Define the Meaning of Game Balance

Determine a generally valid meaning of balance in games and characterize the criteria by which game balance should be evaluated.

Background

The authors single out the meaning of balance as an open question of primary importance. This issue directly motivates the paper's later comparison of multiple balance metrics for TBCA unit parameters.

Although the paper proposes and evaluates several operational metrics, it does not claim to establish a universally accepted definition of game balance.

References

Another open question of primary importance concerns the meaning of balance in the game .

— Turn-Based Combat Arena: A New Framework for Multiagent Training and Game Balancing  (2609.03122 - Vasyuta et al., 2 Sep 2026) in Introduction