Online Games that Require Luck
Welcome to the Push Your Luck game show, a cool way to learn about probability! Spin the wheel to find the target number, then guess if the next spin will be HIGHER or LOWER. Get it right to stay in the round, and the new number will be added to the points in the BANK. But guess wrong and you are knocked out of the round with no points. For this game, you'll need a child-sized fishing pole with a binder clip attached at the end instead of a hook. If you don't have a fishing pole, make one with a stick with thin rope and a binder clip attached. The object of the game is very simple and guarantees a prize, which makes it an instant hit with younger children. The player will cast. What are some of these games and why are they so very fun? Slots Slots is perhaps the most popular luck-based game in existence. Through the power of the Internet, these platforms are extremely engaging. Many offer hidden objects, bonus rounds and substantial payoffs. Still, statistical luck is the dominating factor in such systems. So I'll go a little different here. I dealt poker for a good number of years. I can tell you for certain that poker is a really fascinating game in that, on any given hand, whether or not you win is 99% luck, but over time, doing well is 99% skill.
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Those who are experienced at games such as poker realise that a great deal of skill is needed to enjoy a winning hand. However, not all platforms are based around such an attribute. It is a simple fact that some of the most popular games are based more around sheer luck than anything else. For those who are interested in rolling the proverbial dice of fate, this can be a very attractive option. What are some of these games and why are they so very fun?
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Those who are experienced at games such as poker realise that a great deal of skill is needed to enjoy a winning hand. However, not all platforms are based around such an attribute. It is a simple fact that some of the most popular games are based more around sheer luck than anything else. For those who are interested in rolling the proverbial dice of fate, this can be a very attractive option. What are some of these games and why are they so very fun?
Slots
Slots is perhaps the most popular luck-based game in existence. Through the power of the Internet, these platforms are extremely engaging. Many offer hidden objects, bonus rounds and substantial payoffs. Still, statistical luck is the dominating factor in such systems. It is nonetheless a fact that winners are born every day. Maybe you are the one!
Blackjack
There is a slight misconception that skill dominates a game of blackjack. This is actually not the case. Even if you are an experienced card counter (which would make little difference in the virtual world), luck plays an important role. It is true that statistics are involved, but most of the cards chosen via an online portal are completely randomised.
Bingo
One of the most appealing aspects of bingo is that the proverbial playing field is level. In other words, you are just as likely to score a winning combination as any other player. So, the guesswork is taken out of the match and you can instead enjoy a round or two after work or during a Saturday afternoon. With so little outward strategy, it is no wonder why bingo is quite a popular game for players of all ages and skill levels.
Roulette
Is red or black your preferred colour? This is perhaps the only strategy (besides your lucky number) that is used when playing a round of roulette. Still, the game play is phenomenally exciting and due to rather slim odds, the rewards tend to be substantially higher than those offered with other games.
If you feel that 'lady luck' is on your side, why not play a few rounds of any of these games. You could very well be the next big winner!
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The other day a player, gameshark, complained to me that he did not like the new Rocket Arena map because it required no skill to play. His main criticism was this: whoever shoots the most rockets wins – just find a good place to stand and spam them. Now obviously this is not entirely correct because if the Rocket Arena map required no skill to play then it is a game of luck. One person is just about as lucky as another, so everyone should be equally good at Rocket Arena. If you visit the Rocket Arena map for 5 minutes, you will notice this is not the case.
The distinction between Rocket Arena and another map, like Crossroads, is not that the former requires less skill to play, but that it is a deadlier map. I know players who have no problem racking up twenty KOs in Crossroads without dying once. In Rocket Arena, the best ratio I have ever seen anyone achieve is around 4:1. It's pretty much impossible to go 20-0 in the Rocket Arena. Even if you are awesome, you're going to sometimes get hit from above, caught in a crossfire, or flipped off a bridge into the lava. Rocket Arena is a deadly map.
I'm going to argue that deadly maps are not only fun (who here likes explosions?) but also good for Roblox. In a recent issue of Game Developer, Richard Garfield wrote an article about luck vs. skill in games. His theory was basically this: for a group with large differences in skill level, games with an element of luck involved are more engaging because even the least skilled players have a chance. Roblox has thousands of players, with a vast spread of skill levels. However, there is not actually that much luck in a game of Roblox. The only random element in the official maps is where you spawn. All damage, motion, physical response, ect ect are completely deterministic. Network latency might affect the game at a critical time, and this could either be lucky or unlucky – but even in this case some people have better internet connections than others. Connection speed is more or less a constant advantage and thus in a gross argument we can lump such advantages in with a player's skill. Therefore we have a game that is almost entirely skill-based, played by a community of players with vastly different skill levels. If we believe Richard, this is a recipe for disaster.
Enter Chaos. In the last twenty years mathematicians have developed Chaos Theory, which is less of a theory than it an observation of the behavior of complex deterministic systems. In short, they can act randomly. The Rocket Arena is such a system. It is more complex than Crossroads in the number of player-to-player interactions that happen per unit time. Put nine players in that map and they have to fight to even have room to stand. If they all fire continuously, you'll see 270 rockets per minute being launched at players and bridges. That's absolute chaos. Chaos makes Rocket Arena deadly and introduces an element of chance into Roblox. So gameshark was essentially correct – there is more luck involved when playing in the Rocket Arena vs. the other levels.
This makes things more interesting. I've been playing Roblox for six months. I know all the tricks. If I'm playing for serious in Crossroads, I almost never suffer a wipeout. It's not really fun unless someone good happens to be online. If I see the Rocket Arena has 8 people in it, I join knowing I'll get a good game no matter who is playing. I'm going to have to fight for every single KO.
I think games involving some amount of luck is a good thing for Roblox, and I think deadly maps are crazy fun. What do you guys think?
– Telamon