [[Props]] and can therefore be used to instantiate the pattern in a game.
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• Warp Zones
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Weapons
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Landmarks
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Tools
  == Using the pattern == An update of the pattern ''Tools'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patterns i
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• Installations
  == Using the pattern == ...ere spatial placement (Hullett & Whitehead<ref name="Hullett"/> ''Turret'' pattern describes [[Installations]] with [[Weapons]]). Although most [[Installation
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• Crafting
  == Using the pattern == ...[[Game Worlds]] and is therefore a [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]].
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• Game Items
  == Using the pattern == [[Game Items]] is a diegetic pattern but [[Alien Space Bats]] may be used to introduce (at least initially) non-
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• Inventories
  == Using the pattern == ...ve [[Game Items]] in their [[Inventories]] are control of those items, the pattern instantiates [[Ownership]]. Having to manipulate the items in [[Inventories
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• Equipment
  == Using the pattern == ...s often done through [[Inventories]] of systems of [[Equipment Slots]] the pattern changes how these are used as well. However, equipping ''cursed'' [[Game It
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• Transferable Items
  == Using the pattern == ...hem. Since most solutions to this makes the transfer non-diegetically, the pattern can be applied to [[Resources]] as well as [[Game Items]] and all mentions
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• Destructible Objects
  ''Note: this pattern doesn't discuss the "destruction" of game elements that are [[Agents]], e.g == Using the pattern ==
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• Self-Service Kiosks
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Armor
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created for this wiki by [[User:Staffan Björk|Staffan Björk]].
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• Ammunition
  == Using the pattern == ...oading [[Ammunition]] requires [[Downtime]], the use of the [[Ammunition]] pattern promotes [[Tactical Planning]]. [[Resource Management]] often becomes an is
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• Sockets
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Cosmetic Game Items
  == Using the pattern == ...ame Items]] may seem to be a purely [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]] but since these [[Game Items]] are chosen by players for their appearance
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• Pattern Relations
  [[Category:Pattern Related Notes]] ...lations between the patterns that are "collaborating" to create the target pattern.
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• Diegetically Tangible Game Items
  == Using the pattern == As the name indicates, [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]] is a diegetic pattern whose defined by making [[Game Items]] have a tangible present in [[Game Wo
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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 == An updated version of the pattern ''Character Development'' that was part of the original collection in the b
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• Abstract Player Constructs
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created for this wiki by [[User:Staffan Björk|Staffan Björk]].
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• Abstract Player Construct Development
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created for this wiki by [[User:Staffan Björk|Staffan Björk]].
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• Territories
  == Using the pattern == ...ormalizing [[Area Control]] in game systems. Inserting the [[Territories]] pattern in a game design requires that one provides ways of defining areas owned, w
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• Framed Freedom
  == Using the pattern == [[Framed Freedom]] is a [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective Pattern]] and as such can be difficult to design for broad groups of gamers. A gene
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• Traps
  == Using the pattern == ...ments such as crushers, flame dischargers, and so on that follow a certain pattern in activation, allows players to bypass or deactivate them as long as they
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• Obstacles
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Obstacles'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patter
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• Inaccessible Areas
  == Using the pattern == ...the reason for the areas inaccessibility do not also fit thematically the pattern breaks [[Thematic Consistency]]. This assumes [[Inaccessible Areas]] that s
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• Balancing Effects
  == Using the pattern == ...game design can try to have [[Balancing Effects]], the [[Beat the Leader]] pattern looks at how players can be encourage to enact [[Balancing Effects]] agains
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• Invisible Walls
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Invisible Walls'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''
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• Pick-Ups
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Pick-Ups'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Pattern
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• Switches
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Buttons'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patterns
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• Controllers
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Controllers'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patt
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• Boss Monsters
  == Using the pattern == One pattern which rarely are used with ordinary [[Enemies]] but may work with [[Boss Mo
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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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• Traces
  == Using the pattern == ...g Features]] can be used to make these easier to notice or instantiate the pattern directly by change the visual presentation of the actual [[Game Boards]], [
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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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• Repeat Combos
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Reward Widgets
  ...reens regarding rewards would be examples of instances of the pattern, the pattern here is limited to those widgets that are located within the game environme == Using the pattern ==
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• Clickability
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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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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• Player Characters
  == Using the pattern == [[Thematic Consistency]] may be difficult to guarantee with this pattern since having [[Player Characters]] let players have significant control in
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• Predictable Consequences
  == Using the pattern == ...nough; although [[Development Time]] makes use of [[Delayed Effects]] this pattern instead provides clear [[Predictable Consequences]] since the outcome is de
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• Strategic Locations
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Strategic Locations'' that was part of the original collection in the boo
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• Permadeath
  ...s of characters from servers). These connotations are not included in this pattern but see the entry<ref name="wow"/> on the WoWWiki for more information abou == Using the pattern ==
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• Movement
  == Using the pattern == One variation of the [[Movement]] pattern is to require actual player [[Movement]] rather than that of [[Avatars]], [
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• Movement Limitations
  == Using the pattern == ...ovement abilities. If sufficiently negative limitations are imposed by the pattern, it can give rise to [[Competence Areas]].
