Entrenching Gameplay - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 11:07, 7 September 2016

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases, the former typically due to competition over [[Expansion]] and the latter due to defensive stances in [[Combat]]; [[Entrenching Gameplay]] may occur in [[Startgame]] phases but ~~may~~ not if [[Randomness]] plays a large role in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]).		[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases, the former typically due to competition over [[Expansion]] and the latter due to defensive stances in [[Combat]]; [[Entrenching Gameplay]] may occur in [[Startgame]] phases but not if [[Randomness]] plays a large role in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]). Since [[Entrenching Gameplay]] is defined by the game state changing less and less it typically does not provide [[Varied Gameplay]] (it is unlikely that players are offered more types of actions when the game state can be changed less and less).

	As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[Predetermined Story Structures\|Predetermined Story Structure]] to games. This behavior of the game system makes [[Entrenching Gameplay]] a way of achieving [[Critical Gameplay Design]].		As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[Predetermined Story Structures\|Predetermined Story Structure]] to games. This behavior of the game system makes [[Entrenching Gameplay]] a way of achieving [[Critical Gameplay Design]].
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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
	[[Reversibility]]		[[Reversibility]],
			[[Varied Gameplay]]

	== History ==		== History ==

Staffan Björk at 09:27, 4 September 2015

2015-09-04T09:27:28Z

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	The main component in constructing [[Entrenching Gameplay]] is the use of [[Irreversible Events]] (and by implication avoiding [[Reversibility]]). This does not in itself cause gameplay to focus on specific parts of the game state, but this is typically achieved when the events can cause emergent effects (i.e. when the game has [[Emergent Gameplay]] concerning the events).		The main component in constructing [[Entrenching Gameplay]] is the use of [[Irreversible Events]] (and by implication avoiding [[Reversibility]]). This does not in itself cause gameplay to focus on specific parts of the game state, but this is typically achieved when the events can cause emergent effects (i.e. when the game has [[Emergent Gameplay]] concerning the events). [[Complete Resource Depletion]] can also be used to create [[Entrenching Gameplay]] when the [[Resources]] no longer available are what allows actions that can radically shift game states.

	[[Entrenching Gameplay]] is often used to create [[Predictable Gameplay Time]]; if this is the reason for using the pattern then an alternative is using [[Positive Feedback Loops]] instead.		[[Entrenching Gameplay]] is often used to 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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	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
			[[Complete Resource Depletion]]

	[[Irreversible Events]] together with [[Emergent Gameplay]]		[[Irreversible Events]] together with [[Emergent Gameplay]]

Staffan Björk at 09:52, 27 July 2015

2015-07-27T09:52:57Z

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases; [[Entrenching Gameplay]] may occur in [[Startgame]] phases but may not if [[Randomness]] plays a large role in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]).		[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases, the former typically due to competition over [[Expansion]] and the latter due to defensive stances in [[Combat]]; [[Entrenching Gameplay]] may occur in [[Startgame]] phases but may not if [[Randomness]] plays a large role in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]).

	As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[Predetermined Story Structures\|Predetermined Story Structure]] to games. This behavior of the game system makes [[Entrenching Gameplay]] a way of achieving [[Critical Gameplay Design]].		As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[Predetermined Story Structures\|Predetermined Story Structure]] to games. This behavior of the game system makes [[Entrenching Gameplay]] a way of achieving [[Critical Gameplay Design]].
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			[[Expansion]],
	[[Middlegame]],		[[Middlegame]],
	[[Predetermined Story Structures]],		[[Predetermined Story Structures]],

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

2015-07-26T21:14:58Z

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases; [[Startgame]] phases ~~can occur~~ but may not if [[Randomness]] plays a large role in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]).		[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases; [[Entrenching Gameplay]] may occur in [[Startgame]] phases but may not if [[Randomness]] plays a large role in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]).

	As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[Predetermined Story Structures\|Predetermined Story Structure]] to games. This behavior of the game system makes [[Entrenching Gameplay]] a way of achieving [[Critical Gameplay Design]].		As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[Predetermined Story Structures\|Predetermined Story Structure]] to games. This behavior of the game system makes [[Entrenching Gameplay]] a way of achieving [[Critical Gameplay Design]].

Staffan Björk at 10:28, 30 July 2014

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	[[Entrenching Gameplay]] is often used to create [[Predictable Gameplay Time]]; if this is the reason for using the pattern then an alternative is using [[Positive Feedback Loops]] instead.		[[Entrenching Gameplay]] is often used to create [[Predictable Gameplay Time]]; if this is the reason for using the pattern then an alternative is using [[Positive Feedback Loops]] instead.

	=== ~~Narrative~~ Aspects ===		=== Narration Aspects ===
	Since [[Entrenching Gameplay]] describes the general structure that gameplay will take during a game instance, this provides a basis for having a [[~~Narration~~ Structures\|~~Narration~~ Structure]] in the game. If having this is part of the design goals of a game it however probably also needs [[Characters]] or [[Factions]] so players have something that they can see as having goals or intentions.		Since [[Entrenching Gameplay]] describes the general structure that gameplay will take during a game instance, this provides a basis for having a [[Predetermined Story Structures\|Predetermined Story Structure]] in the game. If having this is part of the design goals of a game it however probably also needs [[Characters]] or [[Factions]] so players have something that they can see as having goals or intentions.

