# New Web3 Game Design Pyramid

**Published by:** [excludedChowder1](https://paragraph.com/@excludedchowder1/)
**Published on:** 2022-05-12
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Game economies and game design go hand-in-hand. There are several game design frameworks I like to apply when evaluating web3 games. One favorite is Nicholas Lovell’s pyramid for free-to-play (F2P) game design. There are three layers: core loop, retention, and SuperFan. The core loop is what makes the game “fun”. The retention layer is what keeps players playing. The SuperFan is the…

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