Proxy

This principle is presented in the context of ComputerGames in The_Case_For_Game_Design_Patterns?. Within that context, proxies are a common method with numerous examples.

• Mind control: the player takes over another character in the game, and performs some action that his normal character either cannot do, or would be endangered by.
• Tools: the player can use a vehicle or device to accomplish a task he normally could not.

Compelling examples are harder to find in the field of BoardGames.

• In Chess, the king is a proxy for the player's entire force; if it is taken, the player has lost.

Many games use various fields of accomplishment (ParallelChallenges) as proxies for winning the game.

• The_Settlers_of_Catan? uses towns, roads, and soldiers as proxies for victory points.

At this point, we may have generalized the rule to the point of uselessness?

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