I’m quite late to the party when it comes to talking about Unfair Flips. At the moment, I am juggling a few games. I have a few RPGs and one embargoed game I plan on writing about. So, I wanted something short to play and talk about this week. So, Unfair Flips felt like a great game to check out. I don’t have too much to say about it. If you have 30 minutes to spare, it’s worth trying.
You’re flipping a coin
Yes, Unfair Flips is about flipping a coin and hoping that it falls heads. That’s it. I don’t know why I thought there would be more to the game, but there isn’t. My first thought was that this was going to be like Frog Fractions. At some point, the game would transform into something different.
But that plot twist never came. I kept flipping the coin, expecting something to change. I paid close attention to the background and the coin, thinking there would be a clue. As far as I could tell, the ‘character’ in the back drinking never deviates from their routine. Heck, I was hoping that a new character would enter the ‘bar’ or for a waitress to pass by. I kept waiting, and nothing changed.
To be fair, it feels intentional. We’ve grown so accustomed to expecting something to surprise us. So when it doesn’t, it’s notable. The crazy part, I didn’t mind it at all. It was fine that my experience was so ordinary.
How long does it take?
Flipping a coin to get 10 straight “heads” is a challenge. The game starts you off with a significant disadvantage. A coin flip should be 50/50, but the game begins with you having 20/80 odds. You’re going to get more “tails” than heads. But as you keep flipping, you earn coins for every head you flip. That building of money lets you upgrade your chance and improve your perks.
Perks is a loose term. There are small improvements that help you out. One perk increases your odds of landing heads by 5%. Another speeds up the coin flipping. While they help, they are such small increments, and you need to flip a lot to make the money you need.
I went through two ‘runs’ of Unfair flips. The first one took a little under 1500 coin flips. The second one took me over 1500 coin flips. With the randomization, I can’t tell if this is the norm or if there are ways to ‘cheat’ the system. At the same time, what happens if I keep going beyond 2000 flips? Does something else happen?
A strange game worth experiencing
If you have a few dollars and 30 minutes, Unfair Flips is an interesting experience. It also shows that I am willing to do repetitive tasks in the hopes of seeing something happen. But, I’m also fine if nothing does. There are other games like this, and if one piques my interest, I’ll share my thoughts about it.