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• Privileged Movement
  == Using the pattern == A rewrite of the pattern ''Privileged Movement'' that was part of the original collection in the boo
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• Tutorial Neighbors
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Symbiotic Player Relations
  == Using the pattern == ...h in turn can lead to [[Guilting]]). If the relation is not obligated, the pattern opens up for [[Betrayal]]. If the relation is mapped in diegetic terms, the
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• One-Way Travel
  == Using the pattern == ...changed even if only being distinctly close to some high-level closure the pattern still holds. Diegetic changes probably need to be made in these cases to up
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• Choke Points
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki. However, it was first introduced using another templa
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• Global High Score Lists
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Naming
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Neighbors
  == Using the pattern == ...its]], so deciding on these actions is a primary concern for inserting the pattern in a game design. In many cases these actions are [[Altruistic Actions]] su
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• Scripted Information Sequences
  == Using the pattern == ...told through the sequences, the main design issues with instantiating the pattern lies in how to handle the case where players may wish to either affect the
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• Illusion of Open Space
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Bookkeeping Tokens
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Book-Keeping Tokens'' that was part of the original collection in the boo
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• Flanking Routes
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki. However, it was first introduced using another templa
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• Secret Areas
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki. However, it was first introduced as ''Hidden Area'' u
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• Vehicle Sections
  == Using the pattern == ...ist entirely of [[Vehicle Sections]] but this also makes talking about the pattern superfluous.
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• Sniper Locations
  == Using the pattern == ...instantiating [[Sniper Locations]] by provide gameplay areas to cover, the pattern is also a way to modulate [[Arenas]].
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• Galleries
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki. However, it was first introduced using another templa
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• Arenas
  == Using the pattern == ...to have [[Arenas]] that consist of the entire boards but trying to use the pattern in this way offers little in the way of design options or for understanding
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• Strongholds
  == Using the pattern == ...likely to be used at [[Strongholds]] locations and thereby affects how the pattern works.
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• Budgeted Action Points
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Budgeted Action Points'' that was part of the original collection in the
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• Sidegrades
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Temporary Abilities
  == Using the pattern == ...but needs to do so before the [[Time Limits]] run out or forfeit them. The pattern of [[Temporary Abilities]] can be weakly present in games if they are prese
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• Abilities
  == Using the pattern == ...give players possibilities to try and affect the game state of a game, the pattern typically gives players a [[Freedom of Choice]] of what to do and may cause
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• Location-Fixed Abilities
  == Using the pattern == ...erritories]] to gain access to the [[Abilities]]. Although not part of the pattern proper, how [[Movement]] is design in a game heavily affects [[Location-Fix
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• Privileged Abilities
  == Using the pattern == ...y. In [[Multiplayer Games]], the other agents may be other players but the pattern can also be all types of games to differentiate between players' [[Abilitie
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• Improved Abilities
  == Using the pattern == ...o explain within a [[Thematic Consistency]] than [[New Abilities]], as the pattern can be instantiated as increases in [[Attributes]], [[Powers]], or [[Skills
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• Decreased Abilities
  == Using the pattern == ...Construct Development]] and [[Character Development]] depending on if the pattern is used on [[Abstract Player Constructs]] and [[Characters]]. If it is poss
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• Gain Competence
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Gain Competence'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''
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• Ability Losses
  == Using the pattern == ...Losses]] are temporary in the sense that they somehow can be regained, the pattern creates [[Gain Competence]] goals.
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• New Abilities
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''New Abilities'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Pa
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• First Player Advantages
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Score Tracks
  == Using the pattern == [[Score Tracks]] is an interface pattern.
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• Token Placement
  == Using the pattern == ...lly set so that players at least get to place two or three [[Tokens]] (the pattern [[Role Selection]] basically supersedes [[Token Placement]] if one can only
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• Using Patterns and Consequences of Patterns
  [[Category:Pattern Related Notes]] ...escribed in both section: in the first since this motivates the use of the pattern to begin with and in the second since the reason can be describe as a wante
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• Role Selection
  == Using the pattern == ...fect these patterns ([[Character Classes]] is perhaps the most influential pattern related to this).
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• No-Use Bonus
  == Using the pattern == [[No-Use Bonus]] is a pattern that can help load balance the use of the actions made possible by [[Role S
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• Sidequests
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Back-to-Back Game Sessions
  == Using the pattern == ...nges roles. For games where players are not in each other's proximity, the pattern can need [[Game Lobbies]] to help players handle the transitions between ga
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• Main Quests
  ...game to finish it, or the one overarching quest that frames gameplay. This pattern adheres to the latter usage.'' == Using the pattern ==
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• Chargers
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Chargers'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Pattern
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• Varying Turn Orders
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Upgrades
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Deterioration
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Lives
  == Using the pattern == ...Death Consequences]] so games using [[Lives]] can consider the use of that pattern as well.
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• Player Killing
  == Using the pattern == ...ebody is actively trying to make this happen. This makes it central to the pattern that some form of [[Agents|Agent]] can be linked to actions causing the eve
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• Player Elimination
  == Using the pattern == ...through [[Surrendering]] it may be worth considering what to modulate this pattern even if one tries to minimize the risks of players [[Surrendering]] and the
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• Friendly Fire
  == Using the pattern == ...illing]] or [[Companions]] that can be killed a requirement for having the pattern.
