✎ en:patterns:fog_of_war [Design of location-based mobile games]

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====== Fog of war ======
**Fog of war** hides the actions or status the players who are beyond a certain range.

Strategy or combat [[en:patterns:videogames|videogames]] often employ this pattern The pattern is more meaningful for game areas where the other players might be out of a range of visibility. Those could be large areas, or areas that are separated, such as rooms or floors in a building. As the distance of players from other players or from points of interest increases, the **fog of war** obscures information. This way, [[en:patterns:proximity|proximity]] or other patterns related to {{tagpage>physical_space}} can be combined with the **fog of war** in order to create a dynamic [[en:patterns:information_awareness|information awareness]] pattern.

**Fog of war** can be combined with the possession of a [[en:patterns:digital_object|digital object]] which enhances range or temporarily lifts the **fog**. The same effect could be created by allowing players with [[en:patterns:player_differentiation|different abilities]] to ([[en:patterns:cooperation|cooperate]]) in order to jointly lift the **fog of war**.

The presence of a **fog** impels players to [[en:patterns:interaction_with_the_physical_world|move in the game area]]. In large physical spaces players might have to [[en:patterns:strategy|plan]] their areas of focus.

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=== Related patterns ===
[[en:patterns:exploration|exploration]]

[[en:patterns:information_awareness|information awareness]]

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=== Related heuristics ===
[[en:heuristics:heuristics#3.7]]

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