Why aren't there any addicts in chess? Even in prize chess?

[Rashlyowl]

When considering the nature of gambling addiction, we can look at the example provided by chess. I hope that, in one way or another, everyone knows and loves this game. I asked myself: Why aren't there any addicts in chess? Even in prize chess? In my opinion, the answer to this question is obvious: it's a complex game in which you have to think, expend a lot of your brain's biochemical energy calculating options, considering the next move, calculating the pros and cons of strategies, and so on. Therefore, chess can hardly be called a game of chance; it practically doesn't breed addicts. Gambling addicts are born in places with simple game mechanics, where all you have to do is press a button. Slot machines, roulette, plinko, and so on. Sports betting involves more intellectual aspects, but even there, everything comes down to simple actions. Do you think the nature of chess can breed addicts?

You have a good point bros @Julien_Olynpic, indeed, I never hear of anyone being addicted to chess, this may be due to the game's high level of complexity, which makes people think twice about continuing to play it. Just like with poker, though it isn't as difficult as chess, I don't see many people becoming addicted to this game. So, it could be that all this addiction stems from the complexity of the game itself.

[Dogedegen]

When considering the nature of gambling addiction, we can look at the example provided by chess. I hope that, in one way or another, everyone knows and loves this game. I asked myself: Why aren't there any addicts in chess? Even in prize chess? In my opinion, the answer to this question is obvious: it's a complex game in which you have to think, expend a lot of your brain's biochemical energy calculating options, considering the next move, calculating the pros and cons of strategies, and so on. Therefore, chess can hardly be called a game of chance; it practically doesn't breed addicts. Gambling addicts are born in places with simple game mechanics, where all you have to do is press a button. Slot machines, roulette, plinko, and so on. Sports betting involves more intellectual aspects, but even there, everything comes down to simple actions. Do you think the nature of chess can breed addicts?

This is an unusually good topic here, I have not considered this comparison before even if it was quite obvious. I have never heard of someone becoming addicted to chess anywhere, but you are pointing out the right reasons. It is a very slow game with deliberate moves, and if you compare it to slots you can consider those two to be extremes on the same scale of some kind. The way that they are trying to make slots and other games even more addicted comes with more immersion with sound, speed, design and colors. They are doing everything that they can to make the person hooked to the game even if the person might not necessarily end up becoming an addict, and it works a bit because of the style of such a game. I think that if they tried to make chess addictive like this that it would backfire and they would even lose more players. A very fast game of chess is boring for normal people because their brain has to process too much and instead of addictiveness it becomes tiring, only people who are expert in fast chess would enjoy something like that.

Do you mean online or offline chess, bro? But regardless of whether it’s online or offline, the basics of this game are essentially the same. You’re right, OP it’s quite complicated to play because it requires a lot of mental energy, so it’s not one of my favorite games either.

The bottom line is that the outcome of a game like chess is determined by skill and decision making. Simply put, when you lose, you have to go back and devise a strategy from scratch, and that’s exhausting. Meanwhile, in gambling, there’s no effort or hard work involved in the process the outcome is determined by uncertainty, and this sparks a sense of curiosity rooted in hope. That’s roughly how I see the difference.

It does not make any difference for the topic that we are talking about. I have not really seen online chess that is different from offline chess, it is just a bit more polished and with basic video game features.

[JunaidAzizi]

Both games are too opposite of each other, one is based on skill while the other is based on luck. The luck based game can attract user more, as they realize that in the next round, they might get something since they are fully dependent on luck. In contrast, chess is a game where you can make strategies using tactics to defeat your opponent. The outcome is based on your skills, the more practice and skill you have, the greater your chances of winning.

[Somto9Light]

When considering the nature of gambling addiction, we can look at the example provided by chess. I hope that, in one way or another, everyone knows and loves this game. I asked myself: Why aren't there any addicts in chess? Even in prize chess? In my opinion, the answer to this question is obvious: it's a complex game in which you have to think, expend a lot of your brain's biochemical energy calculating options, considering the next move, calculating the pros and cons of strategies, and so on.

