Sentences with phrase «rule based game»

The difference which really matters is that story driven games not only follow the fundamental, rule based game mechanics but they additionally try to take on attributes of the art of storytelling.

Not exact matches

If baseball puts in a pitch clock, raises the strike zone, eliminates extensive mound visits, limits pitching changes, institutes a mercy rule, starts extra innings with a runner on second base, limits the number of pickoff throws, requires pitchers to face a minimum number of batters, limits defensive shifts, and institutes all sorts of other changes to speed the game up and improve quality of play, there might be improvements.

The committee's plan for determining which teams play in the best games has not yet been completely disclosed, but if it leads to a common - sense determination of teams based on merit, rather than an application of cryptic and unforgiving rules made solely to prevent unscrupulous bowl executives from turning every big bowl game into Notre Dame against someone vaguely local, it's a massive improvement in the process.

Two weeks ago in Baltimore, Rader tore into the umpires when third base ump Jim Joyce ruled that a fly ball hit down the leftfield line by the Orioles» Mike Devereaux was fair, a two - run homer that decided the game.

While this game wouldn't have been eliminated with a mercy rule (which I'm assuming would take effect after a lead of 10 runs or more, based on the WBC), but it's included as an example of the power of suggested comebacks.

Sober, industrious and otherwise well - adjusted men have been known to fall into gargling, sputtering rages as, sitting helplessly before their TV sets, they feel themselves assaulted by Allen's tedious, drawn - out explanations («For the benefit of those not so familiar with the game, the infield fly rule states that, with first and second base or first, second and third occupied and less than two out, a ball which in the judgment of the umpire,» etc..

The rules of engagement have changed so much that last year there were more runs on a per - game basis in the postseason than in the regular season.

For French, the controversy around Kaepernick's protest is based on Kaepernick's attempt to violate a simple rule of American life: we should be able to watch a sports game together, regardless of race or politics, without the taint of external events.

If the game ends in a tie, the international tie - breaker rules shall be in effect such that each manager will select two consecutive batters from anywhere in their respective lineups to start the playoff inning on first and second base.

Since 2002, new NFL scheduling rules dictate that only two games per year would be based on a team's record from the preceding year.

«Australian Rules Football and the so - called «Barrassi Line», rugby league in New South Wales and Queensland, rugby union with a largely elite supporter base, and soccer as the migrant game.»

Manchester United will be able to stay at home and train at their usual base ahead of tomorrow's Europa League game against Liverpool despite current UEFA rules stating that visiting European...

In 2007 Little League Baseball dropped its decades - old pitching rules - which limited pitchers age 12 and under to six innings per week and six innings per game, with the number of innings increasing for older age groups - in favor of rules based on pitch count.

Based on data showing that, while youth football players sustained concussions at about the same rate in practice and overall as high school and college athletes, they were injured at a rate 3 to 4 times higher than older players during games, the UPMC researchers predicted that Pop Warner's new rules «may not only have little effect on reducing on reducing concussions but may also actually increase the incidence of concussions in games via reduced time learning proper tackling in practice.»

At about age 9, «most children shift from imaginative play to rule - based play — like board games and sports,» says Dr. Glenda Revelle, an associate professor of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Arkansas.

Such measures indicated a move away from a media policy based on the idea of consensus, as the new government came to consider media policy a zero - sum game in which conflict became the main rule.

«Agent - based modeling is like a video game in the sense that you program certain parameters and rules into your simulation and then let your virtual agents play things out to the logical conclusion,» said Crabtree, who completed her Ph.D. in anthropology at WSU earlier this year.

Payoffs for each agent are then calculated based on the rules of the famous Prisoner's Dilemma game.

I was weary going in, as most games based on tv shows aren't to great but this one is definitely an exception to that rule.

This 100 - level puzzle game is deceptively simple — with memory - based challenges involving colors and numbers — but ups the pressure by adding a countdown clock and gradually increasing the number of rules you must follow.

The Uncertain Episode 1 The Last Quiet Day is a puzzle based Indie Game that offers intriguing narrative story line of era when Human's are destroyed and the world is ruled by Robots.

Layton impudently signals from the outset that he's not playing the game by the conventional rules when alternating titles announce that «This Is» and «This Is Not Based on a True Story.»

This game is a turned based strategy game, trying to redefine both the genre and the rules of the afterlife.

Early Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain adopters have discovered that, yes, the game is including micro-transactions ruled by in - game Mother Base Coins currency.

