My thinking here was that probably only one person would come in after my early bid and I didn't know if I'd remember to come back and 1-up them. So I gave them a chance to choose peace and just take a half chance by playing 16 and leaving me the top half. But in fact I was here right before time and no one else was involved still so I took the bottom too.
I have a game in mind I want to try, gotta think on it a tad more though. Now I have some seed money for it!
Topic: The ∑ Number Game - Week 5/9 to 5/16 BTC Pot: 10 BTC [Closed] (Read 3996 times)
Funds in the amount of 10.9 BTC have been sent. Please confirm. 
http://blockchain.info/address/1C1F5G7xm8odoDGP8ajZZHCfKCPZDS2zFb
http://blockchain.info/address/1C1F5G7xm8odoDGP8ajZZHCfKCPZDS2zFb
Confirmed.
Willing to accept any suggestions. The basic premise was to present an indisputable method of verifying who wins. Using Lotto numbers in some fashion can do this.
I would've have taken the approach Freemoney did under the current structure. Buy a slot with high number of combinations and then more as other slots were purchased offsetting odds with the largest open gap between numbers. One would have to keep an eye on the payouts also.
I initially liked the strategy to the game but without people playing it becomes mundane and simplistic.
I have a couple of ideas as to tweak it but am willing to accept others.
I would've have taken the approach Freemoney did under the current structure. Buy a slot with high number of combinations and then more as other slots were purchased offsetting odds with the largest open gap between numbers. One would have to keep an eye on the payouts also.
I initially liked the strategy to the game but without people playing it becomes mundane and simplistic.
I have a couple of ideas as to tweak it but am willing to accept others.
I like the concept but you need to rethink the structure. Going first is very bad. That means the action is concentrated near the end of the round. Might as well make it a 1 day (or 8 hour game) as there is no reason to play until the very end.
I can think of some modest changes which would make it more interesting (and beneficial to act earlier).
I can think of some modest changes which would make it more interesting (and beneficial to act earlier).
Funds in the amount of 10.9 BTC have been sent. Please confirm.
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http://blockchain.info/address/1C1F5G7xm8odoDGP8ajZZHCfKCPZDS2zFb
nice - sorry I missed the game.
Funds in the amount of 10.9 BTC have been sent. Please confirm.
http://blockchain.info/address/1C1F5G7xm8odoDGP8ajZZHCfKCPZDS2zFb
http://blockchain.info/address/1C1F5G7xm8odoDGP8ajZZHCfKCPZDS2zFb
Recieved...
Since you are the only player....
Slots = 1 BTC Pot = 10 BTC
Payouts= 0.9 BTC + 10 BTC = 10.9 BTC to Freemoney | 0.1 BTC to BTC_Challenge Fund
Please provide a receive address...
Since you are the only player....
Slots = 1 BTC Pot = 10 BTC
Payouts= 0.9 BTC + 10 BTC = 10.9 BTC to Freemoney | 0.1 BTC to BTC_Challenge Fund
Please provide a receive address...
Thanks!
1C1F5G7xm8odoDGP8ajZZHCfKCPZDS2zFb
Recieved...
Since you are the only player....
Slots = 1 BTC Pot = 10 BTC
Payouts= 0.9 BTC + 10 BTC = 10.9 BTC to Freemoney | 0.1 BTC to BTC_Challenge Fund
Please provide a receive address...
Since you are the only player....
Slots = 1 BTC Pot = 10 BTC
Payouts= 0.9 BTC + 10 BTC = 10.9 BTC to Freemoney | 0.1 BTC to BTC_Challenge Fund
Please provide a receive address...
Give me 16!
.5 coming momentarily....
.5 coming momentarily....
~ 1 Hour Left. 1 Confirmed entry.
~4 hours left. 1 Confirmed Entry.
I paid .5BTC
I want 185.
I want 185.
Confirmed and Added. You currently own 185 to 350.
I paid .5BTC
I want 185.
I want 185.
~6 hours remain. 0 Entries.
To be honest tho...
Other than you or maybe a couple others that are aware of the game will enter. Or possibly, no one.
I am not actively marketing it. I tried to design it to be fair and avoid arguments as to who one and how the winner was chosen.
My ultimate purpose for the game is not BTC, but BTC community could benefit from it.
But people like Bitcoinica, GLBSE, SatoshiDice, etc... which is OK.
If however, you run a similar game with similar rules, I will enter. I thought about the strategy of going first and which numbers to pick and how many. Especially with a 10 BTC pot.
Another thing I liked about the game is that it can scale easily. Currently the available slots are limited. However if it became popular a minor tweak can double the amount of slots and/or just increase the slot price. So, it can scale all the way up to a parallel lotto game that can accept Millions of players.
Other than you or maybe a couple others that are aware of the game will enter. Or possibly, no one.
I am not actively marketing it. I tried to design it to be fair and avoid arguments as to who one and how the winner was chosen.
My ultimate purpose for the game is not BTC, but BTC community could benefit from it.
But people like Bitcoinica, GLBSE, SatoshiDice, etc... which is OK.
