Case Battles on Chicken.gg, Explained

Introduction

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If you’ve spent any time poking around Chicken.gg, you’ve probably seen the case battles section pop up. The mode looks chaotic at first glance, with people joining lobbies, cases opening rapid-fire, skins flying across the screen. But once you understand the rules, it’s surprisingly easy. It can also be very entertaining, especially if you get a couple of friends to join in.

Let’s break down how it all works and what you can do inside a battle. We will also give you a few light-hearted tips that make the whole experience more enjoyable.

What are Case Battles?

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The premise of Case Battles is very simple. In its most basic form, you open a bunch of cases (or just one case) against other players or bots. Every participant opens the exact same cases. The player who unboxes the highest value skins wins and gets to keep everything, including what other players have unboxed.

However, there are tons of extra (optional) rules that you can select when playing Case Battles on Chicken.gg. You can, for example, not battle, and just open cases together. The profits of all players then get split equally between every participant. Alternatively, you can spice things up and go for a team battle.

In this article, we’ll go a little deeper on the possibilities, and we will also give you some hints and tips if you’re new to Case Battles to help you enjoy the process a bit more.

Types of Case Battles

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To better understand Case Battles, you should know the different modes you can explore. Within those modes, players can also add modifiers, but we’ll explain those later in the article. Below, we’ll explain the modes as they play without any modifiers applied.

FFA Battle

FFA stands for ‘Free For All’, and it’s exactly what it says on the tin. It’s every player for themselves, and the winner (the person with the highest unboxed value) takes all. You can play 1v1, 1v1v1, or 1v1v1v1 on Chicken.gg.

Team Battle

In a Team Battle, players group up and try to win the game in teams. In a basic Team Battle, the team with the highest unboxed value wins the pot. You can play 2v2, 3v3, or 4v4.

Group Unbox

A group unbox isn’t a battle. Here, players collaborate when opening the cases. At the end of the ‘battle’, all of the unboxed value gets equally divided between all participants. You can do group unboxings with 2, 3, or 4 people.

Modifiers

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Case Battles can be very exciting in their basic form, but lots of players like to add a little extra spice in the form of modifiers. These are special rules that the creator a Case Battle can introduce to make the game more interesting. When you’re browsing the list of active games, you will always be able to tell which modifiers are active by looking at the icons. You can hover over them to learn more. That way, you can’t accidentally end up in a battle with rules you didn’t want to play.

Jackpot Mode

In Jackpot mode, participants enter a roulette-style phase at the end of a game. On the wheel are all the participants. The higher the unboxed value of a player/team, the more space they’ll take up on the wheel, thus giving them higher odds of getting a winning spin. The player/team that the wheel lands of gets everything.

So, if you’re playing against a friend in Jackpot Mode and you’ve unboxed $80 worth of skins while your friend has unboxed $20, you will have an 80% chance of getting the entire Jackpot at the end of the match.

Jackpot, in short, adds another layer of suspense at the end of a match, where even someone who unboxed a grand total of $1 can theoretically win the entire pot against players who unboxed $100.

Crazy Mode

Crazy Mode is the exact opposite of the normal mode. In Crazy Mode, the player (or team) with the lowest unboxed value wins the match. Here, you’re basically hoping that your opponents hits that one-in-a-million chance of hitting a hugely valuable skin.

First Draw

In First Draw, the very first case decides who wins. So even if you unbox 40 cases, the player (or team) who won the most in the very first case will win everything. It’s a good modifier for people who don’t necessarily like the thrill of opening dozens of cases. If you win the first round, you can just sit back, relax, and watch your winnings roll in.

Final Draw

Final Draw is the opposite of First Draw. Here, only the last case decides the winner. So even if you unboxed thousands of coins in previous cases, you can lose it all if your opponent wins on the last case. It’s a good modifier for people who like to take big risks.

Privacy

The following two options aren’t exactly modifiers, but they’re listed under the modifier header so we’ll explain them quickly. Friends Only means that only players with an invitation can join. It’s good for when you want to play against your friends without randoms joining in. Private is the same as Friends Only, but here spectating is also locked behind an invitation link. It’s a good one to pick if you don’t want anyone looking in on your battle with friends.

Some Tips and Tricks

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Case Battles can be exciting, but they can also cost a lot of coins quite fast. Here, we’ll give you some quick tips to enjoy the Case Battles section of Chicken.gg a little more. Do note that these are not tips to ‘win’. As we established, Case Openings come down to luck. There is no way to game the system or guarantee certain outcomes.

Group Unboxings = Mood Booster

Losing sucks. Especially if you see the other player or team run away with a ton of fancy knives just because they unboxed a dollar or two more than you did. If you don’t want to suffer the stress and anxiety that comes with regular battling, going for Group Unboxings can be a lot more relaxing, especially if you do it with a couple of friends. You win together, and you lose together.

Check for Case Volatility

On Chicken.gg, players can see how ‘volatile’ a case is by looking at the bars underneath a case. If the volatility is in the red (like in the Recovery 2 case in the image below) then it’s a case with extremely low chances of winning but a high profit if you do win. These cases are ideal for people who want to ‘go big or go home’ but aren’t great for people who like a steady stream of (less profitable) winnings.

So before you add a bunch of cases to your Battle, check the volatility of the cases.

Don’t Spam Expensive Cases

We all dream of winning the big ticket, but the reality is that the odds aren’t great. Instead of blowing your entire budget on one or two expensive cases, we recommend splitting it up into multiple lower tier cases. That way, you get more battles and more excitement.

Mix It Up

Playing tons of volatile cases means that you’re always dreaming of hitting that big win, but it can also become very boring to always hit that 99% low-tier item. Mix up the types of cases and the items within cases to keep things fresh.

Stick to Your Budget

Case Battles are supposed to be fun. They’re games where you get a chance at winning valuable items. But winning those valuable items is not guaranteed. It can be tempting to ‘play one more battle’ to win back what you’ve lost, but these games don’t work that way. You’re just as likely to win/lose at the end of your day as you were at the beginning.

For that reason, we strongly recommend going in with a set budget. Deposit whatever you’re willing to lose, and once you’ve lost that, you’re done playing. If you win big, take out some of your winnings immediately and play on with what’s left.

Conclusion

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Chicken.gg offers a ton of cases and enough modifiers and rules to make the Case Battles section interesting for a long time. If you know what you’re doing, you can have hours of fun (alone or with your friends) but please remember to play responsibly.

You can check out the Case Battles on Chicken.gg.