As a game designer who’s built narrative systems for millions, I thought I understood player psychology—until a viral bingo app made me weep. This isn’t a guide to winning. It’s a confession: how algorithmic joy becomes emotional labor, and why the real jackpot is naming what you’ve lost. In this raw essay, I dissect my own burnout in Super Bingo—not as a failure, but as ritual. You didn’t lose control… you were never really in charge.