We are happy to let you all know that Speed Ludo is classified as a skill based game and has been provided a Certificate from Dr. Soumyakanti Chakraborty & Dr. Anik Mukherjee who conducted the test on behalf of IIM Calcutta.

Dr. Soumyakanti Chakraborty is a Professor in the area of Management Information Systems at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and received his doctorate from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

Dr. Anik Mukherjee is currently an Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India. Prior to joining IIM Calcutta, Dr. Anik was an Assistant Professor at IIT Roorkee, India. Dr. Anik graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, with an MS and Ph.D. degree in Information Systems

IIM-Calcutta (IIM-C) recently conducted a statistical analysis on Speed Leedo, offered on 'Rush by Hike' app which is a gaming platform by Hike Private Limited. Our study aimed to delve into the dynamics of this game, exploring whether it leans more toward skill or chance. We, Professor Soumyakanti Chakraborty and Assistant Professor Anik Mukherjee, undertook this study on behalf of IIM-Calcutta.

Speed Leedo has captured the interest of players and enthusiasts alike due to its unique blend of strategy and randomness. It deviates from the classical form of the game by introducing a time constraint which requires players to think strategically and make quick decisions. As a team, we embarked on an in-depth study to understand the role of luck and skill in deciding the winner.

Dr. Soumyakanti & Dr. Anik from IIM Calcutta have employed a variety of statistical tests to study the persistence of skill and the presence of a learning curve and extraordinary skills in their independent capacity. These methods allowed them to quantify the impact of skill versus luck.

Persistence of Skill: Data analysis clearly indicated that the players who spend time learning the game are able to maintain a higher win rate.

Learning Curve: We found that for Speed Leedo there is a learning curve, i.e., the skill variable improves initially for the first few games before saturating at higher number of games played.

Extraordinary Skills:Cluster analysis on the dataset pointed to the presence of two groups of above average and below average players in addition to the vast majority of players with average win rates.

From our study, we observe that Speed Leedo satisfies the conditions of i) persistence of skills, ii) presence of a learning curve and iii) the presence of players with above average and below average skills, from which we can conclude that Speed Leedo has a prominent skill component and that this game is not driven predominantly by chance.