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	''The elimination or change of ownership of an game element.''		''The elimination or change of ownership of an game element.''

Staffan Björk at 08:42, 3 August 2022

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Capture]] is a common ways of providing [[Combat]] in games, and are also very often related to [[Overcome]] goals in the [[Goal Hierarchies]]. Since the action is connected to individual game elements, the pattern is often a [[Abilities\|Ability]] (but [[Go]] can be seen as example of a game with [[Capture]] without having it associated with specific game elements). The pattern also typically causes [[Preventing Goals]] such as [[Evade]] for those controlling the targeted [[Units]]. The control of a new game element through [[Transfer of Control]] after a [[Capture]] can give [[New Abilities]], possibly [[Privileged Abilities]], but can also trigger retaliating [[Capture]] goals for the previous owner. How all these related to each other depends primarily on their individual [[Rewards\|Reward]] structures and on players' tactics. However, since [[Units]] can typically [[Capture]] each other, all [[Units]] belonging to one players can work against another play and thereby work as [[Enemies]] as long as they are [[Agents]].		[[Capture]] is a common ways of providing [[Combat]] in games, and are also very often related to [[Overcome]] goals in the [[Goal Hierarchies]]. Since the action is connected to individual game elements, the pattern is often a [[Abilities\|Ability]] (but [[Go]] can be seen as example of a game with [[Capture]] without having it associated with specific game elements). The pattern also typically causes [[Preventing Goals]] such as [[Evade]] for those controlling the targeted [[Units]]. The control of a new game element through [[Transfer of Control]] after a [[Capture]] can give [[New Abilities]], possibly [[Privileged Abilities]], but can also trigger retaliating [[Capture]] goals for the previous owner. How all these related to each other depends primarily on their individual [[Rewards\|Reward]] structures and on players' tactics. However, since [[Units]] can typically [[Capture]] each other, all [[Units]] belonging to one players can work against another play and thereby work as [[Enemies]] as long as they are [[Agents]]. [[Capture]] goals focused upon the things delivered as part of [[Deliver]] goals cause [[Guard]] goals for those with the [[Deliver]] goals.

	[[Capture]] can modulate [[Rescue]] goals by being triggered when those that have [[Guard]] goals have fail so that they have a chance of restoring their initial [[Guard]] goals. Similarly, [[Capture]] makes [[Maneuvering]] more important due to the added [[Penalties]] possible if mistakes are done.		[[Capture]] can modulate [[Rescue]] goals by being triggered when those that have [[Guard]] goals have fail so that they have a chance of restoring their initial [[Guard]] goals. Similarly, [[Capture]] makes [[Maneuvering]] more important due to the added [[Penalties]] possible if mistakes are done.
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	[[Combat]],		[[Combat]],
	[[Combos]], [[Evade]], [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Overcome]],		[[Combos]],
	[[Preventing Goals]], [[Quests]]		[[Evade]],
			[[Goal Hierarchies]],
			[[Guard]],
			[[Overcome]],
			[[Preventing Goals]],
			[[Quests]]

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			[[Deliver]],
	[[Maneuvering]],		[[Maneuvering]],
	[[Ownership]],		[[Ownership]],
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	[[Delayed Effects]], [[Game State Indicators]],		[[Delayed Effects]], [[Game State Indicators]],
	~~[[Guard]],~~
	[[Interruptible Actions]],		[[Interruptible Actions]],
	[[Investments]],		[[Investments]],

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	[[Puzzle Solving]], [[Tactical Planning]]		[[Puzzle Solving]], [[Tactical Planning]]

