• PlantJam@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    The article explains that these death deals are in fact impossible, though. There’s even a test board for you to try.

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        3 days ago

        It’s “5 of 5” on the test board, and the page plays it for you and shows you the what’s happening. It’s fine if you like this game, but this article is about the aggressive practices to maximize ad revenue.

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          I get it, and it does play dirty tricks and will stiff you. But you can keep the algorithm at bay, until you dirty up the board. You see a lot less ads when you’re good. I’d guess I see one ad per 5 sessions and it’s almost always a “trial game” thing.

          Here are times I beat the 10% mark