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• Death Consequences
  == Using the pattern == ...f [[Death Consequences]] is not compatible with [[Lives]] even if the main pattern is.
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• Spawn Points
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Spawn Points'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Pat
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• Spawning
  == Using the pattern == ...wn at their point of death. While this somewhat reduced how noticeable the pattern is, it may provides continuation but at the expense of potentially causing
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• Player Kicking
  == Using the pattern == ...ake sense for game systems to perform this type of kicking. This makes the pattern make most sense in [[Multiplayer Games]] since cases where players of [[Sin
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• Camping
  == Using the pattern == ...Overviews]]. If giving all players this does work too greatly against the pattern, it can be given only to some players as privileged abilities (as is done f
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• Early Elimination
  == Using the pattern == ...ative Patterns|Negative]] and [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective]] pattern. This since how negative it is depends much on how much actual time players
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• Area Control
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Area Control'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Pat
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• Combat
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Combat'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patterns
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• Damage
  == Using the pattern == ...ng [[Damage]] once does not kill makes use [[Health]], so considering that pattern is often relevant when designing games where [[Damage]] can occur.
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• Health
  == Using the pattern == ...]] are natural choices of game elements to have [[Health]] attributes, the pattern is also often used with [[Avatars]] and sometimes with [[Destructible Objec
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• Invulnerabilities
  == Using the pattern == ...ge]] (and as a consequences also [[Health]]) it can also work against that pattern when entities are completely protected from all types of [[Damage]] and thi
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• Achilles' Heels
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Achilles' Heels'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''
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• Always Vulnerable
  Note: ''This pattern is not about players always being vulnerable when they are playing; it is a == Using the pattern ==
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• Vulnerabilities
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Conditional Passageways
  == Using the pattern == ...attern created in this wiki. However, it is functionally equivalent to the pattern ''Blockade'' in the [http://rpgpatterns.soe.ucsc.edu/doku.php RPG Design Pa
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• Parties
  == Using the pattern == ...panions except temporary summoned monsters - does not qualify as using the pattern. Some games put a maximum number of members in the [[Parties]], making memb
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• Equipment Slots
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Helpers
  == Using the pattern == [[Helpers]] is a [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]] in that it gives players help in a diegetic form.
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• Handles
  == Using the pattern == ...[[HUD Interfaces]] can be the starting point for having the [[Characters]] pattern in a game design.
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• Replays
  == Using the pattern == ...s, etc. As such, [[Replays]] is a [[:Category:Narration Patterns|Narration Pattern]].
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• God Views
  == Using the pattern == [[God Views]] is an [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]].
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• Focus Loci
  == Using the pattern == [[Focus Loci]] is an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]]. The various [[Focus Loci]] do have relations to what views players are g
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• God Fingers
  == Using the pattern == [[God Fingers]] is an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]]. They are not compatible with [[First-Person Views]] but are quite natura
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• Third-Person Views
  == Using the pattern == ...n Views]] most often lock on to [[Avatars]] or [[Units]], the [[Killcams]] pattern shows the bullets can also be used.
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• Cards
  ''Note:'' this pattern shared the same definition as [[Tiles]] since the difference primarily conc ''Note:'' this pattern currents includes the pattern [[Chips]].
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• Cameras
  == Using the pattern == ...the same results simply by positioning themselves). In the following, the pattern assumes that visual presentations will be created but [[Game Masters]] can
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• Vision Modes
  == Using the pattern == ...load to have several different [[God Views]] players can move between. The pattern can also be applied locally in [[Picture-in-Picture Views]] without changin
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• Point of Interest Indicators
  == Using the pattern == ...mation Patterns|Information]] and [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
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• Killcams
  == Using the pattern == ...e over the entire display. It is an [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]].
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• Functional Roles
  == Using the pattern == ...[[Parties]], but this can be complemented by use of [[Companions]] and the pattern can be used in [[Single-Player Games]] if the player has control over many
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• Skills
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Skills'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patterns
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• Competence Areas
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Competence Areas'' that was part of the original collection in the book '
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• Orthogonal Differentiation
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Orthogonal Unit Differentiation'' that was part of the original collectio
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• Polyathlons
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Polyathlons'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patt
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• Discard Piles
  == Using the pattern == ...makes [[Discard Piles]] parts of how [[Decks]] are used and the use of the pattern can be seen as a way to modulate the use of [[Decks]]. When given explicit
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• Drafting
  == Using the pattern == [[Drafting]] consists of the incremental selection of game elements so the pattern requires the presence of something that can be selected. This is typically
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• Trick Taking
  == Using the pattern == ...d; although [[Trick Taking]] is a way to modulate these game elements this pattern may be so central to gameplay that it motivates the actual design of these
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• Hands
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Card Hands'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patte
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• Moveable Tiles
  ...le contains bananas for bonus scores. The tiles move in a very predictable pattern by first contracting to the center of the level and then again spreading ou == Using the pattern ==
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• Tiles
  ''Note:'' this pattern shared the same definition as [[Tiles]] since the difference primarily conc ''Note:'' this pattern does not deal with the tiles that may be used to construct the [[Chess]] bo
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• Trumps
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Drafting Spreads
  == Using the pattern == ...ay of supporting [[Drafting]] from [[Decks]], and relevant options for the pattern is where the elements should be taken from, how many elements should be dis
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• Shrinking Game Worlds
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Shrinking Game World'' that was part of the original collection in the bo
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• Reconfigurable Game Worlds
  ...tures]]). Further, although their difference can sometimes be blurry, this pattern looks at changes to [[Game Worlds]] rather that the contents in them. For p == Using the pattern ==
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• Tile-Laying
  ''Note:'' While the pattern name suggests only the laying of [[Tiles]], it is also applicable to [[Card == Using the pattern ==
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• Game World Exploration
  Note: ''This pattern is rather wide in scope, ranging both from specific goals in games to a sub == Using the pattern ==
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• Game World Navigation
  == Using the pattern == ...tic Patterns|Diegetic]] and [[:Category:Level Design Patterns|Level Design Pattern]].
