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Nolo

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Whoa, there are a lot of cats in this wall.

Quote from: Merralea on February 24, 2013, 01:59:34 PM

Nash equilibrium (very loose use of the term, I know) for this is for everyone to send .5 BTC. There must be at least three players for the round to have a winner, so the best possible chance to double one's money is 1/3.
1/3 chance of 2x input is so obviously -EV that the game is unenticing.

I should have locked this thread.... was letting it die.

Merralea

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Nash equilibrium (very loose use of the term, I know) for this is for everyone to send .5 BTC. There must be at least three players for the round to have a winner, so the best possible chance to double one's money is 1/3.
1/3 chance of 2x input is so obviously -EV that the game is unenticing.

Nolo

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Whoa, there are a lot of cats in this wall.

Still stuck in the first round. lol....I figured this would be more popular than it has turned out to be Grin

Nolo

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Whoa, there are a lot of cats in this wall.

Quote from: caffeinewriter on November 29, 2012, 04:11:12 PM

What happens if a 3rd person pays the same amount? Do they take the place of the two that were knocked out?

Good point. A rare event I would think, but possible. In that case, that's what I'll do.

New rule:
If 3 people pay the same amount, the first two knock each other out, but the third person's payment is still valid.

caffeinewriter

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What happens if a 3rd person pays the same amount? Do they take the place of the two that were knocked out?

Nolo

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Whoa, there are a lot of cats in this wall.

Come on guys, help me finish at least one round of this game lol.

Nolo

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Activity: 686

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Whoa, there are a lot of cats in this wall.

I'll bump the thread. Round 1 still in progress. Haven't made it to 1.1 BTC yet. As soon as I do, someone's getting paid Cheesy

Nolo

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Activity: 686

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Whoa, there are a lot of cats in this wall.

Well do you, punk?

Instructions:
1) PM me or post in this thread saying "I want to play!"
2) I will PM you with a bitcoin address.
3) Send up to .50 BTC in .01 increments to that address.

Whoever sends the highest amount, will receive a prize of 1 BTC.

But here's the catch: If two people send the same amount, they knock each other out, and neither will win.
If 3 people pay the same amount, the first two knock each other out, but the third person's payment is still valid.

Example: If the following amounts are sent:
1) .35
2) .48
3) .48
4) .21
Then the person that sent .35 will win.

Please make sure that just like satoshidice, the address you send with is capable of receiving the winning 1 BTC.

I will announce the winning address, and send the winning 1 BTC, as soon as I have received atleast 1.1 BTC.

Also if you win, please post back here in the thread so you can gloat and personally be congratulated!

Round 1: Currently in progress......

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