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	Parlett<ref name="Parlett"/> describes in some detail 7 ways to [[Capture]] in board games: ''Custodianship'', ''Displacement'', [[Enclosure]], ''Intervention'', ''Leap'', ''Approach'', and ''Withdrawal''. ''Custodianship'' consist of flanking a target by placing [[Units]] in [[Connection]] with it. This example of [[Combos]] can be found in ordinary [[Capture\|Captures]] in [[Hnefatafl]]. ''Displacement'' is simply using [[Movement]] to enter the space occupied by the target and remove it, as is done for example in [[Chess]]. ''Enclosure'', used in [[Go]], requires placing [[Units]] in all spaces adjacent to the target or target group (the capture of the king in [[Hnefatafl]] can be seen as an example of this as well, or a double case of ''Custodianship''). ''Intervention'' is the inverse of ''Custodianship'' but Parlett provides no examples. ''Leap'' is capturing by moving over the target, as for example is done in [[Draughts]] (''line leaps'' allow several target to be capture simultaneously; ''long leaps'' do not require that either the starting or stopping space is adjacent to the target). ''Approach'' is capturing by moving adjacent to the target while ''Withdrawal'' is capturing by moving away from it (Parlett mentions [[Fanorona]] as an example of both). More ways are possible (e.g. ''Reflection'' and ''Telekinesis'') but have rarely been used.		Parlett<ref name="Parlett"/> describes in some detail 7 ways to [[Capture]] in board games: ''Custodianship'', ''Displacement'', [[Enclosure]], ''Intervention'', ''Leap'', ''Approach'', and ''Withdrawal''. ''Custodianship'' consist of flanking a target by placing [[Units]] in [[Connection]] with it. This example of [[Combos]] can be found in ordinary [[Capture\|Captures]] in [[Hnefatafl]]. ''Displacement'' is simply using [[Movement]] to enter the space occupied by the target and remove it, as is done for example in [[Chess]]. ''Enclosure'', used in [[Go]], requires placing [[Units]] in all spaces adjacent to the target or target group (the capture of the king in [[Hnefatafl]] can be seen as an example of this as well, or a double case of ''Custodianship''). ''Intervention'' is the inverse of ''Custodianship'' but Parlett provides no examples. ''Leap'' is capturing by moving over the target, as for example is done in [[Draughts]] (''line leaps'' allow several target to be capture simultaneously; ''long leaps'' do not require that either the starting or stopping space is adjacent to the target). ''Approach'' is capturing by moving adjacent to the target while ''Withdrawal'' is capturing by moving away from it (Parlett mentions [[Fanorona]] as an example of both). More ways are possible (e.g. ''Reflection'' and ''Telekinesis'') but have rarely been used.

	Even given one of these ways of [[Capture]], the game design must support some action that facilitates it. [[Turn-Based Games]] favor the use of [[Movement]], promoting [[Puzzle Solving]] and [[Tactical Planning~~\|Tactical~~]] and through that [[Stimulated Planning]], but can also make use of [[Investments]] or [[Bidding]]. In the case of [[Real-Time Games]], [[Movement]] in the form of [[Maneuvering]] is typical as is [[Aim & Shoot]], both promoting skills in [[Dexterity-Based Actions]]. [[Real-Time Games]] usually has the subgoal of [[Connection]] (but [[Qix]] shows as an example of using [[Enclosure]]) while [[Turn-Based Games]] commonly have subgoals such as [[Alignment]], [[Enclosure]], [[Configuration]], or [[Connection]]. Those that have [[Movement]] as the way to achieve [[Capture]] can modulate the difficulty of performing the action by using [[Privileged Movement]].		Even given one of these ways of [[Capture]], the game design must support some action that facilitates it. [[Turn-Based Games]] favor the use of [[Movement]], promoting [[Puzzle Solving]] and [[Tactical Planning]] and through that [[Stimulated Planning]], but can also make use of [[Investments]] or [[Bidding]]. In the case of [[Real-Time Games]], [[Movement]] in the form of [[Maneuvering]] is typical as is [[Aim & Shoot]], both promoting skills in [[Dexterity-Based Actions]]. [[Real-Time Games]] usually has the subgoal of [[Connection]] (but [[Qix]] shows as an example of using [[Enclosure]]) while [[Turn-Based Games]] commonly have subgoals such as [[Alignment]], [[Enclosure]], [[Configuration]], or [[Connection]]. Those that have [[Movement]] as the way to achieve [[Capture]] can modulate the difficulty of performing the action by using [[Privileged Movement]].

	Parlett also mentions ''Conversion'', which is the [[Transfer of Control]] of a game element to another players and which can be used as a modifier to any of the [[Capture]] methods listed ([[Reversi]] is an example of this), and conflates [[Capture]] with [[Gain Ownership]]. Another possible modifier is ''Huffing'', allowing [[Units]] that could have captured but did not to themselves be captured. Parlett also notes that a [[Capture]] can be immediate (the most common case), or be a [[Delayed Effects\|Delayed Effect]] that can open up for making it an [[Interruptible Actions\|Interruptible Action]] (as is argued to exist by those reconstructing the rules of [[Ludus Latrunculorum]]).		Parlett also mentions ''Conversion'', which is the [[Transfer of Control]] of a game element to another players and which can be used as a modifier to any of the [[Capture]] methods listed ([[Reversi]] is an example of this), and conflates [[Capture]] with [[Gain Ownership]]. Another possible modifier is ''Huffing'', allowing [[Units]] that could have captured but did not to themselves be captured. Parlett also notes that a [[Capture]] can be immediate (the most common case), or be a [[Delayed Effects\|Delayed Effect]] that can open up for making it an [[Interruptible Actions\|Interruptible Action]] (as is argued to exist by those reconstructing the rules of [[Ludus Latrunculorum]]).

