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Forum Games / Mind the Vulture #1 - Replacement Sign Up

  1. Zombo
    Date: Tue, Nov 6 2007 19:26:29

    Very easy game, hard to master, a lot of possibilities.

    QUOTE
    The rules
    Before the game starts every player gets 15 cards, numbered 1 through 15. The game contains 15 rounds and each round has a value between -5 through 10 (excluding 0). Each round has a different, random chosen value. When the value of a round is known the players PM bid on that values with the cards they have in their hands. The player with the highest number adds the value of the round top his total score.

    Ofcourse there are a few "but's".
    1 - Every card can only be played once.
    2 - When two players play the same card they clash and they don't participate in that round. When all players clash, the value of that round is added to the next round.
    3 - When the value of the round is negative then the player who plays the lowest number gets the card.

    Examples
    Ex. 1
    Value of the round: 8
    A plays a 10
    B plays a 7
    C plays a 15

    Player C has the highest card so he adds 8 to his total winnings.

    Ex. 2
    Value of the round: -3
    A plays a 8
    B plays a 7
    C plays a 1
    D plays a 1

    Player C and D 'clash' (they have both played '1'). Player B thought he was safe playing a '7', but because C and D clash, he now has the lowest number and gets the '-3'. Ai!


    Frequency: Need to be able to send 1 PM per day.

    Need 5-6 players. Post /in here to sign-up.

    List of players:
    martini
    Mats
    Crasher
    WhiteFang
    230
    Rorix

    Replacement List:
    Dynamik
    thewave

  2. martini
    Date: Tue, Nov 6 2007 19:54:16

    woo!
    a new forum game!
    /in!

  3. Mats
    Date: Tue, Nov 6 2007 20:26:25

    I wrote a short piece of code to play the game... It's gonna beat all of yo asses!!!

    /in

  4. Zombo
    Date: Tue, Nov 6 2007 23:16:02

    QUOTE (Mats @ Nov 6 2007, 03:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    I wrote a short piece of code to play the game... It's gonna beat all of yo asses!!!

    /in


    outputs the 15 numbers in a random order? gg

  5. Mats
    Date: Tue, Nov 6 2007 23:27:22

    QUOTE (Zombo @ Nov 6 2007, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    outputs the 15 numbers in a random order? gg


    Selects a new number each time, discarding any numbers that have been used before. The outputted number depends on an 'evaluation' of the value of the round, and the average value players have played in relation to the actual value of the round in previous rounds. The negative number bit was slightly tricky for me, but I think I got that sorted too. The program should avoid 'winning' negative number rounds.

  6. Zombo
    Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 00:48:08

    lol ur program will never work in practice due to the concept of clashing. You have to also pick numbers which will be less likely to be picked by the other players, while ensuring to be high enough to win the round. It's not as easy as it sounds.

  7. Mats
    Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 00:51:05

    QUOTE (Zombo @ Nov 7 2007, 12:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    lol ur program will never work in practice due to the concept of clashing. You have to also pick numbers which will be less likely to be picked by the other players, while ensuring to be high enough to win the round. It's not as easy as it sounds.


    Another reason it might not work is I never actually got round to writing it laugh.gif

    Where's my cookie?

  8. Crasher(kura)
    Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 04:00:13

    /in
    very easy and diffucult game.
    It is like Kaiji(japanese anime)

  9. Zombo
    Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 04:35:19

    QUOTE (Crasher(kura) @ Nov 6 2007, 11:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    /in
    very easy and diffucult game.
    It is like Kaiji(japanese anime)


    ah you mean like Gentei Janken?

    a bit different, because every round has different value. In Gentei Janken, every round is important.

  10. WhiteFang
    Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 05:40:45

    /in
    i'll give it a try biggrin.gif

    so there is 15 rounds??

  11. Zombo
    Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 05:41:10

    yes

    each round has a value between -5 and 10, excluding 0.

    so that amounts to 15 rounds.

    And you just happen to have 15 cards, labelled 1 to 15.

    Pretty smart, eh?

  12. 230
    Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 07:20:45

    /in

    whoo smile.gif

  13. Rorix
    Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 19:12:32

    /in

    Might as well.

  14. Dynamik
    Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 20:05:06

    /in

    im too late arent i? sad.gif

  15. Zombo
    Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 20:53:24

    not too late for the replacement list!!!

    Regular sign-up is closed; Replacement sign up is always open.

  16. 230
    Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 21:01:07

    So when are we starting? smile.gif

  17. thewave
    Date: Sun, Nov 11 2007 22:24:53

    I would like to sign up for replacement