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	* Combat can be [[self-adjudicating]] or [[GM-adjudicated]].		* Combat can be [[self-adjudicating]] or [[GM-adjudicated]].
	* It may use [[hit points]], or a single test to resolve victory and defeat.		* It may use [[hit points]], or a single test to resolve victory and defeat.
	* It may be deterministic - A always beats B - or use random resolution using a [[card draw]], [[finger flings]], [[paper-scissors-rock]], [[bidding]], flipping a coin, or even dice.		* It may be deterministic - A always beats B - or use random resolution using a [[card draw]], [[finger-flings]], [[paper-scissors-rock]], [[bidding]], flipping a coin, or even dice.
	* Ties may be resolved in favour of the attacker or defender, to encourage or discourage combat.		* Ties may be resolved in favour of the attacker or defender, to encourage or discourage combat.
	* Information about characters' relative combat abilities may be open, or kept secret to create uncertainty.		* Information about characters' relative combat abilities may be open, or kept secret to create uncertainty.

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	* Combat can be [[self-adjudicating]] or [[GM-adjudicated]].		* Combat can be [[self-adjudicating]] or [[GM-adjudicated]].
	* It may use [[hit points]], or a single test to resolve victory and defeat.		* It may use [[hit points]], or a single test to resolve victory and defeat.
	* It may be deterministic - A always beats B - or use random resolution using a [[card draw]], [[finger flings]], [[paper-scissors-rock]], flipping a coin, or even dice.		* It may be deterministic - A always beats B - or use random resolution using a [[card draw]], [[finger flings]], [[paper-scissors-rock]], [[bidding]], flipping a coin, or even dice.
	* Ties may be resolved in favour of the attacker or defender, to encourage or discourage combat.		* Ties may be resolved in favour of the attacker or defender, to encourage or discourage combat.
	* Information about characters' relative combat abilities may be open, or kept secret to create uncertainty.		* Information about characters' relative combat abilities may be open, or kept secret to create uncertainty.

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IdiotSavant: /* Mechanics */

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	* It may be deterministic - A always beats B - or use random resolution using a [[card draw]], [[finger flings]], [[paper-scissors-rock]], flipping a coin, or even dice.		* It may be deterministic - A always beats B - or use random resolution using a [[card draw]], [[finger flings]], [[paper-scissors-rock]], flipping a coin, or even dice.
	* Ties may be resolved in favour of the attacker or defender, to encourage or discourage combat.		* Ties may be resolved in favour of the attacker or defender, to encourage or discourage combat.
	* Information about ~~character~~'s relative combat abilities may be open, or kept secret to create uncertainty.		* Information about characters' relative combat abilities may be open, or kept secret to create uncertainty.

	==Specific examples==		==Specific examples==

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'''Simulated, Abstract''' or '''Representational combat''' is a mechanic used in some larps, in which the participants resolve combat by abstract methods rather than hitting one another with weapons. It is typically contrasted with [[live-combat]].

Use of simulated combat is often seen as a defining characteristic of [[theatre-style]] games.<ref>[http://www.larping.org/larp-articles/all-about-parlor-larps/ All About Parlor Larps], ''larping.org'', 28 October 2013. Retreived 2 February 2015.</ref>

==Mechanics==
There are a wide variety of mechanical approaches used for simulating combat. Some examples:
* Combat can be restricted to certain characters (for example by using [[ability cards]]), or be something anyone can engage in.
* Items and skills may provide bonuses.
* Combat can be [[self-adjudicating]] or [[GM-adjudicated]].
* It may use [[hit points]], or a single test to resolve victory and defeat.
* It may be deterministic - A always beats B - or use random resolution using a [[card draw]], [[finger flings]], [[paper-scissors-rock]], flipping a coin, or even dice.
* Ties may be resolved in favour of the attacker or defender, to encourage or discourage combat.
* Information about character's relative combat abilities may be open, or kept secret to create uncertainty.

==Specific examples==
* ''[[The Freeform Book]]'' uses single-use assassination cards, with the defender rolling a saving throw on 3d6 to survive.<ref>Morgana Cowling, ''The Freeform Book'' (TAGG, 1989), p. 14.</ref> Some later [[Australian freeform]]s use single-use "bullet cards", countered by "dodge cards".<ref>Michael Wenman, "No Dice, No Table". ''Playground'' #3, p 51-58</ref>
* [[Rules to Live By]] uses skills and dice, like a tabletop rpg.
* [[Mind's Eye Theatre]] uses [[paper-scissors-rock]] or a [[card draw]], with skills providing retests or bonuses.
* [[Kickarse]] uses a single [[paper-scissors-rock]] test to determine victory and defeat.
* In [[Time Travel Review Board]], anyone starting a fight is immediately dragged away and shot by the NPC guards.

==See also==
* [[Combat bubble]]

==References==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Combat bubble]]		* [[Combat bubble]]
			* [[Combat number]]

	==References==		==References==