Slightly Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 11 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 15 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 1 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
4 votes
4 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 19 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 23 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
4 votes
Pay to Win
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A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.
4 / 0 votes
4 votes
4 votes
3 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
3 / 1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
2 / 1 votes
4 votes
4 votes
Accidental Purchases
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Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
4 votes
Waste Aversion
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Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.
0 / 4 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 7 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 21 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
4 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Fear of Missing Out
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If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.
2 / 2 votes
1 votes
3 votes
4 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds
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To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 4 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 14 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 12 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
3 votes
Invested / Endowed Value
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Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
3 / 1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
2 / 1 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
2 / 2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
2 / 2 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Illusion of Control
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The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.
1 / 3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 3 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.00) with 53,432 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.35) with 1,587,376 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Reciprocity reported on Sep 17, 2019
Friendly quests for gold
Illusion of Control reported on Sep 17, 2019
Growing over ranks makes this feeling
Anchoring Tricks reported on Sep 17, 2019
Card packs (1.5.15) next to each other
Power Creep reported on Sep 17, 2019
Expansions are outdated in 2 years (not allowed in Standard mode), cards.could be nerfed
Complete the Collection reported on Sep 17, 2019
Some cards like Old Murkeye or Parrot are recieved only by collecting certain cards
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Sep 17, 2019
Card collection is very strong asset
Fear of Missing Out reported on Sep 17, 2019
Outdating expansions make you uncompetetive
Optimism and Frequency Biases reported on Sep 17, 2019
Only wins are counted to statistics
Variable Rewards reported on Sep 17, 2019
Card packs /legendary cards are random
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Sep 17, 2019
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