Random Number Generation - What's the Real Deal?

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RNG or Random Number Generation is the backbone of most games.
Some degree of randomness is injected into many systems in order to reduce their predictability.
Many of you know that random numbers generated on computers aren't truly random, but I think you have drawn the wrong conclusion from that information.

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Chapters:
0:00 RNG
0:17 Not Actually Random
1:27 But It Is Fine
1:54 How Do You Check?
3:42 When RNG is Manipulated
4:00 Sid Meier
6:03 RNG and Real Money
8:05 Almost Always Fudged in YOUR Favor

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