@inproceedings{b035bd4f04c54ca78b011ce1d35bef04,
title = "Why Is CryptoKitties (Not) Gambling?",
abstract = "CryptoKitties (Axiom Zen 2017) is a pioneering blockchain-based game that disrupts the classic game model' [7] [8] [9] in a way that turns it into a gambling web application. As previous research has shown, its mechanics are almost exclusively based on chance [13], and the rest is mostly speculation with game assets [11]. This raises the question whether this game requires any skill, such as strategic planning. In my case study, I revisit the game system and perform a practice of playing it to differentiate between unpredictable (or {"}aleatory{"}, as in [6] and decision-making points in the game. I argue that mapping the journey of a player should complement analysis of the game system to assess the balance between skill and chance in a better-informed manner.",
keywords = "blockchain, browser games, crypto games, cryptocurrencies, Ethereum, gambling",
author = "Alesja Serada",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 ACM.; 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2020 ; Conference date: 15-09-2020 Through 18-09-2020",
year = "2020",
month = sep,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1145/3402942.3402985",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-4503-8807-8",
series = "ACM International Conference Proceeding Series",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
editor = "Yannakakis, \{Georgios N.\} and Antonios Liapis and Kyburz Penny and Vanessa Volz and Foaad Khosmood and Phil Lopes",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2020",
}