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	[[Aim & Shoot]],		[[Aim & Shoot]],
	[[Alignment]], [[Avatars]],		[[Alignment]],
			[[Avatars]],
			[[Bidding]],
	[[Configuration]], [[Connection]], [[Eliminate]], [[Enclosure]], [[MacGuffins]],		[[Configuration]], [[Connection]], [[Eliminate]], [[Enclosure]], [[MacGuffins]],
	[[Movement]], [[Units]]		[[Movement]], [[Units]]

	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
	~~[[Bidding]],~~ [[Delayed Effects]], [[Game State Indicators]],		[[Delayed Effects]], [[Game State Indicators]],
	[[Guard]],		[[Guard]],
	[[Interruptible Actions]],		[[Interruptible Actions]],

Staffan Björk at 11:22, 9 August 2016

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	Three main decisions need to be done for each type of [[Capture]] allowed in games: which game elements can perform the [[Capture]], which game elements can be the targets, and what actions are required to activate the [[Capture]]. [[MacGuffins]] work well as game elements to [[Capture]] when this is the primary focus of the game and they are not destroyed when captured. Otherwise [[Units]] are the most common type of game elements used, although [[Avatars]] make rare appearance, e.g. through ''King'' pieces in [[Chess]] ([[Units]] will be referred to mostly in the following but unless explicitly noted this could be replaced by [[MacGuffins]] or [[Avatars]]). Many games, e.g. [[Chess]], [[Go]], and [[Draughts]], make no distinction of which game elements can [[Capture]], but the ''Bombs'' in [[Stratego]] cannot move and therefore not actively try to [[Capture]] other pieces. Likewise, most pieces can be the target of [[Capture]] actions but [[Hnefatafl]] has special requires for capturing the king piece and [[Stratego]] as special rules for which [[Units]] can [[Capture]] which. Combined with the [[Imperfect Information]] in [[Stratego]], this makes capturing there have an element of [[Risk/Reward]].		Three main decisions need to be done for each type of [[Capture]] allowed in games: which game elements can perform the [[Capture]], which game elements can be the targets, and what actions are required to activate the [[Capture]]. [[MacGuffins]] work well as game elements to [[Capture]] when this is the primary focus of the game and they are not destroyed when captured. Otherwise [[Units]] are the most common type of game elements used, although [[Avatars]] make rare appearance, e.g. through ''King'' pieces in [[Chess]] ([[Units]] will be referred to mostly in the following but unless explicitly noted this could be replaced by [[MacGuffins]] or [[Avatars]]). Many games, e.g. [[Chess]], [[Go]], and [[Draughts]], make no distinction of which game elements can [[Capture]], but the ''Bombs'' in [[Stratego]] cannot move and therefore not actively try to [[Capture]] other pieces. Likewise, most pieces can be the target of [[Capture]] actions but [[Hnefatafl]] has special requires for capturing the king piece and [[Stratego]] as special rules for which [[Units]] can [[Capture]] which. Combined with the [[Imperfect Information]] in [[Stratego]], this makes capturing there have an element of [[Risk/Reward]].

