Game Balance
ENERGYBLOCKS is a game that is purposefully balanced given that it is based on both elements of skill and chance. Players with of varying levels of expertise can compete on a relatively even playing field.
The game is structured in such a way that it allows players to make strategic decisions based on incomplete information, which means that a certain level of chance is always present.
This overall balance is possible thanks to eight main factors:
Battery Charge Structure
The use of the Low Charge and High Charge at the start of every game, creates an incentive structure that invites players to want to win the aggregated Battery Charge for that round. This prevents stagnation, keeps the game dynamic and ensures that players who might have weaker initial blocks still have a chance to win if they play strategically.
Randomness
Each block distributed to the players and the grid is spawned with complete unpredictability using the latest RNG software, which ensures no player has an inherent advantage and chance can be a significant factor in the outcome of any given game.
Player Charges
The multiple rounds that players have, to potentially increase the battery charge within each round, allows players to make informed decisions based on the blocks that are revealed on the grid over time. This helps balance the playing field by allowing players with weaker initial blocks to form a better block sequence and potentially win the grid battery for that game.
Game Pace
ENERGYBLOCKS is a game which is played over multiple sessions and rounds, which allows for the factor of random luck to balance out for players over time. Even if a player has had back luck in the blocks which they have received for that game, they may be able to make up for it in subsequent ones. This means that the game rewards skill and decision-making over the long run, rather than just short-term chance.
Player Skills
Despite the element of chance, the game also requires skill in the form of strategic decision-making, reading opponents, and managing their own EB battery. This statistically will mean that more skilled players will have a higher chance of winning over the long run, but not to the point of being unbeatable or overly dominant.
This feature within ENERGYBLOCKS enables players to further enhance their armament of options to influence the outcome of a game. Power Tricks can be conceived as distractions and provocations to the opponent which may give players an edge at key times within a round. The inability to use them repeatedly and the small cost associated to each use also limits this feature to being a strategical tool which can be used at convenient times, helping players have psychological influence over their opponents and having an edge over more skilled players, balancing the playing field for all types of players within the knowledge curve.
Information
The utilization of information by players in ENERGYBLOCKS plays a crucial role in maintaining its balance. Gamers must weigh their options based on the information at their disposal, but must also acknowledge that opponents are trying to do the same. This creates a continuous cycle of players trying to obtain information and use it to gain an edge, further balancing the game between chance and skill.
Behavioural Patterns
Players reading the patterns of other players can give them a very significant edge over the course of several continuous games and sessions within the same grid. This skillset enables players to weigh and asses the next move of their opponent, helping them strategize their own next move accordingly to win the EB of the Grid Battery.
Nevertheless, given the structure of the ENERGYBLOCKS platform and the random allocation of players to grids when starting new games to avoid collusion and create a dynamic ecosystem, means that players will only have a short-term edge in reading their opponent and picking up their behavioural patterns, which may have a positive outcome during that game or session within that specific grid, but won’t be possible in the long run, given that players will always be randomly allocated with other players when joining a new grid at the start of every new game session.
Summary
Overall, the combination of chance, the game structure, the use of information and player skills makes ENERGYBLOCKS an all-round balanced game that allows players of varying levels of expertise and knowledge to compete on a relatively even playing field. The game is constantly changing, and the outcome is unpredictable and yet skills have an influence over the outcome, which makes it exciting and challenging for all types of players.
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