Kingmaker - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 15:32, 21 March 2018

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] when players' positions tend to rather clearly established. This makes the number of candidates for winning narrower and in this sense [[Kingmaker]] can help players perceive a		[[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] when players' positions tend to rather clearly established. This makes the number of candidates for winning narrower and in this sense [[Kingmaker]] can help players perceive a [[Predictable Winner]]. Just as [[Balancing Effects]] can work against [[Kingmaker]] situations occurring, the presence of [[Kingmaker]] possibilities work against [[Player Balance]] and therefore against [[Balancing Effects]] as well.
	[[Predictable Winner]].

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
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	[[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]],		[[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]],
	[[Imperfect Information]],		[[Imperfect Information]],
			[[Player Balance]],
	[[Randomness]],		[[Randomness]],
	[[Uncertainty of Information]],		[[Uncertainty of Information]],

Staffan Björk at 09:34, 12 August 2016

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns\|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Dominant ~~Strategy~~]], [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Consequences]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns.		The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns\|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Dominant Strategies]], [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Consequences]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns.

	If the presence of [[Kingmaker]] situations have been observed in a game, there are some design features that can work against it occurring. [[Balancing Effects]], [[Randomness]], and [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] works against [[Predictable Consequences]] or a [[Predictable Winner]] making a [[Kingmaker]] emerge. [[Imperfect Information]] and [[Uncertainty of Information]] can make players not realize that there actually exists a [[Kingmaker]] situation; [[:Category:Board Games\|Board Games]] with [[Scores]] often do this by having at least some of the [[Scores]] be hidden (see for example [[Lords of Waterdeep]], [[Ticket to Ride]], and [[Village]]).		If the presence of [[Kingmaker]] situations have been observed in a game, there are some design features that can work against it occurring. [[Balancing Effects]], [[Randomness]], and [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] works against [[Predictable Consequences]] or a [[Predictable Winner]] making a [[Kingmaker]] emerge. [[Imperfect Information]] and [[Uncertainty of Information]] can make players not realize that there actually exists a [[Kingmaker]] situation; [[:Category:Board Games\|Board Games]] with [[Scores]] often do this by having at least some of the [[Scores]] be hidden (see for example [[Lords of Waterdeep]], [[Ticket to Ride]], and [[Village]]).
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	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
	[[Dominant ~~Strategy~~]],		[[Dominant Strategies]],
	[[Early Elimination]],		[[Early Elimination]],
	[[Early Leaving Players]],		[[Early Leaving Players]],

Staffan Björk at 11:00, 9 August 2016

2016-08-09T11:00:40Z

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	[[Kingmaker]] can also be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[~~Revokes~~]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.		[[Kingmaker]] can also be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[Revoke Rules]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
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	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
	[[~~Revokes~~]]		[[Revoke Rules]]

	=== Possible Closure Effects ===		=== Possible Closure Effects ===

Staffan Björk at 10:46, 24 July 2016

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	''Gameplay situations where a player cannot win but can decide which other player should.''		''Gameplay situations where a player cannot win but can decide which other player should.''

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2016-07-24T10:44:08Z

Using the pattern

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	The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns\|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Dominant Strategy]], [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Consequences]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns.		The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns\|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Dominant Strategy]], [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Consequences]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns.

	If the presence of [[Kingmaker]] situations have been observed in a game, there are some design features that can work against it occurring. [[Balancing Effects]], [[Randomness]], and [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] works against [[Predictable Consequences]] or a [[Predictable Winner]] making a [[Kingmaker]] emerge. [[Imperfect Information]] and [[Uncertainty of Information]] can make players not realize that there actually exists a [[Kingmaker ~~situation~~]]; [[:Category:Board Games\|Board Games]] with [[Scores]] often do this by having at least some of the [[Scores]] be hidden (see for example [[Lords of Waterdeep]], [[Ticket to Ride]], and [[Village]]).		If the presence of [[Kingmaker]] situations have been observed in a game, there are some design features that can work against it occurring. [[Balancing Effects]], [[Randomness]], and [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] works against [[Predictable Consequences]] or a [[Predictable Winner]] making a [[Kingmaker]] emerge. [[Imperfect Information]] and [[Uncertainty of Information]] can make players not realize that there actually exists a [[Kingmaker]] situation; [[:Category:Board Games\|Board Games]] with [[Scores]] often do this by having at least some of the [[Scores]] be hidden (see for example [[Lords of Waterdeep]], [[Ticket to Ride]], and [[Village]]).