	Parlett<ref name="Parlett"/> describes in some detail 7 ways to [[Capture]] in board games: ''Custodianship'', ''Displacement'', ''Enclosure'', ''Intervention'', ''Leap'', ''Approach'', and ''Withdrawal''. ''Custodianship'' consist of flanking a target by placing [[Units]] in [[~~Contact~~]] with it. This example of [[Combos]] can be found in ordinary [[Capture\|Captures]] in [[Hnefatafl]]. ''Displacement'' is simply using [[Movement]] to enter the space occupied by the target and remove it, as is done for example in [[Chess]]. ''Enclosure'', used in [[Go]], requires placing [[Units]] in all spaces adjacent to the target or target group (the capture of the king in [[Hnefatafl]] can be seen as an example of this as well, or a double case of ''Custodianship''). ''Intervention'' is the inverse of ''Custodianship'' but Parlett provides no examples. ''Leap'' is capturing by moving over the target, as for example is done in [[Draughts]] (''line leaps'' allow several target to be capture simultaneously; ''long leaps'' do not require that either the starting or stopping space is adjacent to the target). ''Approach'' is capturing by moving adjacent to the target while ''Withdrawal'' is capturing by moving away from it (Parlett mentions [[Fanorona]] as an example of both). More ways are possible (e.g. ''Reflection'' and ''Telekinesis'') but have rarely been used.		Parlett<ref name="Parlett"/> describes in some detail 7 ways to [[Capture]] in board games: ''Custodianship'', ''Displacement'', [[Enclosure]], ''Intervention'', ''Leap'', ''Approach'', and ''Withdrawal''. ''Custodianship'' consist of flanking a target by placing [[Units]] in [[Connection]] with it. This example of [[Combos]] can be found in ordinary [[Capture\|Captures]] in [[Hnefatafl]]. ''Displacement'' is simply using [[Movement]] to enter the space occupied by the target and remove it, as is done for example in [[Chess]]. ''Enclosure'', used in [[Go]], requires placing [[Units]] in all spaces adjacent to the target or target group (the capture of the king in [[Hnefatafl]] can be seen as an example of this as well, or a double case of ''Custodianship''). ''Intervention'' is the inverse of ''Custodianship'' but Parlett provides no examples. ''Leap'' is capturing by moving over the target, as for example is done in [[Draughts]] (''line leaps'' allow several target to be capture simultaneously; ''long leaps'' do not require that either the starting or stopping space is adjacent to the target). ''Approach'' is capturing by moving adjacent to the target while ''Withdrawal'' is capturing by moving away from it (Parlett mentions [[Fanorona]] as an example of both). More ways are possible (e.g. ''Reflection'' and ''Telekinesis'') but have rarely been used.

	Even given one of these ways of [[Capture]], the game design must support some action that facilitates it. [[Turn-Based Games]] favor the use of [[Movement]], promoting [[Puzzle Solving]] and [[Tactical Planning\|Tactical]] and through that [[Stimulated Planning]], but can also make use of [[Investments]] or [[Bidding]]. In the case of [[Real-Time Games]], [[Movement]] in the form of [[Maneuvering]] is typical as is [[Aim & Shoot]], both promoting skills in [[Dexterity-Based Actions]]. [[Real-Time Games]] usually has the subgoal of [[~~Contact~~]] (but [[Qix]] shows as an example of using [[Enclosure]]) while [[Turn-Based Games]] commonly have subgoals such as [[Alignment]], [[Enclosure]], [[Configuration]], or [[Connection~~]] in additional to [[Contact~~]]. Those that have [[Movement]] as the way to achieve [[Capture]] can modulate the difficulty of performing the action by using [[Privileged Movement]].		Even given one of these ways of [[Capture]], the game design must support some action that facilitates it. [[Turn-Based Games]] favor the use of [[Movement]], promoting [[Puzzle Solving]] and [[Tactical Planning\|Tactical]] and through that [[Stimulated Planning]], but can also make use of [[Investments]] or [[Bidding]]. In the case of [[Real-Time Games]], [[Movement]] in the form of [[Maneuvering]] is typical as is [[Aim & Shoot]], both promoting skills in [[Dexterity-Based Actions]]. [[Real-Time Games]] usually has the subgoal of [[Connection]] (but [[Qix]] shows as an example of using [[Enclosure]]) while [[Turn-Based Games]] commonly have subgoals such as [[Alignment]], [[Enclosure]], [[Configuration]], or [[Connection]]. Those that have [[Movement]] as the way to achieve [[Capture]] can modulate the difficulty of performing the action by using [[Privileged Movement]].

	Parlett also mentions ''Conversion'', which is the [[Transfer of Control]] of a game element to another players and which can be used as a modifier to any of the [[Capture]] methods listed ([[Reversi]] is an example of this), and conflates [[Capture]] with [[Gain Ownership]]. Another possible modifier is ''Huffing'', allowing [[Units]] that could have captured but did not to themselves be captured. Parlett also notes that a [[Capture]] can be immediate (the most common case), or be a [[Delayed Effects\|Delayed Effect]] that can open up for making it an [[Interruptible Actions\|Interruptible Action]] (as is argued to exist by those reconstructing the rules of [[Ludus Latrunculorum]]).		Parlett also mentions ''Conversion'', which is the [[Transfer of Control]] of a game element to another players and which can be used as a modifier to any of the [[Capture]] methods listed ([[Reversi]] is an example of this), and conflates [[Capture]] with [[Gain Ownership]]. Another possible modifier is ''Huffing'', allowing [[Units]] that could have captured but did not to themselves be captured. Parlett also notes that a [[Capture]] can be immediate (the most common case), or be a [[Delayed Effects\|Delayed Effect]] that can open up for making it an [[Interruptible Actions\|Interruptible Action]] (as is argued to exist by those reconstructing the rules of [[Ludus Latrunculorum]]).
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	[[Configuration]], [[Connection~~]], [[Contact~~]], [[Eliminate]], [[Enclosure]], [[MacGuffins]],		[[Configuration]], [[Connection]], [[Eliminate]], [[Enclosure]], [[MacGuffins]],
	[[Movement]], [[Units]]		[[Movement]], [[Units]]