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• Procedurally Generated Game Worlds
  == Using the pattern == ...heir [[Game Worlds]] consist of smaller units, for example [[Levels]], the pattern can be created through using [[Procedurally Generated Game Areas]] for each
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• Persistent Game World Changes
  == Using the pattern == ...vents]]. Simply being able to move game items can be one way to create the pattern, it is more easily discerned by players when [[Construction]], [[Destructib
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• Real World Gameplay Spaces
  == Using the pattern == The pattern [[Real World Gameplay Spaces]] can quite easily be part of a game through d
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• Puzzle Solving
  == Using the pattern == ...port [[Challenging Gameplay]] or [[Complex Gameplay]]. This also makes the pattern more common for [[Single-Player Games]] and [[Turn-Based Games]] compared t
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• Races
  == Using the pattern == ...he pattern can be seen as a [[:Category:Level Design Patterns|Level Design Pattern]], especially if the [[Races]] make designers chance the actual layout of t
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• Red Herrings
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Red Herrings'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Pat
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• Traverse
  == Using the pattern == ...the location of the goal area adds a [[Gain Information]] component to the pattern, and this forces players to engage in [[Game World Exploration]]. The use o
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• Tooltips
  This pattern is a still a stub. ''Note:'' this pattern exists in many design pattern collections for interaction design. However, being related quite specifical
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• Loading Hints
  == Using the pattern == ...when players have to wait, i.e. when they have [[Downtime]]. However, the pattern can make sense to use in games that have countdowns or where there is a pau
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• Feigned Die Rolls
  == Using the pattern == ...mes]], and using [[Dice]]. As such, games have difficulty in enforcing the pattern although their designs can make it easier for [[Game Masters]] to perform [
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• Critical Hits
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Zone of Control
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Quick Time Events
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Auto-Aim
  == Using the pattern == [[Auto-Aim]] can be considered an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]] since it affects how players need to do [[Aim & Shoot]] maneuvers in game
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• Crosshairs
  ...ights that have to be activated (both these are assumed to be part of this pattern). Actually, it also has a list<ref name="gb2"/> for games that does ''not'' == Using the pattern ==
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• Variable Accuracy
  == Using the pattern == ...ce of [[Weapons]] (conceivably other devices such as cameras could use the pattern as well). That given, three main ways of creating [[Variable Accuracy]] has
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• Split-Screen Views
  == Using the pattern == ...mation Patterns|Information]] and [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
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• Auxiliary Game Screens
  == Using the pattern == ...ens also provide input possibilities but this is outside the scope of this pattern.
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• Picture-in-Picture Views
  [[Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]] == Using the pattern ==
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• Hotseating
  == Using the pattern == ...gners of those games need to consider the design options described in this pattern. This since no effort from designers need to be exerted for it to exist and
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• Alternate Reality Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == ...mation Patterns|Information]] and [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]]. A specific problem regarding this is how players should first become awa
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• Rabbit Hole Invitations
  == Using the pattern == [[Rabbit Hole Invitations]] is an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
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• Crossmedia Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == ...mation Patterns|Information]] and [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
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• Fake Game Cancellations
  == Using the pattern == ...if a game instance is going to take place or not, and for this purpose the pattern is in practice only used to games that wish to have [[Alternate Reality Gam
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• Ubiquitous Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == ...it can support [[Ubiquitous Gameplay]] when it partly existed without the pattern but is impossible to use when [[Ubiquitous Gameplay]] already exists.
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• Pervasive Gameplay
  ...s Gameplay]] are defined to describe different aspects of gameplay in this pattern collection. == Using the pattern ==
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• Dice
  == Using the pattern == [[Dice]] is an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
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• Herd
  ...'Escort Mission''<ref name="gb2"/> whose meanings are both covered by this pattern. == Using the pattern ==
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• Fog of War
  == Using the pattern == ...[[Fog of War]], but since these cannot move, their role in relation to the pattern is to let players keep having overview of a location they have taken contro
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• Ghosts
  == Using the pattern == Another design choice regarding the pattern is if players should be allowed to select which game sessions are saved and
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• Easter Eggs
  == Using the pattern == ...d them for exploring, it is an [[Category:Information Patterns|Information Pattern]].