Chess needs a lot of brainstorming to win and besides, this game are mostly played by big guys who mostly gamble at their leisure time so you don't expect such kind of people to get addicted. Chess is a skilled based game, it is not about luck because if you don't understand the technicality in Chess, you can lose as many times as you try. Chess consumes a lot of time to complete, of course most gambling addicts prefers games that they will spend few minutes and see the results. Chess players also spend less amount of money because after all the technical know-how, they can get exhausted and tired already to continue.

[mak013]

When considering the nature of gambling addiction, we can look at the example provided by chess. I hope that, in one way or another, everyone knows and loves this game. I asked myself: Why aren't there any addicts in chess? Even in prize chess? In my opinion, the answer to this question is obvious: it's a complex game in which you have to think, expend a lot of your brain's biochemical energy calculating options, considering the next move, calculating the pros and cons of strategies, and so on. Therefore, chess can hardly be called a game of chance; it practically doesn't breed addicts. Gambling addicts are born in places with simple game mechanics, where all you have to do is press a button. Slot machines, roulette, plinko, and so on. Sports betting involves more intellectual aspects, but even there, everything comes down to simple actions. Do you think the nature of chess can breed addicts?

If I understand correctly, I think you're comparing different things. Gambling addiction and gamers. It seems that it would be fairer to compare sports betting and chess betting. Or, if we take another approach, we could compare gambling addicts among chess players and among football players, for example. I'm sure that either way, we'd see many more gambling addicts among football players, but it would be more accurate to compare them that way.

If we return to the main idea of the thread — chess is a game where you have to calculate each move, predict a few of the opponent's next moves, plan several combinations at the same time, and so on. It's not difficult for a chess player to calculate their chances of winning in slots. Chess players can be good at sports betting, but that's a different way of thinking. Maybe they just can't switch their mindset that way.

P.S. I played chess a long time ago, I was a good enough player in school competitions, but it was too slow for me. I chose football

[Showlove01]

You have a good point bros @Julien_Olynpic, indeed, I never hear of anyone being addicted to chess, this may be due to the game's high level of complexity, which makes people think twice about continuing to play it. Just like with poker, though it isn't as difficult as chess, I don't see many people becoming addicted to this game. So, it could be that all this addiction stems from the complexity of the game itself.

Chess is so difficult to play even from setting up your players, if you don't know how to set them you can not play them so there is a lot of learning someone need in chess and normally no one like something that will stress them yet I still see people who enjoys playing this game than any other game, I have a friend that likes playing Chess and I think the game Is interesting but the challenge is learning because merely looking at it is boring.

[Creeper0]

When considering the nature of gambling addiction, we can look at the example provided by chess. I hope that, in one way or another, everyone knows and loves this game. I asked myself: Why aren't there any addicts in chess? Even in prize chess? In my opinion, the answer to this question is obvious: it's a complex game in which you have to think, expend a lot of your brain's biochemical energy calculating options, considering the next move, calculating the pros and cons of strategies, and so on. Therefore, chess can hardly be called a game of chance; it practically doesn't breed addicts. Gambling addicts are born in places with simple game mechanics, where all you have to do is press a button. Slot machines, roulette, plinko, and so on. Sports betting involves more intellectual aspects, but even there, everything comes down to simple actions. Do you think the nature of chess can breed addicts?

Chess is less popular due to its complexity, which is why it is not discussed much and it does not cause addiction. Only 1-2 out of every 10 people around me know how to play chess, yet they do not play chess very much. Even if I can play chess, I get the opportunity to play chess for a long time due to the lack of a partner. If I cannot play a game regularly, how can I get addicted to it? Addiction is likely to occur in those things that we can do regularly and that are relatively less laborious and easy. But chess is very complex, time-consuming and relatively less popular.

[Chinesebaby]

When considering the nature of gambling addiction, we can look at the example provided by chess. I hope that, in one way or another, everyone knows and loves this game. I asked myself: Why aren't there any addicts in chess? Even in prize chess? In my opinion, the answer to this question is obvious: it's a complex game in which you have to think, expend a lot of your brain's biochemical energy calculating options, considering the next move, calculating the pros and cons of strategies, and so on. Therefore, chess can hardly be called a game of chance; it practically doesn't breed addicts. Gambling addicts are born in places with simple game mechanics, where all you have to do is press a button. Slot machines, roulette, plinko, and so on. Sports betting involves more intellectual aspects, but even there, everything comes down to simple actions. Do you think the nature of chess can breed addicts?

