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	[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] have two prime characteristics: in what way [[Game Worlds]] shrink and what ~~activates~~ the shrinkage. It is however important that each shrinkage is an [[Irreversible Events\|Irreversible Event]] since otherwise the game effect instead becomes that of a [[Reconfigurable Game Worlds\|Reconfigurable Game World]] (one could theoretically conceive of games where sometimes reductions are countered by growths in other areas but overall [[Game Worlds]] become smaller with time). Having [[Tiles]] as [[Destructible Objects]] even if the "destruction" can simply be its removal, it one way of creating [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] and can do this with clear units for the shrinkage (e.g. [[Greed Corp]]).		[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] have two prime characteristics: in what way [[Game Worlds]] shrink and in what way the shrinkage is activated. It is however important that each shrinkage is an [[Irreversible Events\|Irreversible Event]] since otherwise the game effect instead becomes that of a [[Reconfigurable Game Worlds\|Reconfigurable Game World]] (one could theoretically conceive of games where sometimes reductions are countered by growths in other areas but overall [[Game Worlds]] become smaller with time). Having [[Tiles]] as [[Destructible Objects]] even if the "destruction" can simply be its removal, it one way of creating [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] and can do this with clear units for the shrinkage (e.g. [[Greed Corp]]).

	The reduction of [[Game Worlds\|Game World]] size can simply be a matter of [[Time Limits]] (as in multiplayer games in the [[Bomberman series]]) or be required action by players during their turn in [[Turn-Based Games]].		The reduction of [[Game Worlds\|Game World]] size can simply be a matter of [[Time Limits]] (as in multiplayer games in the [[Bomberman series]]) or be required action by players during their turn in [[Turn-Based Games]].

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	Most of the stones placed while playing [[Go]] are not removed, leading to players having an effectively [[Shrinking Game Worlds\|Shrinking Game World]]. The same is true in [[Hey! That's My Fish!]], but in this case it is due to players removing ice tiles each time it is their turn. Building harvesters are required in [[Greed Corp]] to get new resources but each time these are activated they remove a layer of the tile they are on and those surrounding it which eventually leads to the tiles disappearing.		Most of the stones placed while playing [[Go]] are not removed, leading to players having an effectively [[Shrinking Game Worlds\|Shrinking Game World]]. The same is true in [[Hey! That's My Fish!]], but in this case it is due to players removing ice tiles each time it is their turn. Building harvesters are required in [[Greed Corp]] to get new resources but each time these are activated they remove a layer of the tile they are on and those surrounding it which eventually leads to the tiles disappearing.

	The gameplay area shrinks in the [[~~Bomber Man~~ series]] if players fail to eliminate each other within a certain period of time. One of the multiplayer levels in [Half-Life]], ''Crossfire'' allows players to activate air strikes. Players not in a bunker when these arrive are killed, in effect reducing the gameplay area to the bunker for periods of the matches.		The gameplay area shrinks in the [[Bomberman series]] if players fail to eliminate each other within a certain period of time. One of the multiplayer levels in [Half-Life]], ''Crossfire'' allows players to activate air strikes. Players not in a bunker when these arrive are killed, in effect reducing the gameplay area to the bunker for periods of the matches.

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	''Game worlds that become smaller as gameplay progresses.''		''Game worlds that become smaller as gameplay progresses.''

	Some games, primarily those where player compete against each other, decrease the size of the game world as game play progresses. These [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] make sure that player will ~~sooner or later~~ encounter each other.		Some games, primarily those where player compete against each other, decrease the size of the game world as game play progresses. These [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] make sure that player will eventually encounter each other.

	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	Most of the stones placed while playing [[Go]] are not removed, leading to players having an effectively [[Shrinking Game Worlds\|Shrinking Game World]]. The same is true in [[Hey! That's My Fish!]], but in this case it is due to players removing ice tiles each time it is their turn. Building harvesters are required in [[Greed Corp]] to get new resources but each time these are activated they remove a layer of the tile they are on and those surrounding it which eventually leads to the tiles disappearing.		Most of the stones placed while playing [[Go]] are not removed, leading to players having an effectively [[Shrinking Game Worlds\|Shrinking Game World]]. The same is true in [[Hey! That's My Fish!]], but in this case it is due to players removing ice tiles each time it is their turn. Building harvesters are required in [[Greed Corp]] to get new resources but each time these are activated they remove a layer of the tile they are on and those surrounding it which eventually leads to the tiles disappearing.