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• Dexterity-Based Actions
  ...ntal challenges, this mapping is false for many reasons. Relevant for this pattern, many games than are not considered sports do require [[Dexterity-Based Act == Using the pattern ==
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• Meta Games
  == Using the pattern == ...mselves. However, as [[4 Minutes and 33 Seconds of Uniqueness]] shows, the pattern [[Zero-Player Games]] can be enough in itself to create [[Meta Games]].
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• PvE
  ...being an optional activities and being strongly related to fighting. This pattern however describes a more generalized usage based on its core definition. == Using the pattern ==
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• PvP
  ...t [[PvP]] has assumptions of being optional and being combat-related, this pattern describes the concept based only around the core definition. == Using the pattern ==
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• Stealth
  == Using the pattern == [[Stealth]] is a compound goal pattern most often based on combining [[Conceal]] goals and [[Traverse]]. While the
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• Reconnaissance
  Typical examples of the pattern can be found in [[:Category:Strategy Games|Strategy Games]] where the units == Using the pattern ==
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• Rescue
  == Using the pattern == ...Multiplayer Games]] with the pattern having the [[Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment]] pattern.
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• Evade
  == Using the pattern == ...]] is possible (otherwise, the [[Capture]] goal would be trivial), so this pattern can be seen as a way of instantiating [[Evade]] goals. Giving [[Vulnerabili
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• Guard
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Guard'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patterns i
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• Unlocking
  Note: ''This pattern does not look at the opening up of new spatial areas in [[Game Worlds]], se == Using the pattern ==
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• Turnovers
  == Using the pattern == ...are aware that failed actions can lead to [[Turnovers]] in games with this pattern, it forces them to do [[Risk/Reward]] considerations and quite likely also
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• Steadily Decreasing Resources
  == Using the pattern == ...., [[Resource Generators]] and [[Spawning]] can remove the presence of the pattern from a game ([[Converters]] may work as long as the material being converte
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• Interruptibility
  == Using the pattern == ...to choose when to play without negative consequences for not playing, the pattern helps provide [[Social Adaptability]] and give a game [[Minimalized Social
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• Configurable Gameplay Areas
  == Using the pattern == ...ive Action Roleplaying Games|LARPs]] do - these can be the same thing. The pattern is most typically achieved through [[Tiles]] for [[Game Worlds]] while mark
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• Social Rewards
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Coupled Games
  == Using the pattern == ...t in the second case the "affecting" games may be created only to make the pattern appear and in this case they may be [[Minigames]].
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• Chat Channels
  == Using the pattern == ...deciding which to provide is one of the main design choices regarding the pattern. Examples include channels that only support communication with the players
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• Mediated Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == ...Facilitators]] in the form of [[Game Servers]] are a prerequisite for the pattern. [[Meta Servers]] can be used to enable selection and movement between thes
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• Memorabilia
  == Using the pattern == ...me Element Trading]] can effectively be used to create the [[Memorabilia]] pattern. The second way of making [[Memorabilia]] possible is to create artifacts s
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• Communication Channels
  == Using the pattern == ...ameplay]] if it is to have [[Social Interaction]] on any higher level. The pattern is equally useful in [[Asynchronous Gameplay|Asynchronous]] as [[Synchronou
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• Hybrid Gameplay Spaces
  == Using the pattern == ...play Spaces]] required for [[Hybrid Gameplay Spaces]] make games with this pattern open to having [[Extra-Game Input]] whether intentionally or not. It likewi
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• Social Skills
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Real Life Activities Affect Game State
  ...se them as input for changing the game state and those that do so have the pattern [[Real Life Activities Affect Game State]]. == Using the pattern ==
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• Asynchronous Collaborative Actions
  == Using the pattern == ...two more basic patterns do on their own. One primary design choice for the pattern is how many actions in sequence are necessary for the [[Cooperation]] to gi
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• Negotiable Play Sessions
  ''Note: This pattern is based upon the [[Underlying_Assumptions_and_Concepts#Play Sessions|Play == Using the pattern ==
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• Negotiable Game Sessions
  ''Note: This pattern is based upon the [[Underlying_Assumptions_and_Concepts#Game Sessions|Game == Using the pattern ==
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• Negotiable Game Instance Duration
  == Using the pattern == ...lay Sessions]] and [[Negotiable Game Sessions]] can indirectly support the pattern since if the players all agree on upper boundaries for the time spent (or w
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• Social Roles
  ...at do have aspects of social roles, these describe player preferences. The pattern described here looks at how gameplay features can evoke [[Social Roles]].'' == Using the pattern ==
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• Actor Detachment
  == Using the pattern == ...derives from players' relations to a game can help with instantiating the pattern.
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• Artifact-Artifact Proximity
  This pattern has been removed from the collection.
