Skill Gaming - Growth, Opportunities & Challenges / Priyank Badkul (Tripledot Studios)

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- Introduction to RMG skill Gaming - State of skill Gaming industry in US and outside US - Market Size on Mobile - Top companies - Cross over with casual Games - Opportunities for Big and Small Studios - Challenges - Regulations, Compliances, Technical, Operational expenses, User Acquisition.

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Skill Games
Growth, Opportunities & Challenges

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1. Introduction
2. Evolution of Business Models in Mobile Games?
3. What are skill Games?
4. How do skill games make money?
5. Skill Games Vs Gambling
6. Who plays these games?
7. Opportunities in Skill Games
8. Advantages
9. Challenges
Agenda

Priyank Badkul
VP of Products (Fortune) | Tripledot Studios
2010 2012
2021
2017

● Premium Games
● Subscrion games
(Arcade)
● Freemium
● In App Purchases
● In App Ads
● Hybrid (IAP + IAA)
● Skill Games
- Real Money
● Blockchain Games
- NFT
● Cash Tournaments
- eSports
PAY TO PLAY PAY FOR FUN PLAY TO EARN
Monetization models on mobile games

1. Also known as casual eSports Games or Mobile Cash
Tournament Games
2. 2 or more players of similar skill level challenge each other on a
game of skill to win cash rewards.
3. Results determined by pure skill without any element of
randomness
What are skill games?

Core Loop
Players Deposit Cash
Play Cash Tournaments
Winners Win Cash Prize
Withdraw Cash
Players choose entry
feel of their choice
Matchmaking against the
opponents at similar skill levels

$.40 Gross Gaming Revenue (20% Commission)
$.08
Deduct Bonus Cash ( 20%)
(distributed to players with sales or other in-game
rewards as incentive it’s also called engagement
marketing cost)
$2 Gross Marketplace Value
$1.6 (-) Deduct Prize money (goes To player 1)
$.32
Net Gaming Revenue
(Before marketing & Operating expenses)
How do skill games make money?
Players make cash deposit &
pay an entry fee to start a
tournament
Player 2
Pays Entry Fee 1$
Loser
Player 1
Pays Entry Fee 1$
Winner
Calculation of Net
Gaming Revenue

NO….In the simplest terms; skill-based games are games where
the player’s outcome depends on their skills, both physical and
mental. There is no element of Chance.
Are skill games same as betting/Gambling?
100% based on skill Partial skill & Chance Mathematical Randomness.

Who plays skill games?
Income Group Gender Age Group
Source: Income and Age demographics from Axciom survey data of paying users (2018). Gender demographics from Ad Network install data (2019).

Distribution by Consumer Spend on Mobile Games
Female Dominated
35+ Age Group
Target Audience for
Casual esports/Skill
Games
Male Dominated
13+ Age Group (GenZ)
Target Audience for
Blockchain Play to earn
games & esports
Who plays skill games?

Opportunities in Skill Gaming - By Games (Mechanics)
Only card games are dominating the space. A lot
many new mechanics are there to be added.
Most successful games from Top 3 skill gaming
companies

1. Business model works well with already proven classic mechanics
2. Opportunity to stand out from the already crowded casual games
3. Much higher LTV comparative to other casual games
4. Limited competition at the moment
5. Lots of room for innovation in the genre.
Advantages

1. Capital Intensive business (Building tech, User base for multiplayer, etc)
2. Country specific Regulations/Compliances
3. Long process with Payment Providers
4. Vigilance against frauds
5. Distribution - Only Appstore & Samsung Galaxy stores are available.
Challenges

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