Some players never get the rare reward while others get it at once

A pure chance of one in many is fair on average and cruel for the individual: a few players wait for ages and quit. A guarantee that grows with every miss keeps the average rare and removes the worst luck. Here is a small version, plus how to work out what it does to the average wait.

Why this works

Pure chance is fair across all players but cruel to the unlucky one, who feels cheated and leaves. Letting the odds grow with every miss, up to a certain win, cuts off only the worst streaks and leaves the thrill of a rare find mostly alone.

When not to use it

Skip it when the reward is only fun if it can never be predicted, such as a gambling-style surprise, or when selling the draws is the business: a visible guarantee changes how players value the odds. Then keep the chance flat and say so openly.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• 28 lines of example code with 5 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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Use the Spielerando entry "Some players never get the rare reward while others get it at once" (read_entry rare-drop-never-comes-pity-counter) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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