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In the game cookie clicker you click cookies. For every cookie click, as you might have guessed, the player receives a cookie. With the obtained cookies, the player can purchase things that help generate cookies more rapidly. Initially, the player can start with purchasing cursors that help with clicking on cookies but before long this escalates into obtaining cookie farms, factories, mines and many other ludicrous cookie generators. Eventually, the game even lets the player research upgrades to increase cookie production. For all the cookies, cookie generators and upgrades obtained the player can gain achievements. The game tracks many statistics that will accompany the player's ever expanding cookie empire.   Cookie Clicker is a game I admire and despise for what it is. Admiration for turning the simple act of obtaining a cookie into an addictive, attention swallowing, experience. On the other hand I view it with contempt because it boils down the intricate beauty of a game experience to its baser form of unglamorous positive reinforcement loops that provide the player with artificial confidence and unabiding satisfaction. In an attempt to better understand the game, I will highlight parts of Cookie Clicker and explain how I think they contribute to the addictive nature of the game.