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Figure 10.2
Complete three-way combinatorial table for Jedi combat test.
For a pairwise combinatorial table, it's only necessary to combine each value of every
parameter with each value of every other parameter at least once somewhere in the
table. A pair that is represented in the table is said to be “satisfied,�? while a pair not
represented in the table is “unsatisfied.�? The following twelve pairings must be satis-
fied for the Jedi combat table:
Male Gender paired with each Light Saber choice (1H, 2H)
Female Gender paired with each Light Saber choice (1H, 2H)
Male Gender paired with each Force choice (Light, Dark)
Female Gender paired with each Force choice (Light, Dark)
One-Handed (1H) Light Saber paired with each Force choice (Light, Dark)
Two-Handed (2H) Light Saber paired with each Force choice (Light, Dark)
To make the pairwise version, rebuild from the table in Figure 10.1 by adding a column
for the Force values. Next, enter the Light and Dark choices for the Male character, as
shown in Figure 10.3.
Adding the “Dark�? value to the first Female row will complete the pairwise criteria for
the “1H�? Light Saber value, as illustrated in Figure 10.4.
