The Danger of Averages One of the core and intractable challenges when simulating an uncertain future is the problem of quantisation: when an all-or-nothing outcome is distilled into an average that distorts the true meaning of the data. Though it’s often easier to say “Investing in this asset has an average return of 110%”, most …

Understanding the Event and Showcasing the Problem Using Monte Carlo simulation powered by Machinations, I was able to determine that Merge Mansion’s original Lucky Catch event is unfinishable. Having played Merge Mansion quite avidly for over a year, I had plenty of opportunities to try out the seasonal Lucky Catch event, which is regarded rather …

Animoca Brands is a global digital entertainment company, widely recognized for its significant contributions to the blockchain and gaming industries. The company specializes in developing and publishing a broad portfolio of products, including games, virtual worlds, and various blockchain-based applications. The company actively emphasizes understanding player personas and intrinsic motivations. Through this user-centric approach, Animoca …

“The strategic implementation of Machinations allowed Joygame to significantly cut down on development time and enhance system reliability.“ Hüseyin Kocakuşaklı, Lead Game Designer at Joygame. Joygame, based in Istanbul, Turkey, is a dynamic game studio with a robust portfolio, especially known for its mobile casual games along with ventures into VR and PC gaming. With …

Wooga, a Berlin-based mobile game studio renowned for its story-driven games, employs a team of dedicated game designers focused on economy and systems design. Among them are Sarah Brodsky and Mona Moghadam, both economy designers who have found invaluable assistance in Machinations for their work. Challenge Designing the economy and systems of a game involves …

Developed on Unity, Void Runners is a blockchain game of decision-making and strategy set in the Void, a vast galaxy where trade depends on a network of Runners and Outposts. In this universe, players move cargo around, following or defying rules about where they can dock and save their loot. But there is a catch, …

How Machinations helped Funday Factory save time, improve progression & optimise revenue for Bullet League Emil Kjær Product Manager, Funday Factory “Machinations allowed for a much closer and faster iterative collaboration between the design, product management and analytics teams to check and balance our parameters.”   Challenge Funday Factory set out to develop their first …