======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, **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.

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=== Related patterns ===
[[en:patterns:ending_condition|ending condition]]

[[en:patterns:narrative|narrative]]

[[en:patterns:temporal_structure|temporal structure]] 

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=== Related heuristics ===
[[en:heuristics:heuristics#3.1]]
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