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| ======Climax====== | ======Climax====== | ||
| - | **Climax** is a [[en:patterns:temporal_structure|stage]] of the game (often final), where the game concludes, information is disclosed, a winner is decided, etc. **Climax** is a pattern with strong influence from [[en:patterns:narrative|narrative]] technique. Narrative can imply and lead to a forthcoming climax. | + | **Climax** is a [[en:patterns:temporal_structure|stage]] of the game (often final), where the game concludes, information is disclosed, a winner is decided, etc. **Climax** is a pattern with strong influence from [[en:patterns:narrative|narrative]] technique. Narrative can imply and lead to a forthcoming **climax**. |
| - | The **climax** pattern often appears in a final [[en:patterns:temporal_structure|stage]] and as such is associated with the fulfilment of an [[en:patterns:ending_condition|ending condition]]. Even if not in a final pattern, it is in general a special conclusion of a chain of events. | + | The **climax** pattern often appears in a final [[en:patterns:temporal_structure|stage]] and as such is associated with the fulfilment of an [[en:patterns:ending_condition|ending condition]]. Even if not in a final pattern, **climax** is in general a special conclusion of a chain of events. |
| Another way to view **climax** is as bottleneck towards which the [[en:patterns:narrative_flow|flow]] of the game converges. | Another way to view **climax** is as bottleneck towards which the [[en:patterns:narrative_flow|flow]] of the game converges. | ||
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| === Related patterns === | === Related patterns === | ||
| - | [[en:patterns:temporal_structure|temporal structure]] | ||
| - | [[en:patterns:narrative|narrative]] | ||
| [[en:patterns:ending_condition|ending condition]] | [[en:patterns:ending_condition|ending condition]] | ||
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| + | [[en:patterns:narrative|narrative]] | ||
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| + | [[en:patterns:temporal_structure|temporal structure]] | ||
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| [[en:heuristics:heuristics#3.1]] | [[en:heuristics:heuristics#3.1]] | ||
| {{tag>narrative}} | {{tag>narrative}} | ||
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| + | === Backlinks === | ||
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