	[[Kingmaker]] can also be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[Revokes]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.		[[Kingmaker]] can also be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[Revokes]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==

Staffan Björk at 10:42, 24 July 2016

2016-07-24T10:42:25Z

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns\|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns.		The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns\|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Dominant Strategy]], [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Consequences]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns.

	If ~~its~~ presence ~~has~~ been observed in a game, it ~~can be mitigated by~~ [[~~Exaggerated Perception of Influence~~]] ~~(which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win~~ and ~~thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players~~ [[~~Value~~ of ~~Effort~~]] ~~for their gameplay so they don't end~~ or ~~unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win~~. [[~~Revokes~~]] can ~~offer~~ a ~~less bad option in~~ [[Kingmaker]] ~~situations~~ by ~~letting players suffer a penalty~~ for ~~a violation~~ of ~~the rules but without necessarily losing the game~~.		If the presence of [[Kingmaker]] situations have been observed in a game, there are some design features that can work against it occurring. [[Balancing Effects]], [[Randomness]], and [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] works against [[Predictable Consequences]] or a [[Predictable Winner]] making a [[Kingmaker]] emerge. [[Imperfect Information]] and [[Uncertainty of Information]] can make players not realize that there actually exists a [[Kingmaker situation]]; [[:Category:Board Games\|Board Games]] with [[Scores]] often do this by having at least some of the [[Scores]] be hidden (see for example [[Lords of Waterdeep]], [[Ticket to Ride]], and [[Village]]).

	~~[[Randomness]]~~

	[[~~Uncertainty~~ of ~~Outcome~~]]		[[Kingmaker]] can also be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[Revokes]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.
	[[~~Imperfect Information~~]]

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	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
			[[Dominant Strategy]],
	[[Early Elimination]],		[[Early Elimination]],
	[[Early Leaving Players]],		[[Early Leaving Players]],
			[[Predictable Consequences]],
	[[Predictable Winner]],		[[Predictable Winner]],
	[[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]],		[[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]],
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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
			[[Balancing Effects]],
	[[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]],		[[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]],
	[[Imperfect Information]],		[[Imperfect Information]],
	[[Randomness]],		[[Randomness]],
			[[Uncertainty of Information]],
	[[Uncertainty of Outcome]],		[[Uncertainty of Outcome]],
	[[Value of Effort]]		[[Value of Effort]]

Staffan Björk at 10:25, 24 July 2016

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns\|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns. If its presence has been observed in a game, it can be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[Revokes]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.		The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns\|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns.

			If its presence has been observed in a game, it can be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[Revokes]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.

			[[Randomness]]

			[[Uncertainty of Outcome]]
			[[Imperfect Information]]

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
	[[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]],		[[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]],
			[[Imperfect Information]],
			[[Randomness]],
			[[Uncertainty of Outcome]],
	[[Value of Effort]]		[[Value of Effort]]

Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

2016-07-24T10:24:40Z

Examples

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	Wikipedia lists the television series Survivor as an example where [[Kingmaker]] situations are explicitly designed for.		[[Kingmaker]] is very rarely intentionally designed to be present in most game instances of a game, but can occur in many games anyway. Wikipedia lists the television series Survivor as an example where [[Kingmaker]] situations are explicitly designed for.

	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==

Staffan Björk at 10:17, 24 July 2016

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns\|Negative Pattern]]. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns. If its presence has been observed in a game, it can be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win.		The possibility of [[Kingmaker]] situation in games are in many cases unwanted so it is usually a [[:Category:Negative Patterns\|Negative Pattern]]. [[Kingmaker]] typically occurs in the [[Endgame]] of a game since this is when positions are more or less established. The typical causes for it to occur are [[Early Elimination]], [[Early Leaving Players]], [[Predictable Winner]], [[Possibility of Graceful Surrender]], and [[Unwinnable Game States]] so one strategy to avoid [[Kingmaker]] possibilities is to avoid those patterns. If its presence has been observed in a game, it can be mitigated by [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] (which can trick players into believing they have a chance to win and thereby not engage in kingmaking. It can also be mitigated by giving players [[Value of Effort]] for their gameplay so they don't end or unbalance game instances just because they themselves cannot win. [[Revokes]] can offer a less bad option in [[Kingmaker]] situations by letting players suffer a penalty for a violation of the rules but without necessarily losing the game.

	[[~~Kingmaker~~]] ~~typically occurs~~ in ~~the~~ [[~~Endgame~~]] of a game ~~since this is when positions are more or less established~~.

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
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	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
	-		[[Revokes]]

	=== Possible Closure Effects ===		=== Possible Closure Effects ===

Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

2016-07-24T10:08:01Z

Examples

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
			Wikipedia lists the television series Survivor as an example where [[Kingmaker]] situations are explicitly designed for.

	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==