BrainKing - Diskussionsforen (Run around the Pond)

Thema: First winner?

Looks like this game already has a sure winner.
If Pedro knows how to play it right that is...

14. Januar 2005, 21:31:07

Chimera

LOL sounds like a plan

14. Januar 2005, 20:56:11

Bry, England, Brain Bauer (Pawn), männlich

Bry

stop betting "1" then..... LOL

14. Januar 2005, 20:48:43

Chimera

Just fell into my second pond in first round.
Is this a record

14. Januar 2005, 01:06:30

http://brainking.com/game/Pond?g=26

.... it is getting very interesting now!

14. Januar 2005, 01:04:23

Thema: woah

7 players left in that pond now, someone lost with a bet of 850

14. Januar 2005, 00:24:23

It was obvious from the begining that the first game was not going to represent a 'typical' game.

13. Januar 2005, 18:02:21

pauloaguia

It's probably a reflex of the very first run. Having so many players, low bids were almost mandatory to make it to the end.
As more and more pond games are played I'm sure the initial bids will start to go higher and higher. At least for a 20000 point start

13. Januar 2005, 09:24:54

Crook

Verändert von Crook (13. Januar 2005, 09:25:07)

I'm very surprised too, how low the most starting bids in several games are...

13. Januar 2005, 02:31:32

For those players that have played this pond game before at other places:

In those games, what is usually around the lowest number that usually gets booted in the first round of games?

I'm just very surprised on how low the bids are in these games in the first few rounds.

13. Januar 2005, 02:27:49

Pedro Martínez

LOL, I can see that if I didn't fall in the pond in the last round, I'd definitely be there now...

13. Januar 2005, 02:24:07

I was watching my bet of 332 - at about an hour left, I was debating if I wanted to go higher - but decided to stay with my original bet of 332.

.... now what to bet.. 500 will probable not even be safe now with this few players....

13. Januar 2005, 02:04:21

i just noticed that stevie, very unlucky.

13. Januar 2005, 02:03:32

Stevie

arrrrrrrrrghhhh someone bid same as me so neither of us got the bonus in czuchs pond :o(

13. Januar 2005, 01:25:02

Maxxina

Verändert von Maxxina (13. Januar 2005, 01:25:35)

Czuch : me too me too . But 5 minutes before deadline something in me brain said me , its not enough . I told him be quiet :(

13. Januar 2005, 01:15:29

Thats crazy that it went to 300 from 93 the previous round.
I would have thought 300 would be plenty!

13. Januar 2005, 01:13:33

yes maxxina, i changed my bet from 250 to 530 in the last 10 mins.. sorry lol

13. Januar 2005, 01:11:24

Maxxina

And i dont want to see a pond when only 5 player and less will stand :] That will be amazing :]

13. Januar 2005, 01:08:44

Maxxina

yeaa and i was thinging i will change it and i didnt make it . im fool :D

13. Januar 2005, 01:07:34

Thema: eek

http://brainking.com/game/Pond?g=26

this pond is getting interesting, a bet off 300 didnt make it, im getting more confused as to how much to bet now

13. Januar 2005, 00:24:11

Is that poetic or what? LOLOL

12. Januar 2005, 23:23:21

I had to open my big mouth about no one going in with a bid over ten on the first move..... I just kerplunked at 11 :)

12. Januar 2005, 15:31:24

yeh, maybe you should try 11 ;o)

12. Januar 2005, 15:24:03

Stevie

Thema: Re:

furbster: tell me about it LOL

12. Januar 2005, 14:16:49

stevie that bid of 10 isn't doing you much justice is it(tehe) feell a few times with that one.

12. Januar 2005, 09:09:26

Fencer

Thema: Rules

I like BBW's (Bry's) proposal:

Starting point Value: Choose between 1,000 - 20,000 (Maybe choices like 1,000, 2,500, 5,000, 7,500, 10,000, 12,500, 15,000, 17,500, 20,000)

Bonus Points: Choice between 0 = 500 (maybe choices like 0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500)

So the most "unbalanced" game would be start with 1,000 points, and can get up to 500 bonus points - which is how many games will be towards the end of the game anyway!

There is no need to make it more complicated.

12. Januar 2005, 03:10:38

12. Januar 2005, 03:06:56

bumble

Or breakfast. One or the udder.

12. Januar 2005, 03:06:10

I would think that most abominal snowmen would see cattle as lunch

12. Januar 2005, 03:05:26

Who me?????

12. Januar 2005, 02:59:17

bumble

I see Medic as rude but not normal.

12. Januar 2005, 02:53:25

Verändert von Vikings (12. Januar 2005, 02:54:01)

we all also have to understand that with people here from all sorts of cultures, what one person sees as rude, another person sees as normal

12. Januar 2005, 02:51:30

maybe if tourneys could be set up by invite only,

, like my new glasses

12. Januar 2005, 02:51:27

Thema: Re: Re:

bumble:

12. Januar 2005, 02:47:30

bumble

Thema: Re:

Vikings: And don't forget that there are a lot of non-English speaking members that don't understand the description at all. Medic for one.

12. Januar 2005, 02:47:19

rod03801

I would like to see the amount I bid in the previous round, when I go to make my next move. Yes, it is easy enough to scroll a little and look at the chart, but on the bigger ponds, (like the first one), it would be nice to just have the information right there.

12. Januar 2005, 02:45:47

I would love to see a statistics page that shows averages of all the games.

Like the average bet of the first person to fall in...(right now belive that 12 or higher has never gone out in the first round)
Also the average low and high bids per round ie the average low bid in round #9 is (?), the average high bid in round 11 is (?) etc... This would have to be catorgorized by how many people start the game as well.

12. Januar 2005, 02:41:04

Jason

hehe , some players like me just play random ...both high and low

12. Januar 2005, 02:38:46

Yea, what I like is in one round, a person will win the bonus with a low bid like 55, then next round - about 4 or 5 people will have bids of around and over 500 - to try to get the bonus.

Hopefully Fencer will let us look at past moves of all the pond games soon - I have started to learn how some players play, but would be nice to "research" some players a little more... :-)

12. Januar 2005, 02:35:02

bet you someone bets over 400 in next round

12. Januar 2005, 02:29:47

Actually 2 people bid 55, and neither got the bonus is Czuch's pond!

12. Januar 2005, 02:27:45

I just saw that! VERY frustrating....

12. Januar 2005, 02:24:59

and someone got the bonus with a bid of 55

12. Januar 2005, 02:21:04

Walter Montego

Thema: Re: The bonus and the ratio of it to the starting amount

Walter Montego: I guess I won't be seeing first hand in both games, since I'm the first one out in Czuch's! :)

12. Januar 2005, 02:16:22

Thema: Re:

Vikings: Thank you

12. Januar 2005, 02:14:47

maybe if you put the word "fellowship" in the title you would have less of a problem, there are so many fellowships its hard to keep tract of, I know that I have never heard of that one, and I, like most people really don't read the description that closely

12. Januar 2005, 02:14:10

Sorry, I was in a bit of a mood over something else and it hit me wrong. But as I said, if its fellowship only, maybe it should be in bold or something?

12. Januar 2005, 02:00:31

Baked Alaskan

Thema: Re:

BIG BAD WOLF:

U are correct sir and it will be done in the future from me

12. Januar 2005, 01:59:37

Stevie

I removed the same player twice now without saying anything LOL

12. Januar 2005, 01:57:33