Difference between revisions of "Turn Taking"
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| + | Having [[Turn Taking]] in games make them into [[Turn-Based Games]] of one form or another. It allows players to separate their activities during their turns in planning what to do, setting instructions on what to do, and confirming the instructions made. In this sense [[Turn-Based Games]] can support [[Stimulated Planning]] if the actions and events of the game have [[Predictable Consequences]], and and [[Action Programming]] if the interface supports this. The planning, instructing, and confirming can become intermixed if players have a possibility of making several different actions, e.g. through [[Budgeted Action Points]] or having many [[Units]]. | ||
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Revision as of 11:17, 24 February 2010
Letting one player do some action or actions before letting other players act.
Contents
Examples
Using the pattern
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Narrative Aspects
Consequences
Having Turn Taking in games make them into Turn-Based Games of one form or another. It allows players to separate their activities during their turns in planning what to do, setting instructions on what to do, and confirming the instructions made. In this sense Turn-Based Games can support Stimulated Planning if the actions and events of the game have Predictable Consequences, and and Action Programming if the interface supports this. The planning, instructing, and confirming can become intermixed if players have a possibility of making several different actions, e.g. through Budgeted Action Points or having many Units.
Relations
Can Instantiate
Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
Can Be Modulated By
Potentially Conflicting With
History
A renamed version of the pattern Turn Taking that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design[1].
References
- ↑ Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) Patterns in Game Design. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.