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• Artifact-Location Proximity
  ...e either fictional or virtual, it may also be done with physical ones. The pattern [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] signifies when technology checks whether th == Using the pattern ==
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• Critical Gameplay Design
  ...eatures of games often overlooked by designing counter-examples. While the pattern described here is broader in context, the examples show how gameplay can be == Using the pattern ==
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• Extra-Game Input
  == Using the pattern == Updated version of the pattern ''Extra-Game Input'' first described in the report ''Game Design Patterns f
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• Changes in Perception of Real World Phenomena due to Gameplay
  ...can have a ''procedural rhetoric''<ref name="bogost"/>, and users of this pattern may benefit from considering the work on this subject. == Using the pattern ==
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• Minimalized Social Weight
  == Using the pattern == ...pically conflicts with [[Attention Demanding Gameplay]] and choosing which pattern to support may be a tougher design decision.
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• Physical Navigation
  == Using the pattern == ...ld activity to move and navigate, [[Physical Navigation]] instantiates the pattern [[Real Life Activities Affect Game State]] when present. Since the reason w
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• Player Physical Prowess
  == Using the pattern == ...ivities that require physical skills is another apparent way to insert the pattern in a game. [[Time Limits]] can be used to restrict for how long players hav
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• Player-Artifact Proximity
  == Using the pattern == Updated version of the pattern ''Player-Artifact Proximity'' first described in the report ''Game Design P
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• Player-Avatar Proximity
  == Using the pattern == ...ng them. Given that both players and avatars have possibility to move, the pattern creates [[Physical Navigation]] and is likely to create [[Orthogonal Differ
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• Player-Location Proximity
  == Using the pattern == ...proach to the games (since the games support [[Casual Gameplay]]). Another pattern that specifically can modulate [[Player-Location Proximity]] is [[Seamful G
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• Real World Knowledge Advantages
  == Using the pattern == The [[Real World Knowledge Advantages]] pattern often leads to chances of showing [[Gameplay Mastery]], since in many cases
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• Seamful Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == ...imity]] with technologies that do not work everywhere. This means that the pattern is difficult to apply on games that have [[Ubiquitous Gameplay]].
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• Self-Reported Positioning
  ''Note: this pattern complies with the original definition of the concept of [[Self-Reported Pos == Using the pattern ==
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• Social Adaptability
  == Using the pattern == ...eption of Real World Phenomena due to Gameplay]]. However, games with this pattern are based on players already having some perceptions of the phenomena the g
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• Player-Player Proximity
  == Using the pattern == ...d [[Social Interaction]] since this is likely to occur as an effect of the pattern. While gameplay design to hinder players from having [[Social Interaction]]
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• Entrenching Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == ...create [[Predictable Gameplay Time]]; if this is the reason for using the pattern then an alternative is using [[Positive Feedback Loops]] instead.
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• Tiered Participation
  ...y:Puzzle Games|Puzzle Games]], e.g. [[Angry Birds]] or [[Continuity]]. The pattern becomes strong when observers can choose to join the game and become player == Using the pattern ==
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• Spectators
  == Using the pattern == [[Spectators]] is an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
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• Backseat Gamers
  ''Note: Although players rather than gamers are used in this pattern to describe those engaged in gameplay, those trying to affect the gameplay == Using the pattern ==
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• Increasing Rewards
  == Using the pattern == ...aspects of improvement in abilities of the main characters, and using the pattern is a way to let gameplay and narration move in tandem.
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• Predictable Winner
  This pattern is [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|subjective]] since be able to understand ...e knows the optimal strategy. [[Tic-Tac-Toe]] can also be said to have the pattern since if both players are playing optimally, nobody will win (so the [[Pred
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• Open-Ended Die Rolls
  == Using the pattern == ...ally, limiting the open-ended mechanic to one die is a way to not make the pattern occur too often (e.g. allowing additional die on any 6 on a 3D6 roll gives
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• Game Lobbies
  == Using the pattern == ...ace Patterns|Interface Pattern]] but also a [[:Category:Meta Patterns|Meta Pattern]].
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• Entitled Players
  == Using the pattern == ...ntitled Players]] can negatively affect [[Player Balance]]. This makes the pattern most often used in [[Unwinnable Games]] with both [[Game Masters]] and play
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• Early Leaving Players
  == Using the pattern == ...ffect each other through the game system. [[Proxy Players]] can remove the pattern altogether by instantly replacing the lost player with a new; this can be d
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• Meta Servers
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Scenes
  ...[[Scenes]], many [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] exhibits the pattern also. [[:Category:Adventure Games|Adventure Games]] are among those that mo == Using the pattern ==
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• Instances
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Substitute Actions
  As a pattern pertaining to [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games|Live Action Rolepla == Using the pattern ==
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• Meta-Techniques
  == Using the pattern == ...choosing which specific technique to use when designing games to have this pattern.
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• Meta-Postures
  == Using the pattern == ...tures, [[Meta-Postures]] is a [[:Category:Information Patterns|Information Pattern]].
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• Diegetic Communication
  == Using the pattern == [[Diegetic Communication]] is a [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]] and designing for it is strongly related to designing for [[Diegetic Cons
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• Prompting Techniques
  == Using the pattern == ...t and as ways to communicate that ongoing [[Scenes]] should end. While the pattern can work for any type of [[Enactment]] it seems to be used more to modulate
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• Contextualization
  == Using the pattern == [[Contextualization]] is a [[:Category:Narration Patterns|Narration Pattern]].
