The Lens of Chance

To use this lens, focus on the parts of your game that involve randomness and risk, keeping in mind that those two things are not the same. Ask yourself these questions:

• What in my game is truly random? What parts just feel random?
• Does the randomness give the players positive feelings of excitement and challenge, or negative feelings of hopelessness and lack of control?
• Would changing my probability distribution curves improve my game?
• Do players have the opportunity to take interesting risks?
• What is the relationship between chance and skill in my game?