Game Lobbies

Meeting spaces for players before game instances begin.

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Using the pattern

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Relations

Challenging Gameplay Gameplay Statistics Freedom of Choice Multiplayer Games Late Arriving Players Difficulty Levels Public Player Statistics Back-to-Back Game Sessions Handles Interruptibility Chat Channels Communication Channels

Can Instantiate

with ...

Can Modulate

Mediated Gameplay

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Can Be Modulated By

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History

An updated version of the pattern ... that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design<ref name="Bjork & Holopainen 2004"/>.

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New pattern created in this wiki.

References

<references> <ref name="Bjork & Holopainen 2004">Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) Patterns in Game Design. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.</ref> </references>

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