The distinction between games of chance and games of skill is not well-defined at present. We introduce the concept of chanciness for non-deterministic two-player zero-sum games with sequential moves and perfect information. chanciness quantifies how strongly a game is influenced by chance events. We demonstrate that the relative influence of chance on game outcomes varies with the skill of the...

Objective: Poor motor skill performance can place children with ADHD at risk of developing a weak self-concept, high anxiety levels, and a poor social function. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of a moderate- to high-intensity paintball game program on fitness, cognitive functions, and ADHD-related behavior in children with ADHD. Method: A total of 21 participants (age in ye...

The question if poker is a game of skill or a game of chance received a considerable amount of attention mainly because of its potential legal implications. See, for example, [3] and its many references. Most of the material dealing with the subject focuses on legal issues, and only briefly touches the question from a purely scientific point of view. In the present article we address the questi...

Despite its strategic benefits, there is persistent heterogeneity across firms to what extent they engage in distant search activities. According the default prediction of behavioral theory firm (BTF), poor past performance will increase a firm's propensity for search, whereas good lead decrease. However, contrasting view taken within emerging capability cue perspective, which predicts opposite...

Teaching game studies has proven to be difficult. There is a marked difference between the fairly uniform professional and fan culture perception of games, and the scholarly perspective that most teachers will foster in a classroom setting. I argue that game analysis has the potential of being the signature pedagogy of game studies; that is, the practice through which students acquire theory in...

“Difficulty scaling” is the automatic adaptation of a game, to adapt the challenge a game poses to a human player. In general, a game of which the challenge level matches the skill of the human player (i.e., an “even game”) is experienced as more entertaining than a game that is either too easy or too hard. In practice, when difficulty scaling is implemented in a game, it only adapts a few para...

An interesting aspect of games is the relative extent to which a player can positively influence his results by making appropriate strategic choices. This question is closely related to the issue of how to distinguish between games of skill and games of chance. The distinction between these two types of games is definitely interesting from a juridical point of view. Borm and Van der Genugten (2...

A major issue in the widespread controversy about the legality of poker and the appropriate taxation of winnings is whether poker should be considered a game of skill or a game of chance. To inform this debate we present an analysis into the role of skill in the performance of online poker players, using a large database with hundreds of millions of player-hand observations from real money ring...