	The gameplay area shrinks in the [[Bomber Man series]] if players fail to eliminate each other within a certain period of time. One of the multiplayer levels in [Half-Life]], ''Crossfire'' allows players to activate air strikes. ~~All those~~ not in a bunker ~~complex~~ when these arrive are killed, in effect reducing the gameplay area to the bunker for periods of the matches.		The gameplay area shrinks in the [[Bomber Man series]] if players fail to eliminate each other within a certain period of time. One of the multiplayer levels in [Half-Life]], ''Crossfire'' allows players to activate air strikes. Players not in a bunker when these arrive are killed, in effect reducing the gameplay area to the bunker for periods of the matches.

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

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	Most of the stones placed while playing [[Go]] are not removed, leading to players having an effectively [[Shrinking Game Worlds\|Shrinking Game World]]. The same is true in [[Hey! That's My Fish!]], but in this case it is due to players removing ice tiles each time it is their turn.		Most of the stones placed while playing [[Go]] are not removed, leading to players having an effectively [[Shrinking Game Worlds\|Shrinking Game World]]. The same is true in [[Hey! That's My Fish!]], but in this case it is due to players removing ice tiles each time it is their turn. Building harvesters are required in [[Greed Corp]] to get new resources but each time these are activated they remove a layer of the tile they are on and those surrounding it which eventually leads to the tiles disappearing.


	~~Example: The game area shrinks~~ in ~~Bomber Man after players have failed~~ to ~~eliminate~~ each ~~other in~~ a ~~certain period of time to increase the tension of the game.~~

	~~Example: One~~ of the ~~multiplayer levels in Half-Life allowed players to activate an air strike. All~~ those ~~not in a bunker complex when the air strike hit was killed, in effect reducing the Game World~~ to the ~~bunker for parts of the game play~~.


	~~[[Greed Corp]]~~

			The gameplay area shrinks in the [[Bomber Man series]] if players fail to eliminate each other within a certain period of time. One of the multiplayer levels in [Half-Life]], ''Crossfire'' allows players to activate air strikes. All those not in a bunker complex when these arrive are killed, in effect reducing the gameplay area to the bunker for periods of the matches.

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

Staffan Björk at 11:15, 2 September 2011

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	''Game worlds that become smaller as gameplay progresses.''		''Game worlds that become smaller as gameplay progresses.''

	~~This pattern~~ is ~~a still a stub~~.		Some games, primarily those where player compete against each other, decrease the size of the game world as game play progresses. These [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] make sure that player will sooner or later encounter each other.

			=== Examples ===
			Most of the stones placed while playing [[Go]] are not removed, leading to players having an effectively [[Shrinking Game Worlds\|Shrinking Game World]]. The same is true in [[Hey! That's My Fish!]], but in this case it is due to players removing ice tiles each time it is their turn.

	~~The game world shrinks and thus restricts players' movement in the game.~~
	Some games, primarily those where player compete against each other, decrease the size of the game world as game play progresses. This imposes an outside influence that forces the players together and thereby into conflict.

	~~=== Examples ===~~
	Example: The game area shrinks in Bomber Man after players have failed to eliminate each other in a certain period of time to increase the tension of the game.		Example: The game area shrinks in Bomber Man after players have failed to eliminate each other in a certain period of time to increase the tension of the game.

	Example: One of the multiplayer levels in Half-Life allowed players to activate an air strike. All those not in a bunker complex when the air strike hit was killed, in effect reducing the Game World to the bunker for parts of the game play.		Example: One of the multiplayer levels in Half-Life allowed players to activate an air strike. All those not in a bunker complex when the air strike hit was killed, in effect reducing the Game World to the bunker for parts of the game play.