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	Parlett also mentions ''Conversion'', which is the [[Transfer of Control]] of a game element to another players and which can be used as a modifier to any of the [[Capture]] methods listed ([[Reversi]] is an example of this), and conflates [[Capture]] with [[Gain Ownership]]. Another possible modifier is ''Huffing'', allowing [[Units]] that could have captured but did not to themselves be captured. Parlett also notes that a [[Capture]] can be immediate (the most common case), or be a [[Delayed Effects\|Delayed Effect]] that can open up for making it an [[Interruptible Actions\|Interruptible Action]] (as is argued to exist by those reconstructing the rules of [[Ludus Latrunculorum]]).		Parlett also mentions ''Conversion'', which is the [[Transfer of Control]] of a game element to another players and which can be used as a modifier to any of the [[Capture]] methods listed ([[Reversi]] is an example of this), and conflates [[Capture]] with [[Gain Ownership]]. Another possible modifier is ''Huffing'', allowing [[Units]] that could have captured but did not to themselves be captured. Parlett also notes that a [[Capture]] can be immediate (the most common case), or be a [[Delayed Effects\|Delayed Effect]] that can open up for making it an [[Interruptible Actions\|Interruptible Action]] (as is argued to exist by those reconstructing the rules of [[Ludus Latrunculorum]]).

	The action pattern [[Eliminate]] is a more specific form of [[Capture]] and typically used for [[Real-Time Games]], especially those using [[Aim & Shoot]]. It can be used to instantiate [[Capture]] but using other means allows less aggressive diegetic explanations of why game elements are removed, and what happens to them after they are removed. Designing [[Capture]] can for most cases be seen as choosing between whether to use [[Eliminate]] or [[Gain Ownership]], but can in both cases be seen as a struggle over [[Ownership]]. [[Guard]] goals can easily be added to make [[Capture]] goals more difficult, this makes others than those controlling a game element want to protect it.		The action pattern [[Eliminate]] is a more specific form of [[Capture]] and typically used for [[Real-Time Games]], especially those using [[Aim & Shoot]]. It can be used to instantiate [[Capture]] but using other means allows less aggressive diegetic explanations of why game elements are removed, and what happens to them after they are removed. Designing [[Capture]] can for most cases be seen as choosing between whether to use [[Eliminate]] or [[Gain Ownership]], but can in both cases be seen as a struggle over [[Ownership]]. [[Guard]] goals can easily be added to make [[Capture]] goals more difficult, this makes others than those controlling a game element want to protect it and create [[Excluding Goals]].

	[[Capture]] can make a good candidate for [[Quests]] since the reason for the goal can easily be given diegetic explanations through the desires of [[Non-Player Characters]].		[[Capture]] can make a good candidate for [[Quests]] since the reason for the goal can easily be given diegetic explanations through the desires of [[Non-Player Characters]].
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	[[Smooth Learning Curves]]		[[Smooth Learning Curves]]

			==== with [[Guard]] ====
			[[Excluding Goals]]

	==== with [[Non-Renewable Resources]] ====		==== with [[Non-Renewable Resources]] ====

Staffan Björk at 14:07, 15 September 2014

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Capture]] ~~goals are~~ ways of providing [[Combat]] in games, and are also very often related to [[Overcome]] goals in the [[Goal Hierarchies]]. It also typically causes [[Preventing Goals]] such as [[Evade]] for those controlling the targeted [[Units]]. The control of a new game element through [[Transfer of Control]] after a [[Capture]] can give [[New Abilities]], possibly [[Privileged Abilities]], but can also trigger retaliating [[Capture]] goals for the previous owner. How all these related to each other depends primarily on their individual [[Rewards\|Reward]] structures and on players' tactics. However, since [[Units]] can typically [[Capture]] each other, all [[Units]] belonging to one players can work against another play and thereby work as [[Enemies]] as long as they are [[Agents]].		[[Capture]] is a common ways of providing [[Combat]] in games, and are also very often related to [[Overcome]] goals in the [[Goal Hierarchies]]. Since the action is connected to individual game elements, the pattern is often a [[Abilities\|Ability]] (but [[Go]] can be seen as example of a game with [[Capture]] without having it associated with specific game elements). The pattern also typically causes [[Preventing Goals]] such as [[Evade]] for those controlling the targeted [[Units]]. The control of a new game element through [[Transfer of Control]] after a [[Capture]] can give [[New Abilities]], possibly [[Privileged Abilities]], but can also trigger retaliating [[Capture]] goals for the previous owner. How all these related to each other depends primarily on their individual [[Rewards\|Reward]] structures and on players' tactics. However, since [[Units]] can typically [[Capture]] each other, all [[Units]] belonging to one players can work against another play and thereby work as [[Enemies]] as long as they are [[Agents]].

