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