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# Game Balance Concepts

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Ian Schreiber’s course examines balance through models, probabilities and interacting systems. Useful for explaining a change beyond adjusting numbers.

## When to use it

Ian Schreiber’s course examines balance through models, probabilities and interacting systems. Useful for explaining a change beyond adjusting numbers.

## Access

The 2010 course materials are free under CC BY 3.0 US. They cover balance fundamentals rather than current engine APIs.

## Try it

Choose one game statistic and describe its cost, benefit and constraints.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s rights.

- [Game Balance Concepts](https://gamebalanceconcepts.wordpress.com/) (id: source-f8f902eb27dd8708)

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