Alright, here we go...
I received my free Bitcoin to play with
http://blockchain.info/tx/ad3cfea9118f3ea94ffe8f270953f0c49da6ff395656fa4d3e3edea53a793c25And sent my free Bitcoin to play with from the same address
http://blockchain.info/tx/dfe2ba7eba28faf38a64a73fdbb3bc138a8ef26c2e48333e4a32b67b1ae43885The UI is very elegant, and I enjoyed it after getting the hang of it. It isn't too flashy nor tacky, and not plain either. It has a certain sense about it being just right. So I first clicked the address to buy a ticket, and sent my free Bitcoin there. Like SgtSpike, I also left open the pop-up window waiting for it to confirm. From here out, I started to get a bit frusterated trying to figure out what to do next. I read the FAQ over and over again. Perhaps it was the fact that I was playing well after midnight, and maybe a bit tired. I started to worry. "Well this is dumb, just lost a Bitcoin, and didn't even get a ticket." "This should have some sort of login" "How does it even know that I was the person that sent the coin?" "What if someone else is claiming my ticket and using it right now?" But after a little while, I noticed the "Enter Transaction ID or Address to find your Ticket" in the search bar towards the top left. Just entered my address, and bam there was my ticket. But 5 draws were already played, so I thought someone already used it at .2 BTC per draw (Yeah, I was pretty tired). I came back to the page a few minutes later and noticed 6 draws were played. Then the whole thing started to click in my head, and I felt like an idiot lol. I waited until the end, and ended up with 4 extra Free Plays. I couldn't figure out how to use them, so again like SgtSpike I tried clicking the link that says "Click Here to Learn How to Redeem Your Free Plays!" and the "Use them before Expiration!". But it doesn't look like those links are setup yet. A quick check of the FAQ showed that I'd have to send in four more Bitcoins to use the extra plays. Which is a cool concept to draw more people into the game. "4(10+1) = 44 plays" for those of you that are into math. Shortly after the whole ticket was played, I started to recieve my earnings. One by one, they started showing back up in my wallet (I assume it's 6 confirmations for each draw). I lucked out, and got a total of BTC 4.89285964 if my addition is correct. First time gambling, and won. Woohoo!
http://bitmillions.com/tickets/dfe2ba7eba28faf38a64a73fdbb3bc138a8ef26c2e48333e4a32b67b1ae43885:1Was using Google Chrome Version 24.0.1312.57 m with Windows 7 (64bit)
In short: it was frustrating at first, but I eventually got the hang of it. Granted of course, this is the first time I have ever gambled in my lifetime. But I'm pretty tech-savvy, and didn't expect this much difficulty. Perhaps a better explanation and shorter FAQ might help some future users from having my same problem. But very impressed to see a fully functioning bitcoin website with little to no problems!
Review:
+ Fair play and pools that you can view the balance in.
+ Perfect balance of UI! Not tacky. Not plain either.
+ Safe. Secure. No login or username is needed!
+ Snappy loading. Fast paced.
+/- Easy to use... once you get the hang of it.
+/- FAQ is big. Maybe a bit too big.
- Some links didn't work (i.e.
"Click Here to Learn How to Redeem Your Free Plays!")
- Webpage is a bit bland at the bottom. (i.e. "Home | Draws ..." looks like very simple HTML?) Perhaps make it compliment the upper half of the webpage.
EDIT: Didn't have the loading issues or ads that MPOE-PR said he had. But the coins falling sound is a bit annoying. I personally hate websites that make hidden backround noises.
