Another bet in King of the Mountain. Glad to see it's finally seeing some traffic
http://bitcoinsurf.net/kingofthemountain/
Topic: King of the Mount Automated Bitcoin 1.5x (GAME SUSPENDED) - page 7. (Read 13947 times)
Well, the way it's programmed, the extra pot would go towards people's doubles or the End-Game last person in line, not me.
Exactly. Of course, we'd have to prevent a positive pot from forming (everyone paid out, but coins still in the pot).
if($everyone_paid == 1){
pay_operator($pot);
}
if($everyone_paid == 1){
pay_operator($pot);
}
That's no different than what it's doing now.
Are you saying, put the money into the pot, but don't give that person a place in line? Would discourage cheaters.....
Are you saying, put the money into the pot, but don't give that person a place in line? Would discourage cheaters.....
You could do some stuff with partial association. if($currentRound != $paymentRound), $pot += $bet
Toss those bets into the pot if the round ID doesn't match.
Toss those bets into the pot if the round ID doesn't match.
I was thinking about doing that, but the only problem is that their payment WON'T count towards the last game if they submit it after the end-game processing script is run, because the last person in line will get the remaining pot... And their bet won't count towards the new game, because it's marked for the previous round... So their bet will essentially turn into a donation for me, and I feel that in a game of sniping, too many people would end up losing their money and blame me for it.
You could prevent the above by having the GAME ID as part of the form data. So they have to wait for a round to start before submitting the form which takes them to mybitcoin.com.
eg, form says so if they hit that submit button at the end of game 7, hoping to get in quick at the start of game 8, then it'll just ignore that payment because it came from game 7.
People will still have to race, but they won't be able to prepare for the race until the game has actually started...
eg, form says so if they hit that submit button at the end of game 7, hoping to get in quick at the start of game 8, then it'll just ignore that payment because it came from game 7.
People will still have to race, but they won't be able to prepare for the race until the game has actually started...
The 15 second buffer time was set up to prevent anyone from placing a bid while the end-game script was running. It seems that people are hovering on the MyBitcoin page (which I have no control over) until 5-10 seconds after the game starts and throw in a bet early, at the risk that they could lose their bet while the end-game is processing... I don't really have a way to prevent people from doing this, and they do so at the risk of losing their money.
I feel that a second captcha would discourage a lot of people because it's an extra step. Most people aren't playing just because they have to pay through MyBitcoin and for some reason that makes them feel like it's too much work
For long term non-sniping games, I recommend King of the Mountain, otherwise, King of the Hill is good for people who don't mind fast-paced sniping rounds.
I offer both in the hopes that I have something for everybody.
I feel that a second captcha would discourage a lot of people because it's an extra step. Most people aren't playing just because they have to pay through MyBitcoin and for some reason that makes them feel like it's too much work
For long term non-sniping games, I recommend King of the Mountain, otherwise, King of the Hill is good for people who don't mind fast-paced sniping rounds.
I offer both in the hopes that I have something for everybody.
Round 58. One player, entry 0.11. Display says pot 0.12. Just fyi feedback, if it means anything.
Come on people, let's keep this moving. We don't want another dead round!
Also, I think we should return to the older "fixed-value" system, and possibly drop the multiplier to 1.9x in order to prevent "zeroing" of the pot, which people seem to use to avoid taking a loss on their investment. It makes pot distribution at the end frequently 0, which quite frankly, kills the whole round.
EDIT: There seems to be something up with the pool. This one person keeps sniping at impossibly early times, and this time, they got a bet in before the round even began. The round always begins 16 seconds in, and yet this person got something in at 14. I'm inclined to call foul on this.
2011-06-27 04:00:14
We need a secondary captcha. After sending your payment, you must solve a captcha that is the same to everyone on the site.
Also, I think we should return to the older "fixed-value" system, and possibly drop the multiplier to 1.9x in order to prevent "zeroing" of the pot, which people seem to use to avoid taking a loss on their investment. It makes pot distribution at the end frequently 0, which quite frankly, kills the whole round.
EDIT: There seems to be something up with the pool. This one person keeps sniping at impossibly early times, and this time, they got a bet in before the round even began. The round always begins 16 seconds in, and yet this person got something in at 14. I'm inclined to call foul on this.
2011-06-27 04:00:14
We need a secondary captcha. After sending your payment, you must solve a captcha that is the same to everyone on the site.
question: Although the system says game has been stopped 1 minute prior to ending, it appears that bids are still entered during that minute. I watched 2 bids register over the course of that minute. Is this correct? Or was it just delayed registry of entries before that minute mark?
Finally getting bids in King of the Mountain...
http://bitcoinsurf.net/kingofthemountain/
Round ends in 23 hours, get in EARLY and 1.5x multiply your Bitcoins
http://bitcoinsurf.net/kingofthemountain/
Round ends in 23 hours, get in EARLY and 1.5x multiply your Bitcoins
Updated countdown timer, hopefully will work around midnight lol
I'm also extending King of the Mountain to work 24 hour rounds, starting and ending every midnight EDT.
King of the Mountain is now up to a 1.5x multiplier
I'm also extending King of the Mountain to work 24 hour rounds, starting and ending every midnight EDT.
King of the Mountain is now up to a 1.5x multiplier
Well I personally got scammed out of over 16 bitcoins on one of the first spreadsheet games when the guy disappeared with everyone's money.
With mine, if I get hit by a bus, the game still goes on and you get your money.
With mine, if I get hit by a bus, the game still goes on and you get your money.
Seriously, I don't see how those spreadsheet ones are so popular. You have to hope the guy running them isn't a scammer. Here, mine is all automated, and you don't have to wait for me to send you payment.
I will extend King of the Mountain and make a new topic for it later tonight. Maybe that will entice people.
I will extend King of the Mountain and make a new topic for it later tonight. Maybe that will entice people.
Well, at spreadsheet ones you have a human operator, have a nice experience, probably get a refund if you screwed up. In automated ones it's still possible that the guy running them is a scammer, though the risk is lower. Or it can be hacked. Or whatever.
I think I'll play yours though
True, i like the personal touch with the spreadsheats too
. Seriously, I don't see how those spreadsheet ones are so popular. You have to hope the guy running them isn't a scammer. Here, mine is all automated, and you don't have to wait for me to send you payment.
I will extend King of the Mountain and make a new topic for it later tonight. Maybe that will entice people.
I will extend King of the Mountain and make a new topic for it later tonight. Maybe that will entice people.
Yup i thought this one would be more popular too
. But what i really don't like about these automated games is that you have to use mybitcoin to send payments, it really slows you up. I know why its necessary but i rather see something like betcoin.eu, just sent your amount to an address and it automatically shows up.
Seriously, I don't see how those spreadsheet ones are so popular. You have to hope the guy running them isn't a scammer. Here, mine is all automated, and you don't have to wait for me to send you payment.
I will extend King of the Mountain and make a new topic for it later tonight. Maybe that will entice people.
I will extend King of the Mountain and make a new topic for it later tonight. Maybe that will entice people.
Maybe the rounds should be lengthened to get more people playing
This seems like a good idea. It's sad to see these polished solutions get beaten by dime-a-dozen spreadsheets that are spamming up this forum. I almost feel like those should be restricted.
Maybe the rounds should be lengthened to get more people playing
This hasn't caught on nearly as much as I thought it would. It's the perfect system!
I'll continue to support it.
I'll continue to support it.
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