ok, the basics of this game are you send me 10 geos to pick a straw.:)
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f342/hixthebeast/eg.jpg
The straws will be picked in numerical order depending on when i get your PM. i have already picked a straw as an example (raising your chances of winning by 1%):mad:

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YOU CAN ONLY PICK 10 STRAWS EACH!
you can send me up to 100 geos to pick 10 straws in a row, or just 10 geos etc.

i am limiting the number of straws allowed to be picked as it will make it more interesring when people try to get the number 100 straw! if you happen to send me geos after the 100th straw is taken i will refund you.

74 straws contain nothing and will be marked in red when picked
15 straws contain 20 geos and will be marked in blue when picked
10 straws contain 50 geos and will be marked in pink when picked
and straw number 100 contains 200 geos and is marked green

i have chosen the numbers using a random number generator so it is fair.
i will pm the numbers to one of the admins if they would like me to (as i know they have said they are not having anything to do with most user games)

i will update this game by posting new pictures whenever i can.

as i am not making any geos out of this (except maybe a small amount of bank interest), the winnings are quite high as are the prices of the straws (in comparison to most of the games going)

so all of you poor Newbies start saving :)

I'll buy one.

good idea for a game.

I bought mine

not too lucky but the chances are greater now!!

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f342/hixthebeast/2.jpg

well done, McLambs straw was kindly payed for by BloodyBunnies!

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f342/hixthebeast/3.jpg

Hey, just bought ten of my own, awaiting results. This is a good game it seems, pretty good odds, not too expensive, and randomly generated.

ooh the chances are growing i think...

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f342/hixthebeast/4.jpg

i gave bulletcrazy too much geos... anyways enjoy! :D

I suppose we aren't allowed to paly anymore until the next round?
AWW.....I want to blow my money. Plus this sorta kills any incentive to be the first buyer.

this is why you are meant to use strategy, say buy 5 straws and then save the rest to try and get the legendary 100th straw!!! ;) hehe by the rate this game is going so far i dont think it will be too long to another round anyways!!!
:D

I think the reason your game is working is that you are activly updating the results. People feel a sense of trust and control when they can analyze what is happening. That's partly why the stock market works so well. If you invested your money and then at the end of the day you got a notice about whether you gained or lost money, nobody would be using. That, and the graph just looks cool, there's a sense that you have a good chance of winning, and its a pretty cheap gambling type game. I congradulate your efforts in this game, and hope more people will play it so I can play again in the next round.

Guess I got pretty lucky. Thanks hixthebeast and BloodyBunnies.

almost a third of the straws gone now! :bang

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cmon ppl theres still 720 geos to be won!! ;)

to make it more interesting i have upped the 100th straw winnings from 150 geos to 200 geos so now i do not make any profit :sad but its only 50 geos... and i dont mind :p

Hmmm... first game i feel ok with, lets go for it.

Gimme 5! http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/drunkmonkey00/flowingheadbang.gif

Just got 5 :)

Just got 5 :)

Thought I did

"Sorry, you need at least 1 city to make a deposit"

Damn!

ooh someone is unlucky but it raises everyone elses chances

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well done! 70 geos profit to mitsubishievo_6

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670 geos left with only 60 straws... that means that the average straw is now worth 11.1 geos (including straw 100) thats not bad odds, BUY SOME STRAWS PPL

670 geos left with only 60 straws... that means that the average straw is now worth 11.1 geos (including straw 100) thats not bad odds, BUY SOME STRAWS PPL

and this means if you are in an alliance and you get them to buy all of the straws you will make geos but the newbs might get there first...
:(

hopefully it speeds up closer to 100 or 100 is going to be easy to get, just buy the last 10 and you are guarenteed 100 geos profit.. alliance or not :(

Next time I think you should run 2 100 geo random ones in the last 25 straws somewhere, to prevent that ;)

T.

just depends who gets there first though hehe

yeah i might put 1 random 100 in the last 25 next game but i specifically chose to put some geos at the 100 straw mark as this would prevent me losing geos if all of the other straws were picked. so i will keep some money on 100th straw next game as well. but i like ur idea as it is a bit fairer!

