Verse Patterns

Verse patterns

Generic Verse language/structure idioms — how to shape a state machine, how to write multiplayer-safe shared-state code, and similar. NOT the same thing as the Obsidian second brain's device/mechanic articles (see second-brain-query skill): those hold a specific, validated, full device implementation with a history of which projects it ran on; this skill holds language-level shapes with no project history attached. Check both when relevant — a second-brain article for the specific device you're building, this skill for the general pattern underneath it.

How to use this

1. Before implementing a pattern that's likely generic (state machine, timer, item pool, round/phase progression, anything needing server/client authority reasoning), check the references/ file matching it below.
2. Adapt the pattern to the task — these are shapes, not drop-in code for a specific device.
3. If you land on a cleaner shape than what's here, or a category isn't covered yet, update the matching reference file (or add a new one) with a short, dense entry — same discipline as uefn-lessons: one clear example beats a paragraph of explanation.

References

• references/multiplayer.md — server/client authority shapes, replication gotchas.
• references/state-machine.md — phase/state transition patterns.
• references/logging-timers.md — the centralized logger pattern (see also Claude/reference/logger-template.verse.txt) and common timer/cooldown shapes.
• references/item-pool-round-progression.md — item pool rotation, round/phase progression loops.

Don't read all four for every task — only the one that matches what you're about to build.