Manufactured Luck

When you land a critical hit in an RPG or draw the perfect card in a digital deckbuilder, it feels like a stroke of sheer luck. But behind the scenes, the game's Random Number Generator (RNG) is constantly lying to you. True randomness is profoundly frustrating, so game developers actively cheat to make you feel lucky. The Illusion of RNG is a cornerstone of modern game balancing. Humans are ter...