This scenario describes the process undertaken when a game is started There are three main optional paths. The player can choose to begin a new game, restart a saved game or join a game that others are currently playing. In the last case the player could be joining for the first time or rejoining.
preconditions:
- none
Actors:
- Player The human being who wants to play the game.
- Game The game software (treated as a back box).
| Step | ||||||
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| 1 | player runs game | from | operating system | |||
| 2 | game | initialisation sequence |  |
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| 4 | player | selects | game: join | from | main game controller window menu | |
| 4a | player | quits | ||||
| 5 | game | displays | join game window | |
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| 6 | player | selects | game | |||
| 6a | player | adds | game | |||
| 6b | player | removes | game | |||
| 6c | player | quits | process | |||
| 7 | game | checks | for | current games | ||
| 8 | game | displays | game start options window | |||
| 9 | player | selects | current game | |||
| 9a | player | selects | new game | |||
| 9b | player | selects | rejoin non-current game | |||
| 10 | game | displays | character selection window | |||
| 11 | player | chooses | an existing character | |||
| 11a | player | chooses | a new character | |||
| 12 | game | initialises | all its bits | |
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| 12a | game | synchronises | with existing game | |||
| 13 | game play |
Major examples:
- joining an existing game
- rejoining an existing game
- rejoining a saved game
- starting a new game
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