4 categories of action game skill expression

Category 4: Payoffs

Payoff (noun): the reward for a skilfully executed power. Payoffs come in more than one form, and the same swing pays out differently depending on what’s in your hand.

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Positioning payoffs

You hold:
Enemy:

Press → to step through, swap weapons, or drag your token to change the starting distance
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These payoffs are perspective agnostic

You hold:
Play as:

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Power breakdown:

PositioningHow far the power carries you
PressureHow close they have to be to worry about it
PayoffWhat it does when it lands

putting it together

Same sequence, three weapons

Describe every power by its positioning, pressure and payoff. The numbers decide who gets an opening, from either side of the fight.