# ELIMINATION from Design to Analysis

## TL;DR

This paper presents the design and analysis of an elimination puzzle game generated by a constrained evolutionary algorithm, including insights into player behavior and difficulty progression.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel level generation method for elimination puzzles and provides a comprehensive analysis of player interactions and difficulty shaping.

## Key findings

- Level generator produces a sawtooth difficulty curve
- Player behavior insights derived from nearly a thousand users
- Game design effectively guides player engagement

## Abstract

Elimination is a word puzzle game for browsers and mobile devices, where all levels are generated by a constrained evolutionary algorithm with no human intervention. This paper describes the design of the game and its level generation methods, and analysis of playtraces from almost a thousand users who played the game since its release. The analysis corroborates that the level generator creates a sawtooth-shaped difficulty curve, as intended. The analysis also offers insights into player behavior in this game.