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Role of skill vs. chance in games

Skill vs. chance in games

Games differ in their relative importance of skill vs chance. While there are statistical methods for examining these, they have not been done for most existing competitive games. Therefore, as a substitute, we would like to survey gamers and rely upon the perceptions until data becomes available. Below, we have compiled a list of popular games. Please rate only the games you are familiar with.

You will see the results after taking the survey.
1. How would you estimate the relative importance of skill vs. chance in these games?
  • A pure chance game is defined as one where the winning chance is always 50-50, no matter who is playing (e.g., coin toss).
  • A pure skill game is defined as one where the better player always wins. Probably no games like this exist, but some may come close.

The games are shown in a random order to prevent order from having an effect.
Pure chance
Half-skill half-chance
Pure skill
Mini-golf
Call of Duty: Warzone
Hearthstone
Tetris (dual)
Table tennis
Badminton
Yahtzee
Backgammon
Counter-strike (any version)
Valorant
DOTA 2
Ticket to ride (board game)
Escape from Tarkov
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Rummy
Crazy 8s
Jewels (dual)
Go
Monopoly
Golf
Overwatch 2
Fortnite
Rocket League
Poker
Solitaire
Codenames (board game)
Catan
Scrabble
Age of Empires (1-4)
Apex Legends
Risk
Starcraft 2
Tennis
Magic the gathering
FIFA online
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
League of Legends (regular)
Teamfight Tactics (TFT)
Mario Kart
Warcraft 3
Tekken (any version)
Dominion (card game)
Chess
Stratego (board game)