MobileFantasy Sports

🏀 Scorestars

Digital Basketball Fantasy x Collectible Card Platform

Live

My Role

Lead Game Economy & Systems Designer

I was responsible for structuring the core progression, pack economy, and competitive reward systems to ensure long-term engagement while maintaining balance between skill, randomness, and monetization.

What I Personally Built

Designed the card rarity and drop rate structure
Balanced pack pricing vs. expected value curves
Created the merging/upgrade logic for duplicate cards
Structured challenge rewards tied to real-world player performance
Designed long-term retention loops around collection completion
Built economy simulations to model card supply inflation

Key Systems Owned / Influenced

1️⃣ Pack Opening Economy Defined rarity tiers, distribution probability, and psychological reward pacing similar to top-performing mobile collectible games.

2️⃣ Real-World Stat Integration Balanced fantasy scoring so real-life performance translated into meaningful but controlled in-game impact, avoiding extreme volatility.

3️⃣ Competitive Challenge Design Structured daily/weekly tournaments where lineup optimization, not just card ownership, drives success.

4️⃣ Card Upgrade & Duplicate Sink Designed merging mechanics to convert surplus cards into progression, preventing market stagnation.

5️⃣ League Partnership Value Translation Ensured official league partnerships such as Basketball Champions League translated into meaningful in-game exclusivity and engagement.

🧩 Challenges Solved / Design Goals

Engagement vs Ownership Balance

Fantasy sports can become spreadsheet-heavy. Collectibles can become purely RNG-driven. The goal was to merge both so that collection feeds strategy, and strategy feeds competition.

Scarcity vs Accessibility

Too many cards floods the market. Too few makes collection frustrating. We modeled long-term card supply to prevent inflation and dead collections.

Real-Time Data Volatility

Live performance swings can break balance. We designed scoring bands and caps to smooth extreme performances while preserving excitement.

Impact

Strengthened retention through hybrid fantasy-collectible loop
Increased monetization stability via pack value modeling
Reduced duplicate frustration through structured merge sinks
Improved competitive fairness through lineup optimization weighting

Economy Complexity

Mid - 6/10

Real-time data + collectibles + competitive rewards + licensed partnerships creates layered economic pressure that requires constant monitoring.