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Prompt 1: Describe the central uncertainty in the game. 

plougheed's game "Life Ball" reminds me of the classic game of pool. It is set up roughly the same way where the player must push the white "cue" ball into the rest of the colored balls on a green table. However, unlike pool, the object of the game is for the player as a pink square to avoid hitting all the colored balls as they bounce around the table. There is a lot of uncertainty in "Life Ball" as the balls move very fast and seem to move randomly. I have played this game 15 times and have only won twice. Each time, I try a new strategy like moving constantly around or staying in one spot. It seems to me to be luck when I actually win. The ball's movements are random and fast. It is difficult to react to and difficult to choose a strategy without dying in the first 0.01 seconds. However, the uncertainty adds to the want to replay the game. The game keeps score of how you fare against the balls/enemies. I want to figure out the uncertainty and the randomness of how the balls move. I feel like if I can figure that out, I can better my score and beat the enemies.