Topic: What nature of the the rewarding games would you prefer playing with friends (Read 355 times)

Op friends differ, if am playing with my real friends , I will go by edible stakes because I will not have the mind to go for financial stake with my friend because I will later give him the money back if I eventually win the game .but when we are playing with edible stakes it is probably a means of catching fun and keeping ourselves busy .Also there are some of my friends that I will stake with punishment measures but not all of them.

But if actually am playing with a friend that I just met,I will prefer financial stake , because it will make me to be serious with the game knowing fully well that the person is not my intimate friend and with that I can comfortably go with the money if I win without any fear of betrayal.so the caliber of friends that I am playing with will eventually determine what to be staked.

ohhh we've tried this before especially my friends every time we plan to go on a staycation, we always have ready card games and coins to use, it's just a friendly game with a twist because of course whoever loses will be the one who treats us a dinner or some goods. Actually it's fun to play because it's just a simple gambling card game and the money is not that big, we make it so that somehow we can have a common bonding using the cards we bring. Just like what you've experienced, We rarely do this kind of game due to busy schedules in work but that's okay because we both understand that we need to focus in our priorities for now.

Eh, I think it'd depend on the character? I mean I myself admittedly can get REALLY hot-headed when my friends play with me in a team-based game, and that's not even gambling! Imagine if it was. But that certainly hasn't gotten in between our friendship. Maybe if someone didn't pay up when they lost in a gamble, then said friendship could be damaged since imo, that's a lot more damaging than losing your money to a friend. Could be a bitter experience initially imo, but given the time if you were truly friends with each other it shouldn't evolve into that big of a deal.

I understand where you are going on the aspect that one person needs to benefit from the game at the end of the game, but do you also know that there is no form of game that brings about disputes between friends like face-to-face gambling with one another? 
 
The game might be going very smoothly, and you guys will be happy together, but the moment one of you is not winning and has been on the part who is losing money on almost all the game, you will notice that emotion will come to play, and the person losing will start feeling otherwise, as if all of you planned for him/her to be losing, and if time is not taken, it will result in a dispute.

If that's about friends money, it's better we don't use it for anything except if you and your friend have a reason why you used that money. Besides that, you should accepts with anything that can happens with the money so you and your friend will see what will happens. If both of you can accept it and will not angry if the money is lost, you can continue doing that. If that is our close friends, that will triggers to the worse situations that can lead us to have a bad relations with them.

But we can playing gambling together with our friends and not blaming each other if one of us lose the money. We must accept it and not complain because that's gambling and we can win or lose any time. When we can do that, we will not face any problem with our friends and we can enjoy our time by playing gambling games.

This is the main thing on why i dont really like to play in together with my friends on which specially on the time that bets are really that opposing to each other on which there would really be changes or tendency that there would really be some arguments or really have those possible conflicts due to different choices that been made. This is why i do really prefer on solo gaming or gambling rather than in together with some friends.
Somehow it would really be just that depending on what kind of friends you do have because there are ones who are really that could mingle and really that open minded and not really that emotional.
There are ones who are really that too impulsive and there are really ones who are that too aggressive when it comes to possible arguments on which this is something that you would
really be seeing this kind of probabilities.

 It seems like in the modern era, online multiplayer games achieve this result best because they are able to create much more realistic settings like racing or on the battlefield. It might be interesting to see certain betting going on with groups of 2,3 or more players who each enter a stake at the start of the game. Then the team that walks away with the highest score for that session would get the winnings. The tricky thing with these online scenarios is it will always incentivize cheating if there is a potential to make money from it, so it doesn't seem particularly feasible in that sense. I'm not sure what you're referring to about edible stakes, maybe you could elaborate on that point?

That is the point, you can imagine walking away with your friends money in the name of system game of loosing valuables as what makes it interesting.
It can be affordable to loose your funds on the casino or with a stranger on a P2P than loosing to friends else there would always be that scare instigating malice amongst the friendly hood just as you have mentioned unfriendliness and all that.


It is much fun and more friendly bonding if instead of staking cash, let the money be summed to be used to purchase something likely edibles that winner can be rewarded. Such would usually insight more funs and long last nice memories.