	[[Capture]] can modulate [[Rescue]] goals by being triggered when those that have [[Guard]] goals have fail so that they have a chance of restoring their initial [[Guard]] goals. Similarly, [[Capture]] makes [[Maneuvering]] more important due to the added [[Penalties]] possible if mistakes are done.		[[Capture]] can modulate [[Rescue]] goals by being triggered when those that have [[Guard]] goals have fail so that they have a chance of restoring their initial [[Guard]] goals. Similarly, [[Capture]] makes [[Maneuvering]] more important due to the added [[Penalties]] possible if mistakes are done.
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			[[Abilities]],
	[[Combat]],		[[Combat]],
	[[Combos]], [[Evade]], [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Overcome]], [[Preventing Goals]], [[Quests]]		[[Combos]], [[Evade]], [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Overcome]],
			[[Preventing Goals]], [[Quests]]

	==== with [[Agents]] ====		==== with [[Agents]] ====

Staffan Björk at 08:49, 18 October 2011

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Capture]] goals are ways of providing [[Combat]] in games, and are also very often related to [[Overcome]] goals in the [[Goal Hierarchies]]. It also typically causes [[Preventing Goals]] such as [[Evade]] for those controlling the targeted [[Units]]. The control of a new game element through [[Transfer of Control]] after a [[Capture]] can give [[New Abilities]], possibly [[Privileged Abilities]], but can also trigger retaliating [[Capture]] goals for the previous owner. How all these related to each other depends primarily on their individual [[Rewards\|Reward]] structures and on players' tactics. However, since [[Units]] can typically [[Capture]] each other, all [[Units]] belonging to one players can work against another play and thereby work as [[Enemies]].		[[Capture]] goals are ways of providing [[Combat]] in games, and are also very often related to [[Overcome]] goals in the [[Goal Hierarchies]]. It also typically causes [[Preventing Goals]] such as [[Evade]] for those controlling the targeted [[Units]]. The control of a new game element through [[Transfer of Control]] after a [[Capture]] can give [[New Abilities]], possibly [[Privileged Abilities]], but can also trigger retaliating [[Capture]] goals for the previous owner. How all these related to each other depends primarily on their individual [[Rewards\|Reward]] structures and on players' tactics. However, since [[Units]] can typically [[Capture]] each other, all [[Units]] belonging to one players can work against another play and thereby work as [[Enemies]] as long as they are [[Agents]].

	[[Capture]] can modulate [[Rescue]] goals by being triggered when those that have [[Guard]] goals have fail so that they have a chance of restoring their initial [[Guard]] goals. Similarly, [[Capture]] makes [[Maneuvering]] more important due to the added [[Penalties]] possible if mistakes are done.		[[Capture]] can modulate [[Rescue]] goals by being triggered when those that have [[Guard]] goals have fail so that they have a chance of restoring their initial [[Guard]] goals. Similarly, [[Capture]] makes [[Maneuvering]] more important due to the added [[Penalties]] possible if mistakes are done.
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	[[Combos~~]], [[Enemies~~]], [[Evade]], [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Overcome]], [[Preventing Goals]], [[Quests]]		[[Combos]], [[Evade]], [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Overcome]], [[Preventing Goals]], [[Quests]]

			==== with [[Agents]] ====
			[[Enemies]]

	==== with [[Bidding]], [[Movement]], [[Investments]] ====		==== with [[Bidding]], [[Movement]], [[Investments]] ====