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases; [[Startgame]] phases can occur but may not if [[Randomness]] plays a large role in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]).		[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases; [[Startgame]] phases can occur but may not if [[Randomness]] plays a large role in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]).

	As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[~~Narration~~ Structures\|~~Narration~~ Structure]] to games. This behavior of the game system makes [[Entrenching Gameplay]] a way of achieving [[Critical Gameplay Design]].		As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[Predetermined Story Structures\|Predetermined Story Structure]] to games. This behavior of the game system makes [[Entrenching Gameplay]] a way of achieving [[Critical Gameplay Design]].

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
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	[[Middlegame]],		[[Middlegame]],
	[[~~Narration~~ Structures]],		[[Predetermined Story Structures]],
	[[Predictable Gameplay Time]]		[[Predictable Gameplay Time]]

Staffan Björk at 08:22, 31 August 2012

2012-08-31T08:22:22Z

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	[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases; [[Startgame]] phases can occur but may not if [[Randomness]] plays a large role in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]).		[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases; [[Startgame]] phases can occur but may not if [[Randomness]] plays a large role in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]).

	As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[Narration Structures\|Narration Structure]] to games.		As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[Narration Structures\|Narration Structure]] to games. This behavior of the game system makes [[Entrenching Gameplay]] a way of achieving [[Critical Gameplay Design]].

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
			[[Critical Gameplay Design]],
	[[Endgame]],		[[Endgame]],
	[[Middlegame]],		[[Middlegame]],

Staffan Björk at 10:43, 13 August 2012

2012-08-13T10:43:48Z

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	''Games where the perceivable game state becomes less and less mutable as gameplay continues.''		''Games where the perceivable game state becomes less and less mutable as gameplay continues.''

	In some games, effects of the actions players do cannot be undone. When these effects combine they can limit the possible future gameplay actions and steer the gameplay towards focusing on dealing with the local situations that have arisen. This leads to a form of [[Entrenching Gameplay]] where while the initial gameplay may be seen as quite open or unpredictable, the later gameplay focuses on a few specific parts of the game state.		In some games, effects of the actions players do cannot be undone. When these effects combine, they can limit the possible future gameplay actions and steer the gameplay towards focusing on dealing with the local situations that have arisen. This leads to a form of [[Entrenching Gameplay]] where while the initial gameplay may be seen as quite open or unpredictable, the later gameplay focuses on a few specific parts of the game state.

	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
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	The main component in constructing [[Entrenching Gameplay]] is the use of [[Irreversible Events]] (and by implication avoiding [[Reversibility]]). This does not in itself cause gameplay to focus on specific parts of the game state, but this is typically achieved when the events can cause emergent effects (i.e. when the game has [[Emergent Gameplay]] concerning the events).		The main component in constructing [[Entrenching Gameplay]] is the use of [[Irreversible Events]] (and by implication avoiding [[Reversibility]]). This does not in itself cause gameplay to focus on specific parts of the game state, but this is typically achieved when the events can cause emergent effects (i.e. when the game has [[Emergent Gameplay]] concerning the events).

	[[Entrenching Gameplay]] is often used to create [[Predictable Gameplay Time]], if this is the ~~cause of~~ using the pattern then an alternative is using [[Positive Feedback Loops]] instead.		[[Entrenching Gameplay]] is often used to create [[Predictable Gameplay Time]]; if this is the reason for using the pattern then an alternative is using [[Positive Feedback Loops]] instead.

	=== Narrative Aspects ===		=== Narrative Aspects ===
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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases; [[Startgame]] phases can occur but may not if [[Randomness]] plays a large ~~roll~~ in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]).		[[Entrenching Gameplay]] often makes games exhibit [[Middlegame]] and [[Endgame]] phases; [[Startgame]] phases can occur but may not if [[Randomness]] plays a large role in the beginning of the game (as in e.g. [[Carcassonne]]).

	As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[Narration Structures\|Narration Structure]] to games.		As mentioned above, [[Entrenching Gameplay]] provides a [[Narration Structures\|Narration Structure]] to games.

Staffan Björk at 10:41, 13 August 2012

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Staffan Björk at 09:34, 13 August 2012

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Staffan Björk at 09:34, 13 August 2012

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	The main component in constructing [[Entrenching Gameplay]] is the use of [[Irreversible Events]] (and by implication avoiding [[Reversibility]]).		The main component in constructing [[Entrenching Gameplay]] is the use of [[Irreversible Events]] (and by implication avoiding [[Reversibility]]). This does not in itself cause gameplay to focus on specific parts of the game state, but this is typically achieved when the events can cause emergent effects (i.e. when the game has [[Emergent Gameplay]] concerning the events).

	[[Entrenching Gameplay]] is often used to create [[Predictable Gameplay Time]], if this is the cause of using the pattern then an alternative is using [[Positive Feedback Loops]] instead.		[[Entrenching Gameplay]] is often used to create [[Predictable Gameplay Time]], if this is the cause of using the pattern then an alternative is using [[Positive Feedback Loops]] instead.
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	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
	[[Irreversible Events]],		[[Irreversible Events]] together with [[Emergent Gameplay]]
	[[~~Reversibility~~]]

	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
	-		[[Reversibility]]

	== History ==		== History ==