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  2. List of gacha games - Wikipedia

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    Gacha games are video games that implement the gashapon mechanic. Gashapon is a type of a Japanese vending machine in which people insert a coin to acquire a random toy capsule. In gacha games, players pay virtual currency (bought with real money or acquired in-game) to acquire random game characters or pieces of equipment of varying rarity and ...

  3. Loot box - Wikipedia

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    Mock-up image of opening a loot box in a video game. In video game terminology, a loot box (also called a loot crate or prize crate) is a consumable virtual item which can be redeemed to receive a randomised selection of further virtual items, or loot, ranging from simple customisation options for a player's avatar or character to game-changing equipment such as weapons and armour.

  4. Gacha game - Wikipedia

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    A gacha game (Japanese: ガチャ ゲーム, Hepburn: gacha gēmu) is a game, typically a video game, that implements the gachapon machine style mechanics. Similar to loot boxes , Live Service gacha games entice players to spend in-game currency to receive a random in-game item .

  5. Odds algorithm - Wikipedia

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    In decision theory, the odds algorithm (or Bruss algorithm) is a mathematical method for computing optimal strategies for a class of problems that belong to the domain of optimal stopping problems. Their solution follows from the odds strategy , and the importance of the odds strategy lies in its optimality, as explained below.

  6. Probability of success - Wikipedia

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    The probability of success (POS) is a statistics concept commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry including by health authorities to support decision making.. The probability of success is a concept closely related to conditional power and predictive power.

  7. BioShock - Wikipedia

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    BioShock is a 2007 first-person shooter game developed by 2K Boston (later Irrational Games) and 2K Australia, and published by 2K.The first game in the BioShock series, it was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 platforms in August 2007; a PlayStation 3 port by Irrational, 2K Marin, 2K Australia and Digital Extremes was released in October 2008.

  8. List of A Certain Magical Index characters - Wikipedia

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    Since his natural ability blocks all ultraviolet radiation, he has an appearance with white hair. His name is written as "Ippōtsūkō", meaning "One-Way Road". His real name is unknown, though Accelerator recalls his surname is composed of two kanji characters, and his given name consists of three kanji characters. First appearing as an ...

  9. Mathematics of bookmaking - Wikipedia

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    E.g. £100 each-way fivefold accumulator with winners at Evens ( 1 ⁄ 4 odds a place), 11-8 ( 1 ⁄ 5 odds), 5-4 ( 1 ⁄ 4 odds), 1-2 (all up to win) and 3-1 ( 1 ⁄ 5 odds); total staked = £200 Note: 'All up to win' means there are insufficient participants in the event for place odds to be given (e.g. 4 or fewer runners in a horse race).