WTS Multiplayer game ("To 8!")

[lcasinol]

"To 8!"

How to play: Game will begin once each of the 6 players have paid their entry fees. Then, each player will /random 100, in an orderly fashion. Top roll of each /random will be recorded as one point. In the event of a tie, each player will be awarded a point. If a player rolls improperly, or before the proper time to roll, their roll for that sequence of rolls will be forfeited.

How to win: The game will end when the first player reaches 8 points. The top 3 places will be paid accordingly to the entry fee of the game. In the event of a tie, a single /random will determine placings.

Example of how game is played
lcasinol says,"Players, /random 0 100 please" <roll phase>
Player 1 rolls 85
Player 2 rolls 42
Player 3 rolls 14
Player 4 rolls 67
Player 5 rolls 89
Player 6 rolls 58
<end of roll phase, no rolling will take place while scoring phase is taking place>
lcasinol says,"Player 5 (1)."
lcasinol says, Players, /random 0 100 please"
<roll phase>
Game continues until Player 1-6 reaches 8.

Final tally: Player 1 (8), Player 2 (7), Player 3(4), Player 4(6), Player 5(6), Player 6(3).
Player 1 and 2 win the respective amount for their game, and player 5 and 5 need to /random 0 100 to settle their tie. Player 4 rolls 83, player 5 rolls 15. Player 4 wins the 3rd place prize

Current games:
280 entry - 500 win
540 entry - 1000 win
2800 entry - 5000 win
5400 entry - 10,000 win

[Ferok]

The word "game" indicates that players make decisions one way or another that somehow affects their outcome.

This is just an overly-elaborate /ran 100. In other words, a lottery.

[Excision Rottun]

Originally Posted by lcasinol [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

"To 8!"

How to play: Top roll of each /random will be recorded as one point. I

How to win: The game will end when the first player reaches 8 points.

Final tally: Player 1 (11)

How could a player possibly score 11 points if the game is over once someone reaches 8 and you are only awarded 1 point per top roll?

[Trimm]

Dear casino:

Mind taking this horseshit away from the NFP Bank? Those of us using it as a legit area to buy/sell items are sick of the spam.

Regards, the rest of the server.

[Aaron]

I love the casino gimmick personally. Just something else to do in NFP.

[Ferok]

Originally Posted by Aaron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I love the casino gimmick personally. Just something else to do in NFP.

It'd really be more advantageous for you to find a friend, settle on an amount, and random 100 for each-other's plat. I see no reason to pay a third party for this service.

[Alawen Everywhere]

Originally Posted by Ferok [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The word "game" indicates that players make decisions one way or another that somehow affects their outcome.

This is just an overly-elaborate /ran 100. In other words, a lottery.

I'm not an enthusiast of games like this one, but I don't think that your definition of a game is general usage. For this meaning, a game is usually defined as a contest with rules to determine a winner, which this game, the lottery and slot machines all certainly have. In the case of simple games like these, the decision-making involves choices like when to play, who or what to play against, how much to wager and how long to play. Even the seemingly simplest games can involve strategy and skill.

At a meta level, one of the most powerful strategies is convincing one's opponents that there are no strategies or skills for a particular game. For example, in the game we all share, one group of players might convince another group of players that results are due to circumstances beyond their control, such as intervention by developers, sophisticated custom software and psychic abilities. In that situation, the second group's belief that they could not win would eventually become the proverbial self-fulfilling prophecy.

Just sayin'.

[lcasinol]

Originally Posted by Trimm [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Dear casino:

Mind taking this horseshit away from the NFP Bank? Those of us using it as a legit area to buy/sell items are sick of the spam.

Regards, the rest of the server.

Once the game is filled up, it will be moved away from the bank in order to spare those who are at the bank. This has been determined before you so kindly asked.

Originally Posted by Ferok [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It'd really be more advantageous for you to find a friend, settle on an amount, and random 100 for each-other's plat. I see no reason to pay a third party for this service.

You are playing against 5 other people. Otherwise, why don't you just find a friend and exchange 1,000 platinum between each other? Besides, I feel I've developed a reputation as a trusted medium.

[lcasinol]

Originally Posted by Excision Rottun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How could a player possibly score 11 points if the game is over once someone reaches 8 and you are only awarded 1 point per top roll?

Thank you for pointing this out. It has been properly adjusted.

[Ferok]

Originally Posted by Alawen Everywhere [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm not an enthusiast of games like this one, but I don't think that your definition of a game is general usage. For this meaning, a game is usually defined as a contest with rules to determine a winner, which this game, the lottery and slot machines all certainly have. In the case of simple games like these, the decision-making involves choices like when to play, who or what to play against, how much to wager and how long to play. Even the seemingly simplest games can involve strategy and skill.

I don't really have any response to your second half, because that's not really a point I'd contest with you.

Slot machines and lotteries I wouldn't define as games. The very simplest of games in most books is rock-paper-scissors. And of course, there are leagues and whatnot who play it competitively - for that very reason, it does involve choice and (optionally) strategy. Similarly, poker is a game; blackjack; etc.

Random 100 isn't a game to me. It's just luck. If there's no skill, no choice, nothing that can give me an edge on my competitor (or vice-versa) based on something that I do, you're more-or-less a spectator.