My philosophy is that any game is a game so far it has gaming characteristics. Whether it is being played for the punishment or played for money, what matters is to get the punishment done and the debt paid. However, the punishment assigned to the loser should be reasonable, unlike the way it is being done these days, especially among the youth. They take it to the extreme when it comes to the erotic, alcohol and other dangerous tasks assigned to the losers. That's ill and is not just worth it.

If it is in that company, I prefer the payment option. But if it is such that is being planned by well-mature individuals, it's going to be good because that punishment is the better fun of the game.

Also look at it from this angle, among friends, gambling for the money shouldn't be the main thing as money is not often the main goal in some cases as it will never enrich the winner(s) but for the friendship fun to be derived amongst them.

Growing up as a dead serious gambler,  who sees every gambling activity as a money making opportunity, I've always requested that we stake funds for it to make much sense  and bring more seriousness to the gambling activity. It always ended with some people feeling very bad, in worse case scenarios leads to fights, quarrels and other unfriendly outcomes.

Much later, I've come to understand that gambling with friends is a way of doing a fun thing that connects us together, increase the love between us and gives us a sense of belonging and inclusion in the brotherhood. I will opt for everybody contributing money and buying bottles of gin, and a little cup for measurement. Whoever loses will take the gin and nothing more, everybody will still be avoiding the gin and this still brings seriousness and fun to the gambling activity. At the end, nobody feels victimized and those who've taken a lot can go get a sleep.

Typical gambling really involved money but in general you can stake anything as long as it has real value which other player can use as reward for the game. So anything even a property, time, food, and etc can be stake on gambling.


Yeah right, staking something into a game makes the game more interesting because everyone will be serious. But that’s how you can enjoy the game because everyone will be playing 100% just to win the reward.

When gambling with my friends, I'll prefer the rewards for winning should be money but when we're having fun then drinks can be used in place of the money where the winner takes the shots or the loser takes the shot. I enjoy gambling with my friends and love it more when I win money from their hand. It makes them competitive and want to win back their money therefore the games gets more interesting. This is just a game therefore I also won't mind wanting to win back my money.

But if I was gambling on a casino or through a sportsbook I won't want to revenge my losses knowing that when we try to do that we're only going to lose more but when I'm gambling with my friends, since we're always competitive between ourselves, I'll not minding playing again immediately after I have lost to them just so that I can win them back. If money or drinks aren't involved I won't want to play with them.

Your views are on point, if money is not involved is not a gambling, in gambling money must be involved, so for me I better go for the money as you said, it is better to play games that will either benefit me or my friends.
If you call it gambling then we must stake, as gambler I don't believe in playing ordinary games that does not involve staking because staking in any kind of game makes it serious, it will trigger the people that are playing the game to be determined to put effort to emerge victorious, though another thing is that we will consider is the people that are involved in the game but as for me I ain't playing such unserious game that has no benefit attached to it.

Personally i would find more fun if funds are been staked and the winner would have to go home with the funds because that is much easier to be settled than with other items which in some cases would want to put in some measures for consideration and the other players may not be totally comfortable with it but then in the real sense it's usually the right thing that without preference it's should be that what applies to be the reward for the winner should be given to the winner regardless of whatever be the case even with the friendly punishment some persons may come up with excuses why they shouldn't be punished after they have lost and that will cause others to feel cheated so it's always best to just use funds.

With funds everyone has got to stake before the commencement of the game and they all know the rules in that who soever wins gets away with all of the cash that was staked and that way there will be no room for rifts except the winner decide to be benevolent enough to give others off his profits then that could be still considered too.

If there's a mind that is dirty there, that would be his friends (not him) because they won't agree with such a game. They advanced think that him will try to do something dirty with their friends GF. You are right, they are not worthy to be called as friends (a true one) because they have trust issues. I know they are only trying to protect their girls but they are becoming over protective on this specific scenario here.

For now, he can follow your suggestion there of playing with his partner instead. I'm sure he will be successful this time. The good thing there is like you said, he will get a double treat. That would surely relieve his stress .

