Challenge

Challenge is one of the basic elements of gameplay. Many of the mechanics in this wiki serve to provide challenges for the player to overcome.

The nature and difficulty of challenge varies widely. Games may challenge the player's dexterity and reflexes, memory, spatial reasoning, domain knowledge, lateral thinking ability, multitasking, strategic thinking, observation, muscle memory, or many of these at once. Players may compete against other players, or against the computer. Challenges may be explicit, implied, or self-imposed by the player (sandbox gameplay). This variety of possible challenges is largely responsible for the variety of genres, games, and gameplay style.