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	Parlett<ref name="Parlett"/> describes in some detail 7 ways to [[Capture]] in board games: ''Custodianship'', ''Displacement'', ''Enclosure'', ''Intervention'', ''Leap'', ''Approach'', and ''Withdrawal''. ''Custodianship'' consist of flanking a target by placing [[Units]] in [[Contact]] with it. This example of [[Combos]] can be found in ordinary [[Capture\|Captures]] in [[Hnefatafl]]. ''Displacement'' is simply using [[Movement]] to enter the space occupied by the target and remove it, as is done for example in [[Chess]]. ''Enclosure'', used in [[Go]], requires placing [[Units]] in all spaces adjacent to the target or target group (the capture of the king in [[Hnefatafl]] can be seen as an example of this as well, or a double case of ''Custodianship''). ''Intervention'' is the inverse of ''Custodianship'' but Parlett provides no examples. ''Leap'' is capturing by moving over the target, as for example is done in [[Draughts]] (''line leaps'' allow several target to be capture simultaneously; ''long leaps'' do not require that either the starting or stopping space is adjacent to the target). ''Approach'' is capturing by moving adjacent to the target while ''Withdrawal'' is capturing by moving away from it (Parlett mentions [[Fanorona]] as an example of both). More ways are possible (e.g. ''Reflection'' and ''Telekinesis'') but have rarely been used.		Parlett<ref name="Parlett"/> describes in some detail 7 ways to [[Capture]] in board games: ''Custodianship'', ''Displacement'', ''Enclosure'', ''Intervention'', ''Leap'', ''Approach'', and ''Withdrawal''. ''Custodianship'' consist of flanking a target by placing [[Units]] in [[Contact]] with it. This example of [[Combos]] can be found in ordinary [[Capture\|Captures]] in [[Hnefatafl]]. ''Displacement'' is simply using [[Movement]] to enter the space occupied by the target and remove it, as is done for example in [[Chess]]. ''Enclosure'', used in [[Go]], requires placing [[Units]] in all spaces adjacent to the target or target group (the capture of the king in [[Hnefatafl]] can be seen as an example of this as well, or a double case of ''Custodianship''). ''Intervention'' is the inverse of ''Custodianship'' but Parlett provides no examples. ''Leap'' is capturing by moving over the target, as for example is done in [[Draughts]] (''line leaps'' allow several target to be capture simultaneously; ''long leaps'' do not require that either the starting or stopping space is adjacent to the target). ''Approach'' is capturing by moving adjacent to the target while ''Withdrawal'' is capturing by moving away from it (Parlett mentions [[Fanorona]] as an example of both). More ways are possible (e.g. ''Reflection'' and ''Telekinesis'') but have rarely been used.

	Even given one of these ways of [[Capture]], the game design must support some action that facilitates it~~. In the case of [[Real-Time Games]], this typically is [[Maneuvering]] or [[Aim & Shoot]], all promoting skills in [[Dexterity-Based Actions]]~~. [[Turn-Based Games]] favor the use of [[Movement]], promoting [[Puzzle Solving]] and [[Tactical Planning\|Tactical]] and through that [[Stimulated Planning]], but can also make use of [[Investments]] or [[Bidding]]. [[Real-Time Games]] usually has the subgoal of [[Contact]] (but [[Qix]] shows as an example of using [[Enclosure]]) while [[Turn-Based Games]] commonly have subgoals such as [[Alignment]], [[Enclosure]], [[Configuration]], or [[Connection]] in additional to [[Contact]]. Those that have [[Movement]] as the way to achieve [[Capture]] can modulate the difficulty of performing the action by using [[Privileged Movement]].		Even given one of these ways of [[Capture]], the game design must support some action that facilitates it. [[Turn-Based Games]] favor the use of [[Movement]], promoting [[Puzzle Solving]] and [[Tactical Planning\|Tactical]] and through that [[Stimulated Planning]], but can also make use of [[Investments]] or [[Bidding]]. In the case of [[Real-Time Games]], [[Movement]] in the form of [[Maneuvering]] is typical as is [[Aim & Shoot]], both promoting skills in [[Dexterity-Based Actions]]. [[Real-Time Games]] usually has the subgoal of [[Contact]] (but [[Qix]] shows as an example of using [[Enclosure]]) while [[Turn-Based Games]] commonly have subgoals such as [[Alignment]], [[Enclosure]], [[Configuration]], or [[Connection]] in additional to [[Contact]]. Those that have [[Movement]] as the way to achieve [[Capture]] can modulate the difficulty of performing the action by using [[Privileged Movement]].