Just like you said, the game of chess is not the type that could breed addicts just like the other many games of chances. Because when it comes to chess, it is a game that requires strategic thinking, calculations and self discipline to be able to learn and play it. And secondly, the game or Chess can not breed gambling addicts simply because it's monetary aspect is not common like the rest such as slot and Roulette, whereby you can just press a button few seconds and win a jackpot, unlike Chess that requires a dedicated time for an individual to play while brainstorming his head with calculations before he could be able to win or lose. And since the game is not always that easy to play, that's why people don't always go for it, and a more reason why it's will be hard to get an individual who is addicted to Chess. Moreover, it still mean we don't have people who are good at playing Chess.

[leonair]

When considering the nature of gambling addiction, we can look at the example provided by chess. I hope that, in one way or another, everyone knows and loves this game. I asked myself: Why aren't there any addicts in chess? Even in prize chess? In my opinion, the answer to this question is obvious: it's a complex game in which you have to think, expend a lot of your brain's biochemical energy calculating options, considering the next move, calculating the pros and cons of strategies, and so on. Therefore, chess can hardly be called a game of chance; it practically doesn't breed addicts. Gambling addicts are born in places with simple game mechanics, where all you have to do is press a button. Slot machines, roulette, plinko, and so on. Sports betting involves more intellectual aspects, but even there, everything comes down to simple actions. Do you think the nature of chess can breed addicts?

It is not that no one is addicted to chess, there are many players who are very addicted to chess. And other gambling games are seen to be very addictive because they are very easy and the bets in them are left to luck, but chess is a strategy game, here you have to learn a lot about many things and use many strategies to win. Chess never depends on luck, the more strategies you can use, the more you can win in chess. The thing is that human psychology always accepts easy things quickly. But where you have to spend time and work hard, you are not interested in that. You can say that this is why people are less interested in playing chess and even if there is a big prize in chess, not many people are interested in playing it.

[Btcdeybodi]

Chess is less popular due to its complexity, which is why it is not discussed much and it does not cause addiction. Only 1-2 out of every 10 people around me know how to play chess, yet they do not play chess very much. Even if I can play chess, I get the opportunity to play chess for a long time due to the lack of a partner. If I cannot play a game regularly, how can I get addicted to it? Addiction is likely to occur in those things that we can do regularly and that are relatively less laborious and easy. But chess is very complex, time-consuming and relatively less popular.

Addiction do not only mean when you spend a lot of money all the time while gambling, when you also spend a lot of time stressing your brain on how to win a game, it is another form of addiction. I do not totally agree that people who play chess don't fall into addiction, of course they do but the reason why it looks like they don't get addicted is simply because not many people that like chess since it is time consuming. You're right that due to lack of player to play chess together all the time makes it hard to fall into addiction but I can tell you that those who knows how to play chess are always willing to play and if they have the opportunity to get a devoted counterparty, they will surely get addicted and obsessed to chess.

[DiMarxist]

At the first place can we even consider chess as gambling, if you ask me chess is beyond gambling because it is an educational gsme to me. And this is the reason why most people dont follow it, not to even talk about playing chess as sport. If you ask me chess is one of the sports that has one of the least followership around the world. Even though it popular most people dont like to play it. This is because chess is chanllenging and energy consuming as it requires intellectual capacity and development.

Hence most people dont like to gsmble on the beautifull game of cheff. Chess is not like any other sport were you can get it right and ein big. Playing chess requires that you have to strain yourself mentally , the energy most people dont have hence the reason gsmbling on chess is not that rampard all over the gambling circle, and addiction in chess gambling will be very low because chess do not guarantee easy win.

Before anyone can even think about gambling in chess, such a person will get the rudiments of the game right, how it operates which is all a mental task which is the reason you will not probabilly seeing a gambling addict involving chess.