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• Non-Diegetic Communication
  == Using the pattern == ...hat games are designed to support as designed to handle, often because the pattern works against [[Diegetic Consistency]] and [[Narrative Engrossment]]. This
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• Emotes
  == Using the pattern == [[Emotes]] is an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
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• Summary Updates
  == Using the pattern == ...[[:Category:Narration Patterns|Narration Pattern]]. One typical use of the pattern is to introduce [[Alien Space Bats]], i.e. fantastical or supernatural agen
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• Non-Consistent Narration
  == Using the pattern == ...rration]] is perhaps first seen as a [[Category:Negative Patterns|Negative Pattern]] to be avoided, especially in games with [[Roleplaying]] or where a design
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• Storytelling
  Note: ''this pattern does not discuss the quality of [[Storytelling]] in a game, only how it rel Note: ''this pattern does not discuss the retelling on gameplay events after it has occurred, fo
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• Playing to Lose
  Note: ''This pattern does not examine intentionally losing a game instances for extra-game reaso Note: ''The design feature described by this pattern is alternatively called 'Playing to Lift' to LARP communities that wish to
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• Ninja Looting
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Non-Diegetic Features
  == Using the pattern == [[Non-Diegetic Features]] is a [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]] but relates heavily to interfaces.
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• Enactment
  == Using the pattern == [[Enactment]] is an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
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• Physical Enactment
  == Using the pattern == ...Consistency]]. This means that [[Physical Enactment]] can instantiate that pattern but it is a fragile solution since it requires the cooperation and successf
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• Mimetic Interfaces
  == Using the pattern == ...using [[Mimetic Interfaces]] have rather limited gameplay actions and the pattern may be good to use for [[Minigames]] since these can provide variety in the
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• Narration Structures
  == Using the pattern == ...ments that can carry the [[Narration Structures]] is a requirement for the pattern. Most essential is the presence of [[Characters]] that can have goals and [
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• Context Dependent Reactions
  Note: ''this pattern is tagged as speculative even if it provides some examples. This is because == Using the pattern ==
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• Memory of Important Events
  == Using the pattern == ...attern modulates [[Algorithmic Agents]] it is also implemented through the pattern [[Algorithmic Agents]].
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• Phasing
  Note: this pattern does not include the common meaning of [[Phasing]] as a means of being inta == Using the pattern ==
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• Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment
  == Using the pattern == Updated version of the pattern "Spectacular Failure Enjoyment" first described in the paper ''Exploring ae
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• Warming-Up Roleplay Exercises
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Workshopping
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Player Anonymity
  == Using the pattern == ...[[Friend Lists]] works against the pattern since the central idea of that pattern is to help players identify each other.
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• Sanctioned Cheating
  ...antage in Videogames''<ref name="consalvo"/> for more details of what this pattern collection calls [[Sanctioned Cheating]] in the context of [[:Category:Comp == Using the pattern ==
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• Player Aids
  == Using the pattern == [[Player Aids]] is a [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
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• Surprise Attacks
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created for this wiki by [[User:Staffan Björk|Staffan Björk]].
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• Resources
  == Using the pattern == ...r scarcity or abundance is often critical to how they affect gameplay. The pattern [[Limited Resources]] looks in more detail into the cases where individual
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• Character Alignments
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Characteristics
  == Using the pattern == While [[Characteristics]] naturally is part of [[Characters]], the pattern can also be used to characterize [[Abstract Player Constructs]] or more spe
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• Excluding Goals
  == Using the pattern == ...sily implemented by just cutting of branches from the goal tree. Using the pattern in this manner implies the use of [[Dynamic Goal Characteristics]] for the
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• Campaigns
  == Using the pattern == .... This can make [[Campaigns]] a [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective Pattern]], especially for those built upon [[Levels]]. One example of this can be t
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• Adventures
  == Using the pattern == ...n said above, [[Adventures]] is a [[:Category:Narration Patterns|Narration Pattern]]. Like their use in [[Campaigns]], [[Finale Levels]] can be used in [[Adve
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• Game System Player
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• End State Scoring
  == Using the pattern == ...positions for all players before an [[End State Scoring]], the use of this pattern can provide [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]], [[Tension]], and [[Unc
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• Robotic Players
  == Using the pattern == [[Robotic Players]] is an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
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• Finale Levels
  == Using the pattern == [[Finale Levels]] is a [[:Category:Narration Patterns|Narration Pattern]]. However, since [[Finale Levels]] are specifically crafted to be closures
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• Exceptional Events
  == Using the pattern == ...effects that otherwise would not be possible. [[Critical Results]] is the pattern that catches most of these patterns, with [[Critical Failures]] and
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• Critical Misses
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Critical Results
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Critical Successes
  == Using the pattern == ...of actions that can cause [[Critical Successes]] through the more specific pattern [[Critical Hits]]. [[Skills]] are typically modified by having [[Critical S
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• Critical Failures
  == Using the pattern == ...] needs to be used to create [[Critical Failures]] since by definition the pattern does not depend directly on players' performances.