If however, you run a similar game with similar rules, I will enter. I thought about the strategy of going first and which numbers to pick and how many. Especially with a 10 BTC pot.
Another thing I liked about the game is that it can scale easily. Currently the available slots are limited. However if it became popular a minor tweak can double the amount of slots and/or just increase the slot price. So, it can scale all the way up to a parallel lotto game that can accept Millions of players.
1 day left to get slots. 0 entries. 10 BTC pot.
It looks like this isn't a popular forum game. I wonder, a little to fair maybe.
I am thinking of giving it one more shot for another week but adding an indisputable closing date and time during the week.
i.e. Some random number generated by a third party where their generation is for another reason and massive public use. Or possibly just hash and post a closing time during the week and post the hash.
Hmm... Now that I think about it, that adds another aspect of fun. Do I act or do I not.
It looks like this isn't a popular forum game. I wonder, a little to fair maybe.
I am thinking of giving it one more shot for another week but adding an indisputable closing date and time during the week.
i.e. Some random number generated by a third party where their generation is for another reason and massive public use. Or possibly just hash and post a closing time during the week and post the hash.
Hmm... Now that I think about it, that adds another aspect of fun. Do I act or do I not.
You will know the winning number and we'll be wondering weather you will pick it or not? I might be misunderstanding. 'Fun' doesn't seem to describe that.
This game clearly favors the last plays and that makes for a boring week (with maybe an exciting end with 10BTC available, I guess we'll see). It might be cool to design a game where there was some incentive to move early that slowly faded and some incentive to move late that slowly emerged. Maybe cheaper bets early and more information emerging later. Like the sum of the last digit of block hashes or something.
Ah... Yea, you are misunderstanding. Currently the game ends on Tuesday Midnight UTC. What I was saying is randomly pick an end date for entries between Thursday and Tuesday. That way if people decide to wait until Tuesday but the end date is say Sunday at 3 as a cutoff then it would change the dynamics as to when to enter and would give incentive for others to enter early. By hashing the random date one could prove it. But you are correct at least one would know the cut-off date and time.
So, I would propose using a un-aware third party for that decision. Luckily, because there are so many Lotto games, I could use a friday's lotto number from one of thousands of games played in the US and convert it to a timestamp. Publish the formula and bame. We would have a randomly chosen number that no one can control or know ahead of time.
Or if you know somebody that can know ahead of time, PM me, and lets leave this game and run to the bank. lol.
1 day left to get slots. 0 entries. 10 BTC pot.
It looks like this isn't a popular forum game. I wonder, a little to fair maybe.
I am thinking of giving it one more shot for another week but adding an indisputable closing date and time during the week.
i.e. Some random number generated by a third party where their generation is for another reason and massive public use. Or possibly just hash and post a closing time during the week and post the hash.
Hmm... Now that I think about it, that adds another aspect of fun. Do I act or do I not.
It looks like this isn't a popular forum game. I wonder, a little to fair maybe.
I am thinking of giving it one more shot for another week but adding an indisputable closing date and time during the week.
i.e. Some random number generated by a third party where their generation is for another reason and massive public use. Or possibly just hash and post a closing time during the week and post the hash.
Hmm... Now that I think about it, that adds another aspect of fun. Do I act or do I not.
You will know the winning number and we'll be wondering weather you will pick it or not? I might be misunderstanding. 'Fun' doesn't seem to describe that.
This game clearly favors the last plays and that makes for a boring week (with maybe an exciting end with 10BTC available, I guess we'll see). It might be cool to design a game where there was some incentive to move early that slowly faded and some incentive to move late that slowly emerged. Maybe cheaper bets early and more information emerging later. Like the sum of the last digit of block hashes or something.
1 day left to get slots. 0 entries. 10 BTC pot.
It looks like this isn't a popular forum game. I wonder, a little to fair maybe.
I am thinking of giving it one more shot for another week but adding an indisputable closing date and time during the week.
i.e. Some random number generated by a third party where their generation is for another reason and massive public use. Or possibly just hash and post a closing time during the week and post the hash.
Hmm... Now that I think about it, that adds another aspect of fun. Do I act or do I not.
It looks like this isn't a popular forum game. I wonder, a little to fair maybe.
I am thinking of giving it one more shot for another week but adding an indisputable closing date and time during the week.
i.e. Some random number generated by a third party where their generation is for another reason and massive public use. Or possibly just hash and post a closing time during the week and post the hash.
Hmm... Now that I think about it, that adds another aspect of fun. Do I act or do I not.
am I to late ?
if not, dibs 170
also can you work out a way to do a persistent link ? will make it easier for me and my list
if not, dibs 170
also can you work out a way to do a persistent link ? will make it easier for me and my list
No dibs, have to pay to play.
And yes, if it becomes a weekly game, I think I have a method of providing a persistent link for you.
am I to late ?
if not, dibs 170
also can you work out a way to do a persistent link ? will make it easier for me and my list
if not, dibs 170
also can you work out a way to do a persistent link ? will make it easier for me and my list
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