Just to confirm that our code is working correctly, we have been performing further tests using the same test conditions as the previous test, but on Normal Difficulty in a mode which is not Ranked PvP. This here would be the difference between playing the rest of the game on normal difficulty, and then playing Ranked PvP, where the Combo Breaker is no longer enabled.
Over the past 90 hours, we have produced and analysed 2870 unique battles using the same scoring system according to @Sirrian’s initial post to produce the following results:
LUCK SCORES (based on weightings in the initial post)
Average Player Luck Score: 40.107 (vs 23.153)
Average AI Luck Score: 19.989 (vs 22.982)
Difference in Luck Scores - the human player was on average over 100% luckier than the AI player
LUCKY GAMES (counting number of games and the associated luck score)
Games with Equal Luck: 1
Games where the Human was Luckier: 2870
Games where the AI was Luckier: 0
Difference in Lucky Games: The Human player was equal or luckier in every game
CASCADES (number of cascades which occurred in a match)
Average Player Cascades: 39.532 (vs 36.534)
Average AI Cascades: 30.655 (vs 36.894)
Difference in Cascades - the Human Player had on average 38.40% more games with more cascades than the AI player
4 OF A KIND MATCHES (number of 4 of a kind matches performed by each player)
Average Player 4 of a Kind Matches: 5.784 (vs 5.744)
Average AI 4 of a Kind Matches: 2.893 (vs 5.514)
Difference in 4 of a Kind Matches - the human player had on average 38.40% more games with more 4 of a Kind Matches than the AI player
5+ OF A KIND MATCHES (number of 5+ of a kind matches performed by each player)
Average Player 5+ of a Kind Matches: 2.252 (vs 2.217)
Average AI 5+ of a Kind Matches: 1.000 (vs 2.136)
Difference in 5+ of a Kind Matches - the human player had on average 35.61% more games with more 5+ of a Kind Matches than the AI player
BOARD MATCHES (number of board moves which each player has taken)
Average Player Board Moves: 24.580 (vs 26.49)
Average AI Board Moves: 24.332 (vs 26.734)
Difference in Board Moves - the Human player had on average 8.48% more games with more board matches than the human player
SPELLS CAST (number of spells cast by each player)
Average Player Spells Cast: 7.262 (vs 6.577)
Average AI Spells Cast: 3.737 (vs 5.627)
Difference in Spells Cast - the human player had on average 44.11% more games with more spells cast than the AI player