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• Game Instance Stories
  Note: ''This pattern doesn't discuss the act of telling stories as part of gameplay, for that se == Using the pattern ==
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• Player Unpredictability
  == Using the pattern == ...layer Games]] is a necessary but not sufficient requirement for having the pattern in a game. Non-human players, i.e. [[AI Players]] or [[Game System Player|G
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• Performance Uncertainty
  == Using the pattern == ...e potential solutions can mechanically be tested instead works against the pattern. [[Bluffing]], [[Negotiation]], and [[Roleplaying]] are examples of what ca
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• Solution Uncertainty
  ...layers failing to perform an action or series of actions is covered by the pattern [[Performance Uncertainty]].'' == Using the pattern ==
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• Complex Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == ...[[Timing]] they should be performed. [[Variable Accuracy]] is basically a pattern for making more [[Complex Gameplay]] of [[Aim & Shoot]] actions. While indi
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• Uncertainty of Outcome
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Regenerating Resources
  == Using the pattern == ...so make the pattern work against [[Resource Competition]]. Further, as the pattern does explicitly not one type of [[Resources|Resource]] to create another, i
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• Beat the Leader
  == Using the pattern == While [[Beat the Leader]] is not an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]] per se, it does rely on how players can make judgments about who is leadi
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• Flip-Flop Events
  == Using the pattern == ...f existing turns in a sequence, it can be said to be a weak example of the pattern.
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• Surrendering
  == Using the pattern == ...e [[Surrendering]] may be seen as a [[:Category:Negative Patterns|Negative Pattern]], it is that only way to end participation in [[Unwinnable Games]]. The po
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• Secret Goals
  == Using the pattern == ...ges one to try and keep this secret which requires [[Roleplaying]], so the pattern does give rise to [[Roleplaying]] (or perhaps more accurately [[Enactment]]
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• Secret Scoring Mechanisms
  == Using the pattern == ...players regarding their [[Scores]]. It is commonly used in games with the pattern [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]].
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• Possibility of Graceful Surrender
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Last Man Standing
  ...resolved by eliminating the others, the games have a [[Last Man Standing]] pattern. ...rd Games|Card Games]] [[Magic: The Gathering]] and [[Hearthstone]] use the pattern.
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• Ragequitting
  == Using the pattern == ...itting]] is nearly always seen as a [[:Category:Negative Patterns|Negative Pattern]] and for that reason game designs tend to try and minimize the risk for th
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• Scores
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Score'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patterns i
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• Winning by Ending Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == ...having a certain [[Scores|Score]]. The specific choices made regarding the pattern heavily affect how a [[Endgame]] plays out if a game has such a gameplay ph
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• Winner determined after Gameplay Ends
  ...te who actually won (if anybody). The latter type of games make use of the pattern [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]]. == Using the pattern ==
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• Tiebreakers
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Tiebreakers'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patt
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• Game Over
  == Using the pattern == ...Instances]]. Of course, winning a game also causes a [[Game Over]] but the pattern can also be applied to [[Unwinnable Games]] since [[Game Over]] events can
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• Tied Results
  == Using the pattern == ...us way to design against the presences of [[Tied Results]] (but since this pattern can only be added if [[Tied Results]] would be possible, [[Tiebreakers]] bo
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• Unsynchronized Game Sessions
  == Using the pattern == ...Over]] is a special case since it can exists without other players, so the pattern needs to work explicitly in a [[Multiplayer Games|Multiplayer Game]] to be
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• Speedending
  == Using the pattern == ...ame (or maximizing [[Scores]] when others are trying to end the game), the pattern works against [[Investments]].
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• Construction/Scoring Phase Shift
  == Using the pattern == ...typically match [[Expansion]] and [[Exploitation]] so the behavior of this pattern affects both those two.
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• Gameplay Engines
  == Using the pattern == ...ate in the [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. [[Deck Building]] is a specific pattern that allows players to try and construct [[Gameplay Engines]] during gamepl
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• Pay to Play
  ...All games that have to be bought are in a sense [[Pay to Play]], but this pattern specifically looks at game design that require players to pay to play the g == Using the pattern ==
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• Uncertainty of Information
  == Using the pattern == An updated version of the pattern ''Uncertainty of Information'' that was part of the original collection in
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• Asynchronous Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == ...he beginning of a game instance, one could argue that a fuller form of the pattern supports [[Late Arriving Players]]. In contrast, players may not be need to
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• Downtime
  == Using the pattern == As a middle ground, some pattern can regulate how much [[Downtime]] players have. The precise design of [[Li
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• Middlegame
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Feelies
  == Using the pattern == New pattern created in this wiki.
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• Attention Demanding Gameplay
  == Using the pattern == ...meplay]] as the game [[4 Minutes and 33 Seconds of Uniqueness]] shows. The pattern [[Always Vulnerable]] covers the "extreme" version of [[Real-Time Games]] w
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• Player Augmentations
  == Using the pattern == ...mentations]] affect the [[Agents]] that players represent in the game, the pattern can be used to modulate [[Agents]] and they cause [[Enforced Agent Behavior
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• Automated Responses
  == Using the pattern == Pattern]].
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• Player/System Action Composites
  == Using the pattern == ...or, in more complex cases, [[Enforced Agent Behavior]]) to instantiate the pattern.
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• Player Agency
  == Using the pattern == [[Player Agency]] is a [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective Pattern]] and can therefore result in fickle designs. For example, the use of [[Luc
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