	~~[[Hey! That's My Fish!]]~~

	[[Greed Corp]]		[[Greed Corp]]

	~~[[Go]]~~

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Staffan Björk at 08:36, 2 September 2011

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] have two prime characteristics: in what way [[Game Worlds]] shrink and what activates the shrinkage. Having [[Tiles]] as [[Destructible Objects]] even if the "destruction" can simply be its removal, it one way of creating [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] and can do this with clear units for the shrinkage (e.g. [[Greed Corp]]).		[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] have two prime characteristics: in what way [[Game Worlds]] shrink and what activates the shrinkage. It is however important that each shrinkage is an [[Irreversible Events\|Irreversible Event]] since otherwise the game effect instead becomes that of a [[Reconfigurable Game Worlds\|Reconfigurable Game World]] (one could theoretically conceive of games where sometimes reductions are countered by growths in other areas but overall [[Game Worlds]] become smaller with time). Having [[Tiles]] as [[Destructible Objects]] even if the "destruction" can simply be its removal, it one way of creating [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] and can do this with clear units for the shrinkage (e.g. [[Greed Corp]]).

	The reduction of [[Game Worlds\|Game World]] size can simply be a matter of [[Time Limits]] (as in multiplayer games in the [[Bomberman series]]) or be required action by players during their turn in [[Turn-Based Games]].		The reduction of [[Game Worlds\|Game World]] size can simply be a matter of [[Time Limits]] (as in multiplayer games in the [[Bomberman series]]) or be required action by players during their turn in [[Turn-Based Games]].



	a unit of the shrinkage, and how this is activated, most commonly simple a Time Limit, allows player to have Strategic Knowledge and make increases Conflict if potential for it existed to begin with. If players can control the shrinkage this allows Player Defined Goals anda form of Player Constructed World.

	~~=== Can Be Instantiated By ===~~
	~~[[Irreversible Events]]~~

	~~=== Diegetic Aspects ===~~

	~~=== Interface Aspects ===~~

	~~=== Narrative Aspects ===~~

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] are [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] that instantiate [[The Show Must Go On]] but successively making [[Game Worlds]] smaller as gameplay takes place. They increase [[Tension]] by creating [[Movement Limitations]] which in turn can limit players' [[Freedom of Choice]]. That [[Game Worlds]] shrink can be seen as an [[Environmental Effects\|Environmental Effect]] in these worlds, and these can effectively become [[Traps]] for players - especially if other players can affect which parts of [[Game Worlds]] are removed (as in [[Hey! That's My Fish!]]). By definition, [[Game Worlds]] that are to shrink need to be [[Reconfigurable Game Worlds]] and the actual shrinkage is a reconfiguration.		[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] are [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] that instantiate [[The Show Must Go On]] but successively making [[Game Worlds]] smaller as gameplay takes place. They increase [[Tension]] by creating [[Movement Limitations]] which in turn can limit players' [[Freedom of Choice]]. That [[Game Worlds]] shrink can be seen as an [[Environmental Effects\|Environmental Effect]] in these worlds, and these can effectively become [[Traps]] for players - especially if other players can affect which parts of [[Game Worlds]] are removed (as in [[Hey! That's My Fish!]]). By definition, [[Game Worlds]] that are to shrink need to be [[Reconfigurable Game Worlds]] and the actual shrinkage is a reconfiguration. If players can control the shrinkage this allows [[Player Defined Goals]] and a form of [[Player Constructed Worlds]].

	As the actual shrinking are [[Irreversible Events]], [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] can both guarantee [[Time Limited Game Instances]] and [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] since players are force to share a more limited space and outcomes of struggles become more and more vital for the final outcome of the game instances.		As the actual shrinking are [[Irreversible Events]], [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] can both guarantee [[Time Limited Game Instances]] and [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] since players are force to share a more limited space and outcomes of struggles become more and more vital for the final outcome of the game instances.
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Staffan Björk at 08:19, 2 September 2011

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	[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] have two prime characteristics: in what way [[Game Worlds]] shrink and what activates the shrinkage. Having [[Tiles]] as [[Destructible Objects]] even if the "destruction" can simply be its removal, it one way of creating [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] and can do this with clear units for the shrinkage (e.g. [[Greed Corp]]).		[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] have two prime characteristics: in what way [[Game Worlds]] shrink and what activates the shrinkage. Having [[Tiles]] as [[Destructible Objects]] even if the "destruction" can simply be its removal, it one way of creating [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] and can do this with clear units for the shrinkage (e.g. [[Greed Corp]]).

