# Scalability Scalability is a core challenge of blockchain technology in general and blockchain games in particular. It is a crucial factor if blockchain games want to compete with traditional centralized gaming systems in terms of speed and efficiency. Nowadays, scalability has been the toughest part to overcome because gaming blockchains need to be enhanced regularly to handle more transactions per second with growing users. In other words, blockchain games need to guarantee that speed, efficiency, and cost remain fairly constant with the increase in player numbers. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://firebird-1.gitbook.io/firebird-whitepaper/the-problems-firebird-solves/scalability.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.