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Basic Info

Platform

Time Played

Price Paid

Completion %

Core Loop Analysis

1. Player Does:

2. Game Processes:

3. Player Sees:

4. Player Feels:

Turn/Cycle Length:

Key Decisions Per Cycle

Feedback After Each Cycle

Visual

Audio

Numbers

Narrative

The "Feel" (Rate 1-5)

"One More Turn" Pull

1 2 3 4 5

Satisfying Number Growth

1 2 3 4 5

Clear Goals

1 2 3 4 5

Meaningful Choices

1 2 3 4 5

Appropriate Complexity

1 2 3 4 5

Respects Player Time

1 2 3 4 5

Systems Breakdown (Rate 1-5)

Onboarding/Tutorial

1 2 3 4 5

Staff/HR Management

1 2 3 4 5

Resource Management

1 2 3 4 5

Upgrade/Progression

1 2 3 4 5

Economic Balance

1 2 3 4 5

Competition/AI

1 2 3 4 5

Events/Randomness

1 2 3 4 5

UI/UX

1 2 3 4 5

What We Loved

Feature #1

What:

Why it works:

How it made us feel:

Could Chaykhana use this?

If yes, how:

Feature #2

What:

Why it works:

How it made us feel:

Could Chaykhana use this?

If yes, how:

Feature #3

What:

Why it works:

How it made us feel:

Could Chaykhana use this?

If yes, how:

What We Hated

Problem #1

What:

Why it's bad:

How it made us feel:

How Chaykhana avoids this:

Problem #2

What:

Why it's bad:

How it made us feel:

How Chaykhana avoids this:

Problem #3

What:

Why it's bad:

How it made us feel:

How Chaykhana avoids this:

Specific Observations

Starting the game (first 10 minutes):

Teaching new mechanics:

The "mid-game slog" (if any):

Making money feel meaningful:

Staff/employee attachment:

Showing progress/growth:

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Steal This (Top 3)

Specific features or approaches Chaykhana should adopt.

Priority #1

Feature:

How to adapt for Chaykhana:

Priority #2

Feature:

How to adapt for Chaykhana:

Priority #3

Feature:

How to adapt for Chaykhana:

Avoid This (Top 3)

Mistakes Chaykhana must not repeat.

Priority #1

Mistake:

How Chaykhana avoids it:

Priority #2

Mistake:

How Chaykhana avoids it:

Priority #3

Mistake:

How Chaykhana avoids it:

Final Verdict

One-sentence summary:

Relevance to Chaykhana (1-5):

1 2 3 4 5

Would recommend to others studying this genre?

Key takeaway for Chaykhana:

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Basic Info

Core Loop Analysis

Key Decisions Per Cycle

Feedback After Each Cycle

The "Feel" (Rate 1-5)

Systems Breakdown (Rate 1-5)

What We Loved

Feature #1

Feature #2

Feature #3

What We Hated

Problem #1

Problem #2

Problem #3

Specific Observations

Screenshots

Screenshot #1

Screenshot #2

Screenshot #3

Steal This (Top 3)

Priority #1

Priority #2

Priority #3

Avoid This (Top 3)

Priority #1

Priority #2

Priority #3

Final Verdict

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