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7/5/2026
I Looked at My Game's Stats and Realized People Almost Can't Beat the Bots

I Looked at My Game's Stats and Realized People Almost Can't Beat the Bots

Short summary

The author built an economic card game and discovered AI bots win 75% of matches—higher than expected. Rather than artificially weakening bots, they committed to honest mechanics where players must improve through strategy. The analytics dashboard proved more insightful than developer assumptions.

  • •AI bots significantly outperform human players (75% win rate), surprising the game designer
  • •Designer rejected artificial difficulty nerfs to preserve honest, strategy-based gameplay
  • •Analytics dashboard revealed player behavior insights more valuable than developer assumptions

Generated with AI, which can make mistakes.

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