well done! 70 geos profit to mitsubishievo_6]

Hotdog! Cheers Hix. Just shows what you get for going to watch Neighbours! :p

just thinking out loud here but if i were to put the price of straws up to 20 geos each for the next game would people still buy them or is it a bit too expensive, even though the winnings would consequently double??? opinions please:(

AND KEEP BUYING STRAWS PPL, is pretty cheap so just go for it!!!:cheesy:D;)

unlucky

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20 geos is too much for one straw, even if you up the winnings. I like the way it is right now. Now comeone people....buy those damn straws so I can play in the next round.

unlucky ppl, now theres 46 straws left with 670 geos in them altogether!! now starts the crazyness i think hehe :D

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I'd pay 20. But if you just upped the maximum # of straws that can be bought by one person to 20 it'd have the same effect while leaving it accesible to people low on funds.

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! :growse :growse :growse :growse

like right now, for example, I'd like to buy 10 more and get back some geos... oh well....

Edit: I've run the biggest loss on this, haven't I? :(

I'd pay 20. But if you just upped the maximum # of straws that can be bought by one person to 20 it'd have the same effect while leaving it accesible to people low on funds.

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! :growse :growse :growse :growse

like right now, for example, I'd like to buy 10 more and get back some geos... oh well....

Edit: I've run the biggest loss on this, haven't I? :(

yup u be the worst off from this so far:'(

the average straw is now worth 14.5 geos (including straw 100) BUY SOME STRAWS PPL

Yes hurry up and buy them...I wanna play the next round already.

no one has bught any more yet... do you not wanna try and win easy geos... hmm confused :(

sorry bout that, Couldnt connect to GEwar for an hour or so:'(. anyway heres the latest!

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the average straw is now worth about 15.2 geos (including straw 100) so get buying!!:bang

I´ve bought 6 straws....
Let´s see how is my luck going...

lots of bad luck going around!!
AVERAGE STRAW NOW WORTH 17.6 GEOS EACH (including 100th straw)!!!!!
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so if an alliance grouped together and simultaniously bought the remaining straws they would gain 270 geos! so everyone start buying quickly!!

am i goin crazy... i cant beleive people dont want GEOS!!!!!! :eek: ok i will try reverse psychology. SHH dont tell people that you can win BIG geos here, we wouldnt want that now would we! :(

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well done mercury 90 geos on its way!!
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the average straw is now worth about 21.3 geos (including straw 100) so keep buying!

Not 2 lucky jammo, average straw is now about 28 geos (including 100th straw)
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only a few left!!

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f342/hixthebeast/15.jpg

STOP SENDING GEOS WE HAVE A WINNER, 2 SECS

Did I send too late? :'(

Seems that I will have my 40 geos back now...

Very nice game. Although I didn´t earn anything, this was the best one you guys put here, since we can see how the things are going on.

Congrats!

**EDIT**: I already had the money back. Thanks again!!!

i agree, this was a good game to play, easy to follow.

well done Johnnysbad you won the 200 geo straw!!!

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f342/hixthebeast/16.jpg

Wow, I sure woke up at the right time! I bought 10 hoping I'd at least get those remaining pink, awesome!

This is a pretty neat game, I'm looking forward to the next one!

Wonder why philken sebben didn't buy that last one...

Because philken bought only 10, a round number, as many others did. :)
Zinc, destroyer of Newbs. :shoot

Wonder why philken sebben didn't buy that last one...

because you can only buy 10 at a time!!;)

everyone should have their money now, well done to all of you who made money!:D

JohnnysBad well done especially you only spent 10 geos hehe:eek:

i should be setting up another game like this very soon please post any suggestions for it here, hopefully the random number generaror will produce more spread out numbers next time

because you can only buy 10 at a time!!;)

everyone should have their money now, well done to all of you who made money!:D

JohnnysBad well done especially you only spent 10 geos hehe:eek:

i should be setting up another game like this very soon please post any suggestions for it here, hopefully the random number generaror will produce more spread out numbers next time
No kidding.

me and drunkmonkey00 are trying to develop an automatic version of this game so it will reduce the workload for me and faster results for you!!! might be a while, but will probably be well worth it!!! :D