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Turning Your Poker Club Leaders into Game Managers - Xiang Lin -
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Table of Contents Who We Are Poker Innovation The Results
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Who We Are Hoolai Games is a leading cross-platform online game developer and publisher in China. Founded: December 2008 Employees: over 600 Offices: Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Tokyo, Taipei & Silicon Valley Investors: Sequoia China, Greylock, Bertelsmann, Zero2IPO, CyberAgent Audience: Focus on Mid to Hardcore web and mobile free-to-play games
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Social Game No. 1 third party Developer on Tencent Open Platform Hoolai Three Kingdoms is one of the most successful social game on Tencent Open platform to date New features such as simultaneous PVP and clan tournaments contribute to continued success Clans formed in-game communicate over QQ chat and YY voice chat to coordinate attacks Hoolai Three Kingdoms was the No. 1 iOS game in 2011-2012 1H. We ported the VIP systems to mobile and it was proven to be very helpful.
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Checkmate for iPad was a Top 5 game in Apple’s 2012 App Store Rewind (China) Checkmate is a hardcore RTS based in a WWII scenario Players work within their nation and their clan to fight with opponents in PVE + PVP Clan leaders are often whale users that contribute up to $10k USD/month Clan leaders manage members’ ranking within the clan Direct attacks by choosing locations on world map Mobile Game
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Web Game 斩仙 - War of Immortals, a large-scale ARPG, is currently the strongest performers in our web game portfolio. Ranked No.2 on Tencent open platform among all web games on Tencent. Clan system includes: Chat for organizing raids Server wide clan competitions Increases engagement through veteran players coaching newbies & providing the goal of working towards a greater cause
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What we’ve learned so far… #1 Clans create social competition #2 Clans help foster monetization #3 Clans increase user engagement
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Poker Innovation Hoolai Poker club system includes: Club leaders have tools to organize and manage his club. In game chat, group chat on QQ & YY Weekly club member rewards Club vs club social competition Club related promotions Encourage players to found or join clubs to gain virtual good rewards Club founder operates club activities and earns special rewards based on club performance
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Poker Innovation Duties include: Club Leaders: With great poker comes great responsibility Recruiting & discharging members Helping newbies to advance in the game Operating chat channels Organizing in game club related activities Distributing weekly club rewards to deserving members Collecting club donations from members
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The Results Introduction of the Poker Club system 200% increase in pay rate, 450% increase in ARPU Only 30% of users are in the club but spend 90% of monthly revenue The top 2 clubs spend more than all non-club users combined
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Make your Club Founder Feel Important The deepest urge in human nature is ‘the desire to be important.’ –John Dewey For a good article about this topic on game design: Gamasutra: The Importance of Making Players Feel Important
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