	Parlett also mentions ''Conversion'', which is the [[Transfer of Control]] of a game element to another players and which can be used as a modifier to any of the [[Capture]] methods listed ([[Reversi]] is an example of this), and conflates [[Capture]] with [[Gain Ownership]]. Another possible modifier is ''Huffing'', allowing [[Units]] that could have captured but did not to themselves be captured. Parlett also notes that a [[Capture]] can be immediate (the most common case), or be a [[Delayed Effects\|Delayed Effect]] that can open up for making it an [[Interruptible Actions\|Interruptible Action]] (as is argued to exist by those reconstructing the rules of [[Ludus Latrunculorum]]).		Parlett also mentions ''Conversion'', which is the [[Transfer of Control]] of a game element to another players and which can be used as a modifier to any of the [[Capture]] methods listed ([[Reversi]] is an example of this), and conflates [[Capture]] with [[Gain Ownership]]. Another possible modifier is ''Huffing'', allowing [[Units]] that could have captured but did not to themselves be captured. Parlett also notes that a [[Capture]] can be immediate (the most common case), or be a [[Delayed Effects\|Delayed Effect]] that can open up for making it an [[Interruptible Actions\|Interruptible Action]] (as is argued to exist by those reconstructing the rules of [[Ludus Latrunculorum]]).
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	[[Capture]] goals are ways of providing [[Combat]] in games, and are also very often related to [[Overcome]] goals in the [[Goal Hierarchies]]. It also typically causes [[Preventing Goals]] such as [[Evade]] for those controlling the targeted [[Units]]. The control of a new game element through [[Transfer of Control]] after a [[Capture]] can give [[New Abilities]], possibly [[Privileged Abilities]], but can also trigger retaliating [[Capture]] goals for the previous owner. How all these related to each other depends primarily on their individual [[Rewards\|Reward]] structures and on players' tactics. However, since [[Units]] can typically [[Capture]] each other, all [[Units]] belonging to one players can work against another play and thereby work as [[Enemies]].		[[Capture]] goals are ways of providing [[Combat]] in games, and are also very often related to [[Overcome]] goals in the [[Goal Hierarchies]]. It also typically causes [[Preventing Goals]] such as [[Evade]] for those controlling the targeted [[Units]]. The control of a new game element through [[Transfer of Control]] after a [[Capture]] can give [[New Abilities]], possibly [[Privileged Abilities]], but can also trigger retaliating [[Capture]] goals for the previous owner. How all these related to each other depends primarily on their individual [[Rewards\|Reward]] structures and on players' tactics. However, since [[Units]] can typically [[Capture]] each other, all [[Units]] belonging to one players can work against another play and thereby work as [[Enemies]].

	[[Capture]] can modulate [[Rescue]] goals by being triggered when those that have [[Guard]] goals have fail so that they have a chance of restoring their initial [[Guard]] goals.		[[Capture]] can modulate [[Rescue]] goals by being triggered when those that have [[Guard]] goals have fail so that they have a chance of restoring their initial [[Guard]] goals. Similarly, [[Capture]] makes [[Maneuvering]] more important due to the added [[Penalties]] possible if mistakes are done.

	[[Capture]] depends on [[Timing]] in [[Real-Time Games]] but for [[Turn-Based Games]] [[Puzzle Solving]] is more often required, as players have to take other [[Agents]] actions into consideration due to [[Turn Taking]]. [[Capture]] combined with [[Eliminate]] of game elements that are [[Non-Renewable Resources]] can quicken gameplay as fewer game elements remain and promote [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] since each element represents a greater part of players' [[Resources]]. [[Capture]] can lead to [[Challenging Gameplay]] if one has to try and catch those with [[Evade]] goals and these have [[Privileged Movement]]; likewise those with [[Evade]] goals can have [[Challenging Gameplay]] if those with [[Capture]] goals have [[Privileged Movement]].		[[Capture]] depends on [[Timing]] in [[Real-Time Games]] but for [[Turn-Based Games]] [[Puzzle Solving]] is more often required, as players have to take other [[Agents]] actions into consideration due to [[Turn Taking]]. [[Capture]] combined with [[Eliminate]] of game elements that are [[Non-Renewable Resources]] can quicken gameplay as fewer game elements remain and promote [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] since each element represents a greater part of players' [[Resources]]. [[Capture]] can lead to [[Challenging Gameplay]] if one has to try and catch those with [[Evade]] goals and these have [[Privileged Movement]]; likewise those with [[Evade]] goals can have [[Challenging Gameplay]] if those with [[Capture]] goals have [[Privileged Movement]].
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	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
			[[Maneuvering]],
	[[Ownership]],		[[Ownership]],
	[[Rescue]],		[[Rescue]],
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	[[Alignment]], [[Avatars]],		[[Alignment]], [[Avatars]],
	[[Configuration]], [[Connection]], [[Contact]], [[Eliminate]], [[Enclosure]], [[MacGuffins]],		[[Configuration]], [[Connection]], [[Contact]], [[Eliminate]], [[Enclosure]], [[MacGuffins]],
	~~[[Maneuvering]],~~
	[[Movement]], [[Units]]		[[Movement]], [[Units]]