How Power Affects Gameplay: A Numerical Approach to Game Design to Achieve Fairness

In the process of passing games, users strive to win by achieving goals and objectives determined by many factors. Skills, motivation, resources and avatar power play a critical role here. Comparing these elements is an important goal of game design to achieve fair gameplay.

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