Set during the rule of the late Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire, Rome: Total War is a real - time tactics and turn - based strategy game that takes place across Europe, North Africa and the Near East.

They keep a solid framework and introduce fresh rules, without throwing game balance to the wind in favor of frenetic (albeit fun) item - based chaos.

Problem - based learning (PBL) and challenge - based learning (CBL) units can be gamified by adding game mechanics, such as rules, missions and leaderboards.

For instance, knowledge of rules acquired through game - based courses is more likely to stick longer than information «dumped» on learners through bulleted PowerPoint presentations.

Introducing English - language learners to game - based learning brings the added benefits of conversation about their interests, discussion of in - class rules, and peer collaboration.

A KS2 board game based on articulate (Talk It Up) Played in 2 teams of up to four players on each team Move around the board and articulate words taken from the KS2 National Curriculum Good for revision, reinforce understanding and developing listening and oracy skills Includes: Game board Rules Over 90 cards with over 750 key words For best results Print out the game board on A3 Card and laminate Print out the question cards on A3 Card, laminate and cut out Print out the rules on A4 and lamigame based on articulate (Talk It Up) Played in 2 teams of up to four players on each team Move around the board and articulate words taken from the KS2 National Curriculum Good for revision, reinforce understanding and developing listening and oracy skills Includes: Game board Rules Over 90 cards with over 750 key words For best results Print out the game board on A3 Card and laminate Print out the question cards on A3 Card, laminate and cut out Print out the rules on A4 and lamiGame board Rules Over 90 cards with over 750 key words For best results Print out the game board on A3 Card and laminate Print out the question cards on A3 Card, laminate and cut out Print out the rules on A4 and lamRules Over 90 cards with over 750 key words For best results Print out the game board on A3 Card and laminate Print out the question cards on A3 Card, laminate and cut out Print out the rules on A4 and lamigame board on A3 Card and laminate Print out the question cards on A3 Card, laminate and cut out Print out the rules on A4 and lamrules on A4 and laminate

In our Game Based Learning blog post this week, Karim Derrick, Sherston's Chief Techy and mathematics educator explains why the rules that govern well designed learning games apply equally well to good classroom practice...

It seems to me, if you gamed KU with short works that didn't help you build a real reader base, and now fear losing all your money since that the rules have changed, this should be a wake up call.

The rules of the game are loosely based on the card game that was popular in mid-19th century Russia.

GBJAM is a videogame development jam, or in other words a friendly competition to create a game based on a theme and rules in an allotted period of time.

The beginning of the right page always details any special setup rules for that portion of the story, and then after that, you'll read specific sections based on what happens throughout the game while also making choices on how you wish to progress.

As one would sort of expect based on the title of the game, Lego The Hobbit follows the events of Peter Jackson's films, albeit missing the third and final part, which will presumably be tacked on as DLC later, although a second game can not be entirely ruled out.

Onrush is a team based racing game that relies on time - attack rules.

Whereas some will readily extol the virtues of its Valve rival, Dota 2, for us, League of Legends» player base and better defined roles and rules make it not only the best MOBA, but one of the best multiplayer games on PC.

Nintendo sued Galoob in June 1990, after the San Francisco - based toy company announced Game Genie, a video - game enhancer that would allow players to modify the rules, condition and pace of play on Nintendo gaGame Genie, a video - game enhancer that would allow players to modify the rules, condition and pace of play on Nintendo gagame enhancer that would allow players to modify the rules, condition and pace of play on Nintendo games.

Like a well - crafted game, a successful comedy is highly technical, based on a set of clearly - defined rules, and carefully engineered to trigger a calculated response.

Unlike rules - based games in Caillois» perspective, video games don't dissolve away when a rule is ignored.

Over time there have been video games based off The Dark Eye which explore the lore of the universe and where combat utilizes the rules et of TDE.

Dukes of War is a turn - based strategy game set in a gritty fantasy world ruled by the Dukes and rampaged by the undead, that aims to revive and enhance the popular gameplay of 90s TBS classics in full English and German on iOS and Android.

Bad guys obey most of the cliché stealth game rules, but judging when they can and can not see you is easy, and thus it's satisfying to slink through an entire base either avoiding, killing or incapacitating everything that moves.

