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Game Star Mechanic Element Cards

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Avatar   The virtual 'you' in the game  
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Enemy   The virtual 'bad guy' in the game  
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Boss   A large, strong, 'bad guy' that difficult to kill  
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Environment block   A surface or a wall  
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Damage Block   A harmful surface or wall; hurts Avatars  
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Goal Block   Touch this block to WIN  
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Point   Collect these small circles for points  
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Key   A key that opens locks of the same color  
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Lock   A lock that can only be opened by keys of the same color  
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Timer   Counts seconds during game play  
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Frag Counter   Counts the number of destroyed enemies  
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Score Keeper   Counts the number of points collected  
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Health Meter   Controls Avatar health; Game lost when this reaches zero  
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Jumping   Avatars can jump onto blocks and over enemies  
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Blasting   Avatars can blast enemies  
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Avoiding   Avatars can hide to avoid enemies  
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Collecting   Avatars collect points or other items  
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Exploring   Avatars explore the environment  
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Walking   Avatar's slower speed  
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Racing   Avatar's fast speed  
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Solving   Players must solve puzzles; correct path, correct key, etc.  
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Top-Down Perspective   Overhead view; Player sees the game from above  
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Platform Perspective   View game from the side; Players see sprites jumping  
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Bounded Space   Game space is closed on the sides; sprites can't leave or fall off the screen  
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Unbounded Space   Game space is open so that sprites can leave or fall out of the screen  
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Wraparound Space   Game space wraps around; sprites exit one side and appear on the opposite side  
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Scrolling Space   Multiple screens allow a sprite to move horizontally and vertically through the environment  
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