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 ====== Against time ======
-**Against time** provides a {{tagpage>challenge}} where players have to act under pressure of time.
+**Against time** provides a {{tagpage>challenge}} where players act under pressure of time.
-Time pressure might be defined as **absolute** or **relative to other events**. It might be about reaching a specific [[en:patterns:spatial_structure|location]] in a specific time, or before a [[en:patterns:competition|competitor]], or before a [[en:patterns:real_world_event|real-world event]].
+The time challenge might be **absolute**, e.g. reaching a specific [[en:patterns:spatial_structure|location]] in a specific time, or **relative to other events**, e.g. before a [[en:patterns:competition|competitor]], or before a [[en:patterns:real_world_event|real-world event]].
-The pattern might be applied to the whole game or only to parts of it. As in any {{tagpage>challenge}}, player performance against time can be valued with a [[en:patterns:reward|reward or penalty]], with a [[en:patterns:score]] (e.g. for example to have a penalty in points if a time limit is surpassed), or it can lead to different [[en:patterns:narrative_flow|narrative flow]].
+As in any {{tagpage>challenge}}, player performance against time can be valued with an [[en:patterns:reward|reward or penalty]], with a [[en:patterns:score]] (e.g. for example to have a penalty in points if a time limit is surpassed), or it can lead to different [[en:patterns:narrative_flow|narrative flow]].
 Playing **against time** has interesting implications when it is done against [[en:patterns:real_world_event|real-world time]]. Events in the real world might trigger a timer or might denote a time limit (see heuristic [[en:heuristics:heuristics#1.7]]).