I think that poker is the best party game if we talk about gambling. First, you are not strictly bounded to game budget or persons balance. Buy-in can be symbolic. Second, it helps to understand your friends more. To see who are they, get more familiar with them, what to expect from time. Third, it is always fun to play. Best moments are when two friends go all-in and start joking to cheer each other.

If later there is an event with friends and there are also activities to fill the event, such as playing gambling, as entertainment to strengthen friendships between friends, then I will suggest playing cards and whoever often loses a lot should treat him. all my friends there, the budget is not budgeted, the important thing is that the punishment can be carried out. ha ha ha
Yes, indirectly this will add to the excitement when hanging out with friends and most importantly everyone will feel happy and there won't be too much pressure for those who often lose their playing cards.

Determining the rewards for the bets we play will of course make the bets have their own challenges for those of us who play the game and we will also be motivated to be able to win and see the rewards from the game that one of the two of them has won, if we determine the betting rewards. Doing 20 push ups of course, there could be cheating from friends in calculating the number of push ups and it would be better if we bet money and whoever wins can have the money without any drama.

So I interpret it if what you mean is the type of joint game, which means offline games with friends, family or best friends, I got the picture like that from what you wrote in this post. In fact, there are types of games that we can play without risking money in them. for example, the loser must treat them to food, drinks, or whatever is mutually agreed upon. The problem is, for me personally it is difficult to restore the atmosphere as you describe in this thread. For us, who are married, we are more busy with things that prioritize family rather than having fun like when we were single. what you share in this thread, reminds me of the past. yeah, there are various games that don't always involve money. but rather the loser gets punished, treated to food or drink, and other things like that. but there are times when we can play like this, unfortunately only at certain moments when there are family gatherings.

As in this thread, the concept is just for fun without involving any betting. and usually, none other than the most common game that can be played together is the type of card. As for my youth, I preferred sports, namely football. the team that loses, has to pay the service where we play or treat those of us who win. obviously, this is really fun if we flashback to remember it. however, because this era is an era of more sophisticated digital technology. Most of us separate ourselves from our respective activities, even in the type of game that can be said to be betting, gambling, without having to be together. this is the current reality, and we only follow every development of the times and technology.

How funny it sounds of you not having trustful and worthy male friends you can ably say they are your friends whom you can not even afford to play a common game of fun with but you can dwell on the pools of your female friends in a circle to be worth called friends and worth playing games that you can not play with your fellow guys.

I know your mind is dirty with the kind of stakes involved if you would have to play with the ladies. Lol.
Maybe you should just call on your GF to come play the game of the Truth and Dare games with you then because that would always let you go down beneath without stress if you are lucky to win or if you still don't win she would be the one to get down on you. 😂

It's better to involve stakes or rewards in gambling because the loser might don't want to get punishment or they will try to cheat or reduce the punishment. Let's say the punishment is 20x push ups, the loser will do 20x push ups in bad forms because they're not strong enough to push up in correct forms. But if you stakes something, it's really clear the winner will get that without any drama.

Playing games without money is more than just choosing a board game, right? Our connection style is revealed by it. Our point is that procedure matters more than payoff. Fair competition, regardless of who wins

Even with tasty prizes or silly punishments, aren't shared times the greatest trophy? Our later stories, intimate jokes, and memories? Not the stuff you can hold, but the smack-talk, wild schemes, pushing the boundaries too far, and coming back together

Games without cash incentives test us. Understanding others, discovering their true selves. That raw human experience, right? Real feeling, developing something together, challenging ourselves and friends. Wasn't that the point?

When I'm in with the company of friends and we decide to have a game I want something that will build our relationship so I don't I will recommend the loser shouldering the cost of the events.

I prefer that we pool all our money and the winners get special food or drinks or anything, games should be friendly there should be no place for cheating, and no one is pressured to win.

It's different when you are in the company of your friends, the atmosphere should be light and there's no pressure or quarrel and everyone will go home thinking that they have fun and we all feel looking forward to the next event.

Well, as for what you can bet on, it can be a very specific game like poker, it is the most common, but also where something called "Rumi", "Ahiley" among others is played, sometimes they prefer to play for money for make the game more serious, but if it is for enjoyment or something like that, I think the best bet would be the box of beers, some things to eat like pizzas, hamburgers, something like that, the loser would have to opt out of such foods, but I think that things can be different ways.