	The		The reduction of [[Game Worlds\|Game World]] size can simply be a matter of [[Time Limits]] (as in multiplayer games in the [[Bomberman series]]) or be required action by players during their turn in [[Turn-Based Games]].



	a unit of the shrinkage, and how this is activated, most commonly simple a Time Limit, allows player to have Strategic Knowledge and make increases Conflict if potential for it existed to begin with. If players can control the shrinkage this allows Player Defined Goals anda form of Player Constructed World~~. The ability to control Shrinking Game Worlds can be used as an offensive ability as being caught in a shrinking area is often a Deadly Trap~~.		a unit of the shrinkage, and how this is activated, most commonly simple a Time Limit, allows player to have Strategic Knowledge and make increases Conflict if potential for it existed to begin with. If players can control the shrinkage this allows Player Defined Goals anda form of Player Constructed World.

	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] are [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] that instantiate [[The Show Must Go On]] but successively making [[Game Worlds]] smaller as gameplay takes place. They increase [[Tension]] by creating [[Movement Limitations]] which in turn can limit players' [[Freedom of Choice]]. That [[Game Worlds]] shrink can be seen as an [[Environmental Effects\|Environmental Effect]] in these worlds, and these can effectively become [[Traps]] for players - especially if other players can affect which parts of [[Game Worlds]] are removed (as in [[Hey! That's My Fish!]]. By definition, [[Game Worlds]] that are to shrink need to be [[Reconfigurable Game Worlds]] and the actual shrinkage is a reconfiguration.		[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] are [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] that instantiate [[The Show Must Go On]] but successively making [[Game Worlds]] smaller as gameplay takes place. They increase [[Tension]] by creating [[Movement Limitations]] which in turn can limit players' [[Freedom of Choice]]. That [[Game Worlds]] shrink can be seen as an [[Environmental Effects\|Environmental Effect]] in these worlds, and these can effectively become [[Traps]] for players - especially if other players can affect which parts of [[Game Worlds]] are removed (as in [[Hey! That's My Fish!]]). By definition, [[Game Worlds]] that are to shrink need to be [[Reconfigurable Game Worlds]] and the actual shrinkage is a reconfiguration.

	As the actual shrinking are [[Irreversible Events]], [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] can both guarantee [[Time Limited Game Instances]] and [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] since players are force to share a more limited space and outcomes of struggles become more and more vital for the final outcome of the game instances.		As the actual shrinking are [[Irreversible Events]], [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] can both guarantee [[Time Limited Game Instances]] and [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] since players are force to share a more limited space and outcomes of struggles become more and more vital for the final outcome of the game instances.
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	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
	[[Irreversible Events]]		[[Irreversible Events]],
			[[Time Limits]]

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

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	[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] have two prime characteristics: in what way [[Game Worlds]] shrink and what activates the shrinkage. Having [[Tiles]] as [[Destructible Objects]] even if the "destruction" can simply be its removal, it one way of creating [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] and can do this with clear units for the shrinkage.		[[Shrinking Game Worlds]] have two prime characteristics: in what way [[Game Worlds]] shrink and what activates the shrinkage. Having [[Tiles]] as [[Destructible Objects]] even if the "destruction" can simply be its removal, it one way of creating [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] and can do this with clear units for the shrinkage (e.g. [[Greed Corp]]).

			The

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Can Instantiate

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	[[Movement Limitations]],		[[Movement Limitations]],
			[[Reconfigurable Game Worlds]],
	[[Tension]],		[[Tension]],
	[[The Show Must Go On]],		[[The Show Must Go On]],