- the game's shading mechanism has changed, which allows for increased gear texture quality - all graphical aspects and programming mechanisms have been built up from scratch for this sequel - maximum resolution is 1080p in TV mode - a bigger focus for Nintendo was the 60 frames per second - occasionally the resolution will be scaled down when there is too much ink displaying on the screen - Nintendo reduced the CPU load and refined the way to use CPU power effectively to maintain 60 fps in all matches - weapons were tweaked to let players be more creative by thinking about unique weapon characteristics and their best uses - weapons are designed to be effective when they are used during the right occasion - Special weapons are stronger than the original ones when used in the right situation, but weaker otherwise - the damage and effect of slowing down your movement when you step in the opponent's ink are reduced from original - you can jump up in rank if you're good enough, but only up until S - you can't jump up from C, B or A to S + - when you win battles in Ranked mode, the Ranked meter fills and your rank goes up when its fully filled - when you lose a battle, the gauge does not decrease, but the meter starts to crack - once the meter reaches its limit, it breaks - when the meter breaks, you have to start over again from the beginning or from a lower rank - highest rank is still S +, but if you fill up the Ranked meter, you get numbers after the alphabet such as «S +1», «S +2» and so on - maximum number is «S +50», but this number will not be displayed to your opponent - you are the only one to see it, and you can check it on your own status screen - Ranked Power is calculated by an algorithm to measure how strong each player is with minuteness - this will determine if a player's rank is worthy of receiving a big jump (like from «C» to «A»)- Ranked Power has no relation to your splat rate, and is more tied into to how well you lead your team to victory - you won't drop off more than one rank even if you play poorly - stage rotation time was changed to two hours - this was done because the devs expected people to play for an hour or so, but they found people play much longer - with Salmon Run, Nintendo considered how to implement a co-op oriented mode in a player - versus - player type of game - the devs will monitor how users are playing this mode to see if there's some tweaks they can throw in - more Salmon Run maps will be added in the future, but Nintendo wouldn't comment on adding more enemy types to the mode - rewards are changed each time Salmon Run is played - you can obtain rewards when playing locally, but not gear - originally Nintendo had an idea for this mode, but had no background setting, enemy designs, etc. - Inoue suggested that it should be salmon - themed - when Nintendo hosted the Splatfest that pit Callie against Marie, the development of Splatoon 2 had started - the devs had already decided to have the result reflected in the sequel - they even had an idea to announce the Splatfest with a phrase «Your choice will change the next Splatoon» - the timing to announce a sequel wasn't right, so they decided against this - they eventually released a series of short stories about the Squid Sisters to show how the Splatfest affected the sequel's story - Nintendo wouldn't say if Marina is an Octoling, and noted that Inklings are not paying attention to this too much - Inklings don't care about appearances, as long as everyone is doing something fresh - the Squid Sisters had composers who produced their songs, but Off the Hook are composing their music by themselves - Pearl is genius artist, but she couldn't find a right partner because she's a bit too edgy - she eventually found Marina as a partner though, and their chemistry is sparkling right now - Nintendo is planning a year of content updates for Splatoon 2 - when finished, the quantity of stages will be more than the original - some of the additional stages are totally new and some will be arranged stages from the first game - not all original stages will return and they are choosing stages based on the potential for them to be improved - Brella is shotgun-esque weapon, so the ink hits your opponent more if you are closer - it can shield damage when you open it, but the amount of damage has a limit and once it reaches it, it breaks - you can shoot ink, but you can't use the shield feature when it breaks - the shield won't prevent your allies ink - there are more new weapon categories which haven't been revealed yet - there are no other ranked modes outside of the three current options - the future holds any sort of possibility, but the devs didn't get specific about adding more content like that - for the modes, they adjusted the rule designs so that players will experience the more interesting aspects

There is no real written rule that MS has to provide top quality AAA games on a consistent basis.

This is an exception to the golden rule stated above since I have already put the time into the base games required for the DLCs.

The turned based format means you get unlimited time to make a decision that would take a split second in a real time stealth game, but because of the extra space for consideration, Invisible Inc. piles on the systems, making every infiltration a true challenge, but one comprised of fair, transparent rule sets.

Chucklefish Games — the studio to bring us Stardew Valley — has recaptured what that portable Civilization and handheld classic Advanced Wars gave us in the form of Wargroove, a four - player turn - based strategy game full of whimsy and fantasy, no longer bound by the rules of history.

But if gameplay shares the same functional basis as these other symbolic structures that define local norms while respecting their own intrinsic rules and principles, it might mean that gameplay also comes with its own set of meta - principles that would actually help us design games!