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		benolds on Dec 11, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Magnus Carlsen – “I am chaotic and lazy” (2010) Interesting coincidence - I bumped into a game design article earlier today about balancing luck and skill in games. http://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/articles/when-i-win-its-... The article discusses how different players prefer different ratios of luck vs skill, so making the most "fun" game in this regard really depends on who your target audience is. Similar to your thoughts on randomness. :)

hellbanner on Dec 11, 2014 | [–]

David Sirlin has a lot of great articles on designing competitive games: http://www.sirlin.net/article-archive/

jonny_eh on Dec 11, 2014 | [–]

Fascinating, thanks!

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