What is most common to enjoy among friends may be that, there could also be sports betting maybe a good game, betting and enjoying as I said before, with a few beers and something to snack on, that would be the main reason why things could happen.

Exactly. I think the way of the game—how  the winner will be rewarded or howthe loser will be punished—doesn't matter as long as you have the bond and the fun. Any group of friends will enjoy the gambling in the sense that they are playing together. Like what I experienced, I always love to play gambling with my friends. Sometimes we will not use a betting app; instead, we will only give a pot of money where we will stake a certain amount. Those winners will get the pot money and it will be shared with the loser, who of course doesn't get anything. So I think it's better if those betting apps have only a session or if a certain group could do betting separate from the general so that their price money will only be in a closed group. But maybe there is a better reward system that could be liked by a certain group.

Playing with friends is what I always enjoy because that serves also as our reunion
as we have no much time meeting up so when we decide having time together we choose
to play either in casino or in one of our houses and yeah we keep enjoying .
there is no best way to gamble but with cards , this is what we mostly enjoy ,
and I believe that card i what we can call a friendly game most of the time.

As long as the punishment is not too harsh, I think that playing with friends can be very entertaining because it creates a shared feeling which is not very common when you play, usually alone.

Just make sure that the terms are clear, everyone accepts them on beforehand, and not engage with those of your friends who like to make excuses the most, because it can be very frustrating to face the risk of the game and see, after winning it, that the other party is not willing to keep his/her end of the deal.

If it were gambling with friends, maybe I would choose to play cards with them. Even though I don't have as good card playing skills as they do, it's a fun game. It has made us feel the closeness of our friendship.

As for the punishment for the loser, I think it doesn't matter because it's just a game that the loser must accept. We also cannot always win and can accept punishment because we lose. And that makes the game even more fun.

The punishment will be graffiti on the face, which is common for those who lose. Or drink soda for those who lose. The game can or cannot use funds depending on the agreement between us.

Usually I play domino cards with my friends and even then I don't have to use any funds just to have fun when we feel bored or just looking for entertainment in the game, sometimes we play it while waiting for the football show which is broadcast at midnight so while waiting to watch live with Friends playing dominoes makes friendships stick together even more, there are no other games that we can play because there are some friends who don't understand the card game which is very trendy at the moment.

For example, like the game of poker or rummy, not many of my friends understand the game and on average almost many understand the game of dominoes, so it's better to give in and not be selfish, it's better to play a game that is easy for some of my friends to understand because it's impossible to play a game where friends I can't play because it doesn't look fun, talking about your previous thread, maybe your previous thread was moved somewhere else or deleted by the moderator, exactly as friends have said in this thread, at least you should put gambling discussions on the gambling board. .

Thats some smart move right there. Let it the game be kept in a more friendly manner so that the one who loose will still fee reason to be happy at the end of the game.

All hands are not equal so no matter the price that will be paid by the loser if it's a fixed price most friends who are not financially buoyant won't afford it which may cause argument that may lead to conflict between friends. Such a game should be done for fun and merriment not for raising money.

Same here! especially my other sets of friends are not open to gambling, it's hard to play with them if there's money involved because it's really possible to have misunderstandings and disagreements especially when they lose, of course there are different questions which is difficult to explain because they are not familiar with gambling, so it is better to bond with them without money involved, not unless as you mentioned that if some of them are professional gamblers, there will be no problem as long as they can accompany me in what I do, it's easy to talk if the person you're talking to has the same interest and background in the activity you're doing.

I actually enjoy betting against my friends which involves card games. It may be simple or complicated card games such as poker, blackjack, etc. so that there will be that level of competition during the games.

Most of my friends are competitive in nature and they really want to prove that they are the best at what they are doing. From this, I prefer to be competitive as well in order to prove that I am the best among them!


I prefer a mix of both as this also depends on the friends that I am betting against.

Like what I mentioned above, if the game involves my friends who are competitive, then I would go for the big rewards and stake cash in the process. On the other hand, I would prefer simple bets against my not-so-competitive friends where the punishment would be like a dare or something.

At the end of the day, you have to be flexible enough as each friend has their respective likes. You also have to read the room if your friends are willing to bet cash; or if your friends just want to have a chill gathering, thus, punishments and dares.

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I would prefer to stake non-monetary materials when I am playing with friends and family who are not gamblers. My position is that using money could cause friction or disagreement if these people are not true gamblers. They might be offended if they lose and some might even want a refund of their losses. I wouldn't want to have problems with family members because of gambling and money is usually one of the major cause of problems. I used to gamble with a group of relatives who were cousins. These guys were professional gamblers who understood the activity and there have never been any issues. Losers go back home without any ill feelings while winners are free to enjoy their wins and on some occasions, they might decide to buy some bottles of beer or give out small tips to losers. In summary, if these relatives are non-gamblers, I wouldn't stake money, but if they are professionals, money will be my best choice.   

I used to play card games with my friends before. A friendly game wherein we go buy snacks at the grocery for the prices. Every time we end the match, the winner would get the snack he/he like from the plastic bag. We prefer doing these kinds of rewards to ensure that everyone will have fun than making punishment to the loser of the game. But unfortunately, my friends and I do not do this kinds of activities nowadays since everyone are busy with work and priorities. I honestly kinda miss the old days haha.

I’d like to see a zombie survival game you can play with your friends on a team. Whatever team is left standing at the end could get everyone’s entry fee or something. I’d play that and I think my friends and I would enjoy murdering zombies and staying alive to win a prize. I’d make a career out of it. 

Funds, or dares. Without any sort of stake, it's not really a gamble. And if we wanted to play without gambling anything, we would've much preferred to play other types of games that aren't in line with gambling games, e.g. Valorant, Dota2, etc. We actually did this once. Played a couple of rounds of poker without any stakes at first but immediately went boring so we dared the one who lost to follow the orders of those who won (their collective decision on what dare the loser is going to do) and well, it was the embarrassing sort of orders naturally. This was back in my college days.

In my case, I don't play anything with anyone. I always prefer to place my sports bets alone, I always avoid talking about gambling around other people, I always avoid talking about gambling around other people, this is because people tend to take gambling very seriously here in my country. parents most of the time there are games, there are always fights and I'm not a physically strong person, so I prefer to stay away from playing with people from my country. At least doing this saves me a lot of headaches

I don't think I have any preference on this, tbh. I'd say enjoyment mostly boils down with the people you're with.

For instance, I think someone in a bad mood, tries to cheat or an unbearably salty person would def ruin the vibe. Although, from my experience, the salt are more likely to rub on people when there is money at stake lols.

Friends with the same hobby who always spend money in gambling places must still be careful, There is a very scary potential when they experience a lot of losses and then they try to use you to borrow money and after that don't return it with the excuse We're good friends, right? which ultimately makes the friendship relationship that has been built for a long time become bad and gives rise to a very high feeling of disappointment.

Well, if you have 1 persistent friend in your group that always likes to wager, you can play some penny ante poker from time to time. Put a 25 cent max bet or something and for $20 each you guys can have hours of fun. No need to make your friends poor, save that for gambling at the casino.

Yes, as it should be . And many of us still got those friends while some of us don't. On the one hand, how do we deal a friend or friends that.wamta.to always wager at the slightest opportunity? For example you tell them hasten up to do something and they tell you that they bet you can't finish up before you.And they are giving to go ahead to drop a $20 that whoever finishes first gets it. Having a friend like this is pretty tiring.

I prefer getting a reward for winning a game.  I do not like to impose punishment because it can be abused and exploited and may bring harm to the person involved.  There are lots of instances in a friendly game where punishing gets out of hand and inflicts serious injury to the loser especially when the person involved finds leisure in giving other people a hard time.

A simple game like gambling where the winner can get all the amount staked in the game is enough for me.  There is no fun in harming or punishing people except if a person has a sadistic nature.

Yes, it depends on the mood of your friends what they are up to for the moment. In some instances, your friends may want to have some funds involved so you can buy snacks/good meal afterwards. In short, this kind of activity depends on how you agree with your friends and what you want to play with while chatting with each other.


Also, consider your age generation. This is why the type of game varies depending on what you believe is entertaining for your age. If you feel there will be tension afterwards for what you will do, better not go that route. There are other ways to have fun with your friends without being remorseful after the game. 

It is possible to have a group of friends over who enjoy something like playing cards. Spades, hearts, gin, or rummy for example. Doesn't always have to be a wager involved, just a group of people getting together for some social fun.

No. I think your thread probably got deleted by a moderator because it wasn't really about gambling, like I mentioned before.

This board is for gambling discussions, not general gaming stuff. I suggest that you edit your post so that it is more about gambling, and maybe it'll fly.

Just as the name implies, when it comes to gambling and having fun with friends, for me, I will love to go for games which involves staking of funds, whereby whoever happens to emerge winner takes all the money, Because initially I thought that was the concept "Play 2 Play" method of gambling were operating on, but only just that it's quite unfortunate I haven't been opportuned to have a first hand experience how it works.
However, because inasmuch as having fun with friends is one thing that can never be overemphasize, creating an avenue where these friends could put their skill into test where having fun and likewise earning a penny will always be an added advantage to any friendly gathering.

I don't have any,simply because nowadays in our time it is very difficult to have real friends.Those who nowadays claim to be your friends at the first occasion will stab your back that's why I prefer to play alone against slot machines or trying my knowledge in sport betting.If I would be doing any games of the types above I would choose to do it with female friends and using disciplinary measures like to take their clothes off and starting what it would end up being a good night,a good night by most guys standard including mine  ,so that is the only game I am willing to do with my female "friends" and end up like Dan Blizerian for at least one night.

I actually do not understand how the other two works but the third one sounds more reasonable to me, I’d indeed prefer a system where funds are being staked and the winner of the game takes it all rather than my friends being punished taking their money seems like enough if punishment already.


Make sure to always go back to your thread you have created not to only check if it was created but to also see if you made any typographic errors - that will save you from a lot of mistakes in the future.

If it's a friendly game among my friends then I prefer something like the loser will shoulder the cost of the snacks or drinks but it should not be hard on his pocket because this is a friendly game.

Shouldering half of the cost should be enough and he will not go empty-handed as if he just treated us for a treat and everybody will go home happy because of the experience.

Do what's best for everyone and takes your needs are priorities because the space will make the changes. Giving your friend a good treats means something tangible is coming and always position ourselves in states of winning. Games does exists in the space, just trying out different ones and watching the ones that worked perfectly for one. We all have choices to make when it comes to gambling, but most of us aimed for the profits because it's the core reason why we're here gambling.

I have never played any such rewarding games with my friends and if in future I might think about playing such games with my friend then I'll go with the game where the winner may earn some edible stakes as that's a fun thing to have because it would be more like a treat from a friend and I will enjoy it.

The type of game that I will choose and the option will be based on which of my friends are involved in the game, and there is a stage you will reach at which you won't see some option made available for playing games with your friends. 
 
I would rather play a game with my friends where we might have a very simple punishment, like either whoever loses the game will have to foot the bills of whatever we are using to entertain ourselves, like drinking food, or whatever else will require funds to be settled. 
 
I'm the type of person who doesn't like placing bets on a game that I'm having with my circle of friends, like placing a bet with a certain amount, and the winnings will have to go with the money. Such a game most times ends up keeping a little hatred and malice among friends, which might not be discussed publicly by them.

I created such a nature of post like this in couple of hours ago, I was hoping it was going to trend on the board but it did not which got me to check on my profile if was it not successfully posted, it was deleted or was it that the network error occurances obstructed it from succesdful uploading.
It is just unfortunate that it does not have a trace so probably it could be error uploads.

But anyhow, I will still bring it up again because it is such a discussion to be enjoyed as we all endivoirs to air our views.

So on the thread I was concerned to know your opinions towards which of the nature of games that you would prefer playing along with your friends such as...
Would you prefer the game that the winner would earn some edible stakes? The one which the looser would earn being punished or any friendly disciplinary measures? Or such games that specifically involves stake of funds amongst your friends for the winners rewards?

Me: I would prefer the above exempts the one with